HoloDust on 28 June 2014
| mZuzek said: The thing is, I don't think Nintendo and Aonuma are that concerned about reception and appeal of most of their games. I believe they make games because of passion, and as such they make what they feel like making - they take a very artistic approach to developing games. Of course, they're still a business and as such they need profits, they can't just do whatever they want. I do feel, though, that Aonuma likes to make each new game a very unique experience and the artstyle is one of the main factors behind this. He doesn't want to make a game that will have massive Western appeal, he just wants to make a really good, special game. When he talks about Twilight Princess, this is made very clear. |
You are correct...and that's exactly the reason why Aonuma has to go (among many other things).
Zelda was originally made as western fantasy, and between 50-60% of sales (on home consoles) comes from NA alone - not paying enough attention to what that audience wants is sign of his (and current Nintendo's along with him) arrogance and vanity.
