14 DAY TRIAL // While not in a hurry to remake any of the previous Zelda games, Nintendo is going all out on the next installment in the series. Not yet officially announced, the next Wii title in the series has been leaked for some time now and, forced to cope with reality, the company has to give us a little something every now and then to make sure we don't turn into an angry mob. The previous Zelda game, Twilight Princess, proved to be a great one and was a success with the fans and critics, as far as sales were concerned. But the obsessive, compulsive perfectionists at Nintendo weren't as satisfied with the finished product.
The company's Director, Eiji Aonuma, discussed the next game with IGN and he believes that the next Zelda needs to be even better. "With Twilight Princess, we challenged ourselves to create the most vast and realistic world the series had ever seen, but we don't feel that we were able to fully complete this objective," he said. "With that as a starting point for our improvements to the series in the future, we are of course working on a new game for Wii."
Aonuma further added that, "For any game to be remembered for a long time, just like Ocarina of Time was, the game must give the strong impression that it has set a new starting point for future sequels to build upon. We are working to further improve upon the experiences found in Twilight Princess so that our future games can realize these innovations."
As such, another piece in the new Zelda-game puzzle is set on the board, and the picture is slowly beginning to make some sense. Shigeru Miyamoto already stated that the new game wouldn't be a radical, new take on the concept, but we do know that swordfighting will be a lot more accurate with the support for MotionPlus. Also, the teaser image revealed some time ago has paraded a more realistic Link than the previous ones. Of course, Zelda won't become a grim, visceral experience in any way, but we are eager to see how the title will manifest.