The Legend of Zelda’s Eiji Aonuma Would Like to Work On Other Projects

Eiji Aonuma has been a part of the Legend of Zelda series for well over a decade, and he's been responsible for some of the series' biggest hits. However, in an interview with EDGE Magazine, Aonuma-san revealed his desire to work on something else before he retires from the video game industry.

"I'm 50 now, so I only have about ten more years to make games at Nintendo," he said.

"I want to try all sorts of new things before it's too late — I don't want to get to the end of my career and only have worked on Zelda. But every time I come up with some good new ideas, they end up being used in a Zelda game!

"I need a six-month break to get away from the Zelda cycle and focus on something new [laughs]. But I'd probably end up making a game that is similar to Zelda; after all, A Link to the Past was my biggest influence."

While Aonuma is certainly a credit to the franchise, Nintendo would do well to give him what he wants and let him try his hand at something other than Zelda. After all, we could do with a few more original franchises at Nintendo.

Via NintendoLife