Nintendo, The Legend of Zelda

Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom nearly broke Link's 30-year vow of silence, but Nintendo decided to keep him mute because no one knew what he would say
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom was supposed to buck one of the series' longest-running trends, but Nintendo eventually changed its mind because it "felt too wrong." However, with Zelda newly mute, narrative development got a little tricky.
Nintendo Confirms Surprising Cut Feature from Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Director Satoshi Terada and producer Eiji Aonuma revealed that Link was originally going to speak in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. They explained that even after having some written dialogue for Link, the idea was scrapped because it felt strange.
Link was going to speak in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, but Nintendo thought it ‘didn’t feel right’
However, because Zelda is the protagonist in Echoes of Wisdom, the idea was originally that she would be the only character with no dialogue, allowing Link to have lines for the first time. “Actually, Link was speaking at first,” Aonuma confirmed.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom for Switch Drops to as Low as $39.99 for Black Friday
Woot! (owned by Amazon) has just dropped the price of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom for Nintendo Switch to only $44.99. That's already the best price we've seen for the latest Zelda game for the Switch,
The famously mute Link almost spoke in Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
At one point, Nintendo's famously silent lead Link was going to have lines of dialogue in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
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