Eiji Aonuma talks Zelda Wii controls, structure, speculation, and debut

Eiji Aonuma is the man to go to when you want to talk Zelda. While Aonuma is wrapping up work on The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks he is shifting focus to Zelda Wii.  What we all really want to know though is when we can get our first glance at Zelda Wii. “I hope that we can show you something at the E3 show next year and it is something we are hopeful will be surprising” said Aonuma to ONM. What surprises does he have in store though? Apparently quite a big one dealing with the Zelda structure. Aonuma told IGN “So far, the basic flow of the Zelda games is you’re exploring a field, you go to a dungeon, you conquer it and return to the field. We’re looking at altering that traditional flow. That’s all I can share, and I can’t say more until E3 next year.”

While those are interesting bits they don’t really tell us anything in specific.  What Aonuma does tell us is that their control scheme seems to be shaping up great. “We’re taking advantage of MotionPlus. It’s become very natural – the movement of your arms is precisely reflected in the gameplay. Thanks to the technological advancements, we hope the gameplay can be more accessible to people.” Last, but not least, Aonuma talked about fan speculation about the currently released details. “…yes I have read some of the speculation, and some of it is right! That is all I can say at the moment.” Quite a bit of Zelda Wii talk, but its still over half a year till we will be able to check it out.