TheLegend of Zeldais undoubtedly one of the most important and influential video game series to come out of the industry in the last few decades. WithTheLegend of Zeldaseries' 35th anniversaryhaving just passed on February 21, there have been plenty of members of the gaming industry who have come out and talked about how the series has influenced them over the years.
Recently, Inverse published a piece that celebratedTheLegend of Zelda’s 35th anniversary, where game developers and executives gave comments on their personal experiences with the series. Xbox’s Phil Spencer gave a brief comment praising the series and explaining whyTheLegend of Zeldais so iconic in gaming to this day.
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The Inverse piece gives comments from industry members from development studios like Riot Games, Young Horses, and Drinkbox. However, the first comment in the piece comes fromthe head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, who opens up the piece by explaining what makes video games so special as a medium, allowing players to transport to “new worlds” and go on “new adventures.” Spencer goes on to say that “TheLegend of Zeldais an iconic franchise that has brought joy to so many people over the past 35 years and is still going strong.”
Though Spencer’s comments onThe Legend of Zeldaseries are brief, it was nice to see an important member of Microsoft praising one of Nintendo’s most prolific series. Spencer has garnered somewhat of a reputation for speaking positively about Microsoft’s competition on occasion. For example, following the launch of the PS5,Spencer praised the PS5’s DualSense controllersaying that everyone in the industry benefitted from the controller’s innovations. Additionally, Xbox and Nintendo have recently partnered in a variety of ways, leading many to speculate what the exact relationship between the two gaming titans really is.
Nintendo has also given its share of praise to Xbox on occasion. Not too long ago, Nintendo of America PresidentDoug Bowser congratulated Xboxon the successful launch of the Xbox Series X. It’s always nice to see industry members band together to support one another, especially when those members are competitors within the industry. Even more so when it surrounds a property as beloved asTheLegend of Zeldaseries.
While members of the gaming industry come together to celebrateTheLegend of Zelda series, many fans are still waiting with anticipation on what Nintendo has in store for the 35th anniversary. Nintendo recently announcedThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDfor the Switch, marking one bigZeldaannouncement for 2021. With any luck, Nintendo still has some surprises in store for fans ofTheLegend of Zelda.
