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    The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

    Game » consists of 10 releases. Released Nov 22, 2013

    The first original The Legend of Zelda game on the Nintendo 3DS and also a direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past set six generations after.

    What was the motivation behind the new Link to the Past game?

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    Poll What was the motivation behind the new Link to the Past game? (107 votes)

    Dudes, we really want to make a LTTP 2! 13%
    Dudes, I don't know. I mean, what can we do? I have no idea. Uhhh, we could make a LTTP 2. 26%
    Dudes, the team working on the new Zelda game is going to need more time so you guys are going to make LTTP 2 to appease the fans 23%
    (Reggie) AHHHHH LTTP AHHHH 2 AHHHH!!!! 22%
    Other (specify. Or don't) 15%

    So, what do you guys think? Was this decision made by the developers, who really wanted to make a new LTTP game or was the top brass at Nintendo who said that a new LTTP was the way to go? Is Nintendo trying to appease the fans while the new Zelda game for the WiiU is still in the making?

    I'm actually interested to know what was the line of thought that ended up with "Hey, a sequel to Link to the Past".

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    They knew this was the only thing capable of bringing me back to a Nintendo platform.

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    #4  Edited By Krataur

    Other: Money.

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    Follow the ______.

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    MONEY it's what it takes to make the world go around

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    Derivative sequels to shooters are bad, but derivative sequels to Zelda are great! Oh wait…

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    "Nostalgia sells, right?"

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    #9  Edited By stonepawfox

    probably because they thought they could make a fun video game out of it

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    #10  Edited By musubi

    Set money machine to print.

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    #11  Edited By cloudymusic

    "We're making another handheld Zelda game. How can we get more attention and sales out of it than the previous ones got? I know, let's say it's a sequel to LTTP."

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    Because the first one was awesome.

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    Hey guys, Set up that printer cause we need monies

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    Occorina of time was a hit, and all we did was remake ALtTP, and The best Zelda ever made was the one with the fish with sleeping problems.

    Although credit for making a NEW game.

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    #16  Edited By JJOR64

    I know they have been saying that they would like to remake A Link to the Past at some point. From the sounds of what Reggie was saying, it kinda sounds like a re-imagining of A Link to the Past then a full on sequel. Hopefully soon there will be some more details on it.

    Also for $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

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    #17 chaser324  Moderator

    The fact that it takes place in the same flavor of Hyrule as LttP is somewhat inconsequential to me. The important thing is that they're making a new top-down Zelda game that looks like it might have some novel puzzle mechanics that make interesting use of the handheld's 3D capabilities.

    I'm fully on board.

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    #19  Edited By Vexxan

    At least they're doing this new approach, I think it's interesting that it's a new game set in an already existing world.

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    #20  Edited By Winternet

    I know that Moneyz is always a strong motivator, but really, how much difference is there, sales-wise, between releasing a LTTP and releasing any game with the Zelda name on it? I bet that it's not that different. So there must be a specific reason for it to be a new LTTP game.

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    Derivative sequels to shooters are bad, but derivative sequels to Zelda are great! Oh wait…

    Let's be fair: The video game market is absolutely saturated with shooters. On the other hand, there are not a ton of games that are "Zelda-likes", and there especially aren't many these days. Remember, the last developer to make a big "Zelda-like" had a publisher that sunk and the developer was not pursued by anyone else.

    That said, this particular entry in the Zelda series is being done because Nintendo needs money. The Wii U can't be selling all that well yet.

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    #23  Edited By DeF

    The idea was so that a bunch of cynics on the internet could come together in a thread like this and all roll their eyes together.

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    #25  Edited By Dolphin_Butter

    @jjor64 said:

    I know they have been saying that they would like to remake A Link to the Past at some point. From the sounds of what Reggie was saying, it kinda sounds like a re-imagining of A Link to the Past then a full on sequel. Hopefully soon there will be some more details on it.

    This is the correct answer. Miyamoto has wanted to make this for a while. Also, every game from a major developer has the intent of making money behind it, and that's a reality spawned by ever-increasing budgets and all that jazz. It's nothing exclusive to Nintendo or baiting gamers' nostalgia.

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    Dudes, the team working on the new Zelda game is going to need more time so you guys are going to make LTTP 2 to appease the fans

    And monies. Nintendo's main commodity is nostalgia. This is like the double whammy, 'It's Zelda and like the old one? Sign me up!'

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    Nintendo is in the business of making money, and this is likely to make them money. Hopefully it will also be awesome.

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    Money, but I'd also like to think that it's Nintendo's way of saying "You assholes wanted another 2D Zelda game? We're going to make a 2D Zelda game as good as Link to the Past, and you're going to like it!" followed immediately by Iwata flipping the bird and flying away.

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    i think its kind of weird and wonder how many people who own 3ds were old enough to play/be nostalgic for LTTP in the first place. i somehow doubt it is the majority. i assume they just needed a relatively flashy title/franchise for that system.

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    Wanted to make a new Zelda game for 3DS so why not make a sequel to one of the beloved games in the franchise? I also hope this means they will release LttP on VC for the 3DS so I can finally play it

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    #33  Edited By MEATBALL

    It's likely a mix of the developers wanting to revisit the world (perhaps inspired by Wind Waker's HDification) and Nintendo knowing it would induce severe nostalgic pangs in their audience. Perhaps I'm being naive but Nintendo don't strike me as the sort of company to simply hand down orders of "MAKE ANOTHER LTTP COS WE WANT CASH MONEY". Obviously they see the advantage of pandering to nostalgia in this way, but I doubt it's strictly a business decision.

    The fact that it takes place in the same flavor of Hyrule as LttP is somewhat inconsequential to me. The important thing is that they're making a new top-down Zelda game that looks like it might have some novel puzzle mechanics that make interesting use of the handheld's 3D capabilities.

    I'm fully on board.

    This is how I feel about it, above all else I'm just glad to see a return of the top-down Zelda formula considering how consistently great those sort of games have proven to be on handhelds. (That said, it was totally cool that they did something new with the DS games)

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    It's what they've always done?

    Aside from the Wind Waker sequels (Phantom Hourglass, Spirit Tracks), which have run their course, the handheld Zeldas have all pretty much been made in the style of Link to the Past. Not as explicitly as this one, but the Game Boy, GBC, and GBA Zeldas all certainly owe a lot of their design to LttP. And Nintendo barely knows what to do with themselves when Western gamers clamour for another full 3D world in a console Zelda every 3-5 years, so they sure as hell aren't going to start making 3D OoT-style Zeldas on the 3DS, because then they doubly wouldn't have any idea what the fuck they're doing.

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    They been wanting to remake an older Zelda game for some time now since OoT 3d was so successful. Also Zelda sells so why not!

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    The game design looks way cooler than Twilight Princess or Skyward Sword so I'm excited. The portable Zelda games have been far superior to the console ones for...well, like ten years now.

    Oh yeah, and it's probably the money. I was afraid when watching the Nintendo Direct that it was going to be just a reskinning or remake of the original, which I think is unnecessary.

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    #38  Edited By JasonR86

    Money seems pretty likely.

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