Zelda producer won't stop until he betters Ocarina of Time

Actually, don't tell him I said that. I don't want him to stop until he makes a sci-fi Zelda. Unless, of course, him stopping brings in someone who will.

I think Wind Waker was very close to the level of OoT.

I'm very glad to know the amount of passion he still holds.

Inb4 the 2 or 3 commenters who never fail to let it be known that they think OoT sucked.

Twilight Princess was almost better than OoT. Too bad they screwed it up with the many return and timed visits to the temple

The Legend Of Zelda is one of the most consistent franchises in video games. It's hard to argue this, and it makes it even harder when you're trying to top what many consider the "best" game in the series. If he succeeds, then we're going to have one of the greatest games ever created on our hands. If he doesn't top OoT, then we will still have what will probably be another stellar Zelda game.

Either way, we all win :)

So he wants to make the BEST REMAKE EVAR?

@Tubatic

That's just it. Wind Waker stands the test of time better then Ocarina, because while the graphics and gameplay of both (especially OoT) really start to show, Wind Waker has a soul that holds up.

The interactions with characters and environments feel rather empty in OoT. On the reverse, WW has this sort of heart to everything.

I don't know, it's kind of hard for me to explain. Just my opinion, though.

Awww, chillax Eiji, you already did that with Wind Waker. :]

Except Phantom Hourglass was annoyingly easy.

Oh wow, what words from Eiji-san!
I loved Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, AND Majora's Mask (yeah).I believe that OoT has already been bested by Twilight Princess and most probably by the other 2 too.

Sure, the other games don't instantly blow you away like OoT did in it's time but that's because the subsequent games borrow heavily from it. I believe they are better products overall. Anyway, it's admirable to see that this guy just wants to keep improving! I'll wait patiently for his next Zelda game. =)

Phantom Hourglass was...annoying to say the least. I really didn't like that game for many reasons. =/

Remake Wind Waker without the stealth missions, and we may have a winner.

Or make a new IP. Whatever works.

Wow, that's really good to hear. Ocarina Of Time is my favorite game ever, and I actually thought that Wind Waker was very close to it in terms of quality, but hey, if they want to make good games, i'm all for it.

Also, as people said above, a steampunk Zelda title would be VERY cool.

I'd give my left testicle for him to give it to somebody else. And to another system. if zelda/link was done in the same way the new tomb raider is?? man, that'd rock. asassins creed-like controls are ALREADY a staple of zelda, so imagine on a real system with hardware to back it up.

Good luck dude. Epic game is epic.

I loved Twilight Princess. I loved Wind Waker. I loved Oracle of Ages. I loved Oracle of Seasons. I loved Link's Awakening. I loved Phantom Hourglass. I loved Minish Cap.

I hated Link to the Past, and I <i>really</i> hated Ocarina of Time.

Good for him that he's so motivated to perfect his works, but I want to see him put that mentality to work on a new series, the first game of which is better than Ocarina. It can't be the best game ever made forever.

I think it's impossible to make a game that will be considered better than OoT. A new game wouldn't have out of control nostalgia going for it. It also probably won't be as revolutionary, as it won't have taken Zelda from 2D to 3D. It also won't be able to please the rabid OoT fanboys.

That picture makes me want Wind Waker in wide-screen. Wiiport maybe?

Franchise is gonna need a bit of revamp for that, its beyond stale at this point.

Love of Ocarina's largely nostalgia-factor for folks who hadn't played Zelda before. The only way he could surpass it is w/new game mechanics and he has barely meddled w/Zelda's formula. Might as well release 1 a year for all the improvements made and content added. The second time getting a bomb in the dungeon that has barricades only a bomb can destroy can't be as impactful as the first.

Well, let's see what he manages to do this time around with the actual Wii Zelda. Maybe they will actually achieve intuitive, fun and realistic sword-fighting in games, just like OoT made 3D action plausible. Afterall, let's face it, and I'm sorry steam-punk-zelda-wishers, Zelda is medieval by nature. Making it too different would be somewhat dumb. I'm all for a new IP with the setting and Zelda elements, but mixing too much lends to losing the spirit of things.

Somehow I wish the new Zelda was delayed so much that it would actually have to be released for the Wii 2, making it possible that the team lent to it thinking, effort and passion enough to make the true OoT surpasser. Such title that could only be achieved by promoting a gaming revolution just like OoT. Besides, it's not like we NEED a new Zelda every 3 years. The series is so adored and highly praised that it was, at least to me, taken to a different level. I'm willing to wait as long as it takes for a brilliant new Zelda that manages to present such greatness that really maskes it stand apart from anything else in the industry. Remember, there were 7 years beetwen A Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time. 2011 seems a good time for a new Zelda, released a while after Wii 2.

In another interview of his it seemed as Twilight Princess was kind of a make-or-break for the company, with the risky release of the Wii and having its entire development cycle through the dim year of the withering GameCube. With enough money and time I believe he will be able to surpass OoT.

It's not like there are not portables and spin-offs to keep us occupied until then.

@MotoRobo

"Might as well release 1 a year "

Please don't tease. My poor little Zelda loving heart couldn't take all that awesome.

Wind Waker was already better than Ocarina. Mission accomplished!

I think wind waker may have been better than OoT, Same as TP. I get this warm feeling going to the village in windwaker and the cool visuals. TP just seemed so fresh, never playing a game like that..... Then again I was six when I played OoT....