Zelda, Link and Nintendo

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, Echoes of Wisdom.
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.
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Echoes of Wisdom is a pathbreaking game in the iconic series, as for the first time, the protagonist is actually Zelda. The game sticks to the original Link to the Past format of having top-down perspective,
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.
Nintendo Made Link Talk in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom But 'It Felt Really Wrong'
Echoes of Wisdom arrived as a new take on the beloved franchise by, as mentioned, putting Zelda at the heart of the adventure. It also focused on creativity, letting players create copies of anything in the game and spawn them as "echoes" to solve myriad problems.
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.
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom's Lore Casts an Odd Shadow on its Timeline Placement
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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,
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.
"He'd never say that": Why Nintendo decided against letting Link talk in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Echoes of Wisdom, Link was finally supposed to get a voice and have real dialogue. But anyone who has played the game knows that Nintendo didn't commit to their plan. Now, they have revealed why they didn't give Link a voice in Echoes of Wisdom as intended and here is why – and you know what?
Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom director though making the 2D game 'might be close to impossible'
While the game has now proven to be a hit with fans, 'The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom' director Eiji Aonuma thought it "might be close to impossible" to successfully revive the traditional top-down style for the title.
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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
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The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom Almost Had Link Speak
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