Fri, Dec 04, 2009 | 19:30 GMT
Iwata: Majora’s Mask was a “turning point” for Nintendo
Nintendo bossman Satoru Iwata has said that N64′s Majora’s Mask was a “turning point” for Nintendo, giving the company a “glimpse” of compact gameplay of the future.
“The ‘Three-Day System’, the idea of a compact world to be played over and over again, came down from Miyamoto-san and one other director, (Yoshiaki) Koizumi-san,” explained Zelda’s Eiji Aonuma in the latest edition of Iwata Asks. “We added that to the mix, and then, finally, we saw the full substance of a The Legend of Zelda game we could make in one year.”
“Actually, I feel as though, back then, we were given a glimpse of the concept that ‘Deep, compact play is one form of the games of the future’,” added Iwata. “I think in that sense, as a product, The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was a big turning point for Nintendo.”
Those who are not lucky enough to still own a N64 system can get the game via the Virtual Console.
Via CVG.
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Posted in: Development, Nintendo, Virtual Console
Tags: Eiji Aonuma, majora's mask, n64, Satoru Iwata, Yoshiaki Koizumi-san
6 comments
#1
Hunam
04/12/09, 8:00 pm
Majora’s Mask is almost as bad as the phillips CD games. Absolute disaster.
#2
Phoenixblight
04/12/09, 8:24 pm
What?!
It wasn’t as good as Ocarina of Time granted but it still was a great game. I loved the change of pace with Zelda vs just rehash the game only with better graphics. MM just seemed like a darker version of Zelda. I loved that game. Damn I miss my Wii want to replay the game so bad now.
#3
Dr.Ghettoblaster
04/12/09, 10:40 pm
I never liked MM. I loved all the main Zelda games except Zelda 2 (NES), CD based, and MM.
Personally, I felt as thought it was a lazy excuse for game design to have us re-visiting same areas over and over again albeit in a different time, rather than giving us something as beautiful, diverse, and epic as Ocarina.
#4
hitnrun
05/12/09, 3:38 am
I only watched someone else play it, but every time I looked at the screen – for an entire summer – he was a rolling ball of feces.
#5
Phoenixblight
05/12/09, 4:56 am
Rolling a ball of feces? Sure it was the right game? You just speaking metaphorically?
#6
Hero of Canton
05/12/09, 10:06 am
Mental. Majora’s Mask is one of the most emotive and inventive Zelda games.
I also think this could be a hint at the kind of structural change rumoured to be happening in the next Wii Zelda.