A 2D Zelda On the Switch Is “Definitely A Possibility” Says Series Producer

 
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Posted February 14, 2017 by

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the latest game in the long running series to come out, but it’s also a 3D game in the series? What about the 2D games, which lately have been a Nintendo handheld affair? Well, according to series producer Eiji Aonuma, while nothing is planned at the moment, the idea of a 2D Zelda on the Switch can definitely happen, among other things.

“The dev pace is not really dependent on how many people are on a team, so combining them would not necessarily expedite the development pace,” Aonuma said in an interview with Game Informer when talking about the role the handheld team had in development of Breath of the Wild. “The 3DS team and the Wii U team have different approaches to game development, so I don’t necessarily want to combine them and have them think together, but rather have each think about what they can bring to Nintendo Switch from their own perspective.”

When asked to clarify, Aonuma responded by saying, “The handheld development team will not be phased out because of Nintendo Switch. Switch will allow the users to bring their home console on the go, but this doesn’t mean handheld game development like Nintendo 3DS will be discontinued.”

Later in that same interview, Aonuma was asked if it was possible for the 3DS team to work on a new 2D Zelda game on the Switch, to which he replied, “Yes, there is definitely a possibility. There are definitely good things about the 2D world and the playstyles of the 2D world. There are a lot of fans who enjoy that style. This Nintendo Switch style, which is the evolved style of gameplay is not necessarily… I want you to think of it more as an evolved style of 2D style. For the 3DS team, I am trying to make them think in a more evolved 2D-style approach.”

Of course, as I said before, nothing is in the works right now, but it’s still great to hear that Nintendo hasn’t forgotten about the series’ 2D roots, and I imagine we’ll be hearing something probably after Breath of the Wild releases.

 

SOURCE: Game Informer

 

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