Nintendo Made Link Talk in Legend of Zelda

Echoes of Wisdom: Legend of Zelda developers talk game themes, timeline, favorites
The developers of the newest game in the Legend of Zelda series give a behind-the-scenes look at Echoes of Wisdom and its development.
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom nearly broke Link's 30-year vow of silence, but Nintendo decided to keep him mute because no one knew what he would say
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom was supposed to buck one of the series' longest-running trends, but Nintendo eventually changed its mind because it "felt too wrong." However, with Zelda newly mute, narrative development got a little tricky.
Nintendo Made Link Talk in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom But 'It Felt Really Wrong'
Nintendo tried making the historically quiet Link talk in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom but ultimately decided against it because it "felt really wrong." In an interview with Famitsu translated by Automaton,
Nintendo Confirms Surprising Cut Feature from Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Director Satoshi Terada and producer Eiji Aonuma revealed that Link was originally going to speak in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. They explained that even after having some written dialogue for Link, the idea was scrapped because it felt strange.
Link was going to speak in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, but Nintendo thought it ‘didn’t feel right’
However, because Zelda is the protagonist in Echoes of Wisdom, the idea was originally that she would be the only character with no dialogue, allowing Link to have lines for the first time. “Actually, Link was speaking at first,” Aonuma confirmed.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom for Switch Drops to as Low as $39.99 for Black Friday
Woot! (owned by Amazon) has just dropped the price of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom for Nintendo Switch to only $44.99. That's already the best price we've seen for the latest Zelda game for the Switch,
Nintendo Reveals Link Was Originally Going to Speak in Echoes of Wisdom
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is the first game in the series to star the titular princess if you don’t count the CD-i. As such, the idea of Link being an NPC who talked was initially proposed, but later scrapped. Terada said “I had Link talk a ...
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The famously mute Link almost spoke in Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
At one point, Nintendo's famously silent lead Link was going to have lines of dialogue in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
Nintendo almost broke the golden rule with Link in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, but not for a good reason
Eiji Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda franchise, says they almost voiced Link in the latest entry in the series, ...
Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Devs Explain The Method Behind The Menu Madness
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Nintendo aims to continue working on innovative 2D entries like The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
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Gamer Sent Nintendo a Letter Boasting He Had ‘A Thousand Burner Channels’ to Stream Pirated Nintendo Games From and Could ‘Do This All Day’ — Now Nintendo Has Sued ...
Nintendo has sued a gamer for streaming pirated Nintendo games such as The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom before their official release date. As reported by Polygon, Nintendo filed a lawsuit in a ...