The Washington Post has released an interesting new interview with The Legend of Zelda director Eiji Aonuma, giving more perspective on the development of the critically acclaimed Tears of the Kingdom. One thing mentioned in the interview was the lack of enthusiasm for the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer in February of this year, which if you visited social media or forums, you would have seen a general lack of enthusiasm for the trailer produced. Nintendo realized this and decided that the trailer didn’t really explain the gameplay elements so they asked Eiji Anouma to make a Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom short a hands-on showcase in March that showed fans Ultra Hand and Fuse as well as Sky Islands that achieved the results Nintendo expected. Then they released a sequel pre-launch announcement in April, which was excellent.
“There was another hiccup when the second trailer came out in February, and the team noticed a lack of enthusiasm. “People didn’t understand the gameplay elements or where the fun could be,” Aonuma said. Nintendo decided to feature Aonuma explaining the game’s concepts in a 13-minute demo, which worked.”
Washington Post interview
