When I heard of the new Zelda that was to have link not have a sword and use a even older link I immediately thought of something I heard Miyamoto wanted to do a long time ago but didn't.
Miyamoto: So we figured that Link was the logical choice. Then we argued that it would’ve been kind of strange for us to give Link a gun, so I proposed a sort of Terminator style story about a time warp from the future, but… Iwata: Terminator!? Miyamoto: Yeah, they vetoed that idea immediately (laughs)... ....So we finally decided to give Link a crossbow, but the problem then became what to do about rapid-fire capabilities (smiling). Shooting a gun in machine gun style rapid-fire is really satisfying, but having a crossbow that was able to shoot rapid-fire seemed a little unrealistic. But in the end we kind of decided, well, it’s really just for fun, so whatever, and we gave it rapid-fire capabilities. (laughs) ...Well, shall we develop the next Zelda game with Link holding a Wii Zapper, and not a sword (laughs)? It would be easier for us developers as we do not have to let Link change weapons all the time. Iwata: Mr. Miyamoto, you’re getting rid of Link’s sword?! Miyamoto: Well, that could be a problem, couldn’t it? (laughs) |
Iwata Asks: Link's Crossbow Training
