Aonuma Hopes A Link Between Worlds Closes Gap Between Western and Japanese Zelda Fans

The Legend of Zelda is a fairly popular series in the west, but at one point the Japanese fan base was just as wanting of Zelda games as the west. Over time there has been some division in the series – where generally Zelda games that aren’t popular in Japan are in the West and ones popular in Japan aren’t anywhere else. Eiji Aonuma hopes to bridge that gap and bring both fan bases together.

Mario and Pokémon are loved around the world equally but The Legend of Zelda has more fans in the western part of the world. Have you any idea why that is the case?

Eiji Aonuma: I don’t really know why but I thought about it many times. The Legend of Zelda series is well known in Japan but the number of people who actually played it is lower than in the west. Maybe more casual player think it is a game more for the core player, we have no clue but we hope to close the gap with A Link Between Worlds and that everybody enjoys the new game.

I can see it being possible, as A Link Between Worlds should be a bit neutral in its appeal.

Source: GamesWorld