The Development of Phantom Hourglass

Season 13 Episode 1

 

This week we're kicking off Season 13 on The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass with a look at the development of the game. 

 

Legendary Adventures is a Legend of Zelda playthrough podcast. I’m exploring the evolution of the Zelda game series by playing through each game in release order, excluding spin-off releases.

 

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Sources:

 

1. https://archive.org/details/GDC2006Iwata 
2. https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/11223/iwatas-2006-gdc-keynote-address 
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070913111536/http://www.nindori.com/interview/160zelda/index.html 
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20071025043632/http://www.zentendo.com/news.php?newsId=251 
5. https://www.zeldadungeon.net/wiki/Interview:Club_Nintendo_July_22nd_2004 
6. https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/10/08/miyamoto-speaks-to-final-fantasy-producer 
7. https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/02/18/next-zelda-set-after-wind-waker 
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20080629202313/http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200505/N05.0525.1742.45225.htm 
9. https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/13085/eiji-aonumas-gdc-2007-presentation 
10. https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/05/10/e3-2006-the-legend-of-zelda-phantom-hourglass
11. https://www.wired.com/2007/07/e3-interview-2/ 
12. https://web.archive.org/web/20140813003636/http://www.zelda.com/universe/game/twilightprincess/inside01.jsp  
13. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023225356/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/07/26/phantom-hourglass-pushed-back/ 
14. https://archive.org/details/game-informer-issue-165-january-2007/page/82/mode/2up 
15. https://purenintendo.com/the-legend-of-zelda-phantom-hourglass-gets-a-north-american-date-oct-1/ 
16. https://www.tomo-japanese.com/single-post/rokyoku-a-japanese-traditional-storytelling-art 
17. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-07-miyamoto-shows-off-super-mario-galaxy/1100-6174737/ 
18. The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia pg. 280
19. https://www.siliconera.com/zelda-isnt-dead-japan-better/ 
20. https://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.170/ 
21. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389789/zelda-video-game-unit-sales/