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Nintendo designers aim for elegance in Ocarina of Time remake

Nintendo producers Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi discuss the development of the Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2.

Nintendo’s designers strove for ‘elegance’ when remaking Ocarina of Time
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Original team leads project

Producers Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi lead the development effort for the title. The game updates the original N64 experience with modern graphics while retaining core elements.

Younger developers join staff

The team includes younger developers who had never played the original game before starting work. Hidemaro Fujibayashi states that these new voices provided much-needed perspective for the remake.

Designers prioritize restraint

Hidemaro Fujibayashi notes that the team embraced a theme of not changing too much from the original. He adds confidence that the group avoided pursuing novelty when it was unnecessary.

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