Summary
- Nintendo of America was apparently concerned about Hyrule Warriors deviating too much from traditional Zelda games.
- Hesitation at the company reportedly could have led to Hyrule Warriors being Japan-exclusive.
- This is according to the podcasters and former Nintendo employees, Kit & Krysta.
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Hyrule Warriors was a unique Zelda release. Rather than following the traditional formula, this spin-off let players control a range of characters from the series and even sported hack-and-slash gameplay, just like 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dynasty Warriors.
Now, it turns out that Nintendo of America was fearful it was too much of a departure from the usual Zelda games, and thought it would hurt the series. That's at least according to Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang, two podcasters who used to work at Nintendo of America.
Hyrule Warriors Could Have Been Japanese-Exclusive
As reported by , Ellis and Yang brought up this story on the latest episode of their podcast, sharing what they saw at Nintendo when Hyr🌜ule Warriors was being localised for release outside of Japan.
"The original Hyrule Warriors ... it was definitely eye-opening at the time," says Ellis. "Like, oh wait what? You're combining Zelda with Dynasty Warriors?
"Within NOA [Nintendo of America] there was a lot of worry [that] this game's not going to be good or this is going to drop the status of Zelda. Like maybe we should just tell Japan we're not going to put it out and just keep it in Japan."
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Ellis and Yang add that whoever had these hang-ups at Nintendo of America eve෴ntually "got over it", clearing the path for Hyrule Warriors to launch internationally.
It's safe to say that this was a good move on Nintendo of America's part, as the game certainly found its fans. It spawned a couple of ports to both the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Nintendo 3DS and Switch after its Wii U debut. We even got another Hyrule Warriors title in 2020 called 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, although this one was based on the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Breath of the Wild-era incarnations of the characters.
If this story is true, then it's possible that Hyrule Warriors' success in the West has warmed Nintendo of America to other departures from traditional Zelda games. Of course, Breath of the Wild and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Tears of the Kingdom are unique enough in their own right, but it remains to be seen if the series ever dips its toe back inꦫto Dynasty Warriors-like gameplay again, or any other kind of spin-off.
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