{"id":2753,"date":"2022-06-26T18:14:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T18:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/26\/miyamoto-wasnt-a-fan-of-the-art-style-in-zelda-wind-waker\/"},"modified":"2022-06-26T18:14:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T18:14:40","slug":"miyamoto-wasnt-a-fan-of-the-art-style-in-zelda-wind-waker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/26\/miyamoto-wasnt-a-fan-of-the-art-style-in-zelda-wind-waker\/","title":{"rendered":"Miyamoto Wasn’t A Fan Of The Art Style In Zelda: Wind Waker"},"content":{"rendered":"

He apparently “cringed” when he first saw it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you weren’t immediately sold on the art style in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker<\/a>, don’t feel too bad. A new ‘DidYouKnowGaming<\/a>‘ translation of a Nintendo Dream<\/em> magazine from the mid-2000s reveals how Mario’s creator Shigeru Miyamoto wasn’t a fan of Toon Link or the rest of Wind Waker’s cel-shaded and anime-like aesthetics.<\/p>\n

According to Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma – who was at the time the director on Wind Waker, Miyamoto struggled to move away from the idea of a realistic art style, right up until the end of the game’s development cycle. And when he first saw Link in Wind Waker, he apparently “cringed”, claiming it wouldn’t sell.<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[#item_image]Miyamoto Wasn’t A Fan Of The Art Style In Zelda: Wind Waker<\/p>\n

He apparently “cringed” when he first saw it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you weren’t immediately sold on the art style in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker<\/a>, don’t feel too bad. A new ‘DidYouKnowGaming<\/a>‘ translation of a Nintendo Dream<\/em> magazine from the mid-2000s reveals how Mario’s creator Shigeru Miyamoto wasn’t a fan of Toon Link or the rest of Wind Waker’s cel-shaded and anime-like aesthetics.<\/p>\n

According to Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma – who was at the time the director on Wind Waker, Miyamoto struggled to move away from the idea of a realistic art style, right up until the end of the game’s development cycle. And when he first saw Link in Wind Waker, he apparently “cringed”, claiming it wouldn’t sell.<\/p>\n

Read the full article on nintendolife.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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