Shigeru Miyamoto, maker of many Nintendo franchises, is planning on substantially lowering the difficulty of the upcoming Zelda title for the Wii.
Not much is known of the new Zelda title. Nintendo has kept the lid tight on this but a few details have been leaked such as exclusive Motion Plus control, concept art and that Miyamoto intends on lowering the difficulty in an attempt to appeal to a larger array of gamers.
In a recent interview, Miyamoto stated, "[the team] are creating new ways to play the game" He later states that "We are trying to make Zelda, which has become very complicated, easier to play"
The Zelda franchise has gone through many changes throughout its history. From 2D art and 8bit music to full 3D worlds and open landscapes to explore but now it seems Miyamoto believes the Zelda games may be "too challenging for some gamers" and wishes to make the game easier.
Don't know about the rest of you, but in my own opinion, Zelda has never really been up there in terms of difficulty and this new change may just bring an unwanted ease. Let's just say it's never been up there with games like Super Ghouls and Ghosts when it comes to challenge.
Source [http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20005302-17.html]
What does The Escapist make of all this?

Not much is known of the new Zelda title. Nintendo has kept the lid tight on this but a few details have been leaked such as exclusive Motion Plus control, concept art and that Miyamoto intends on lowering the difficulty in an attempt to appeal to a larger array of gamers.
In a recent interview, Miyamoto stated, "[the team] are creating new ways to play the game" He later states that "We are trying to make Zelda, which has become very complicated, easier to play"
The Zelda franchise has gone through many changes throughout its history. From 2D art and 8bit music to full 3D worlds and open landscapes to explore but now it seems Miyamoto believes the Zelda games may be "too challenging for some gamers" and wishes to make the game easier.
Don't know about the rest of you, but in my own opinion, Zelda has never really been up there in terms of difficulty and this new change may just bring an unwanted ease. Let's just say it's never been up there with games like Super Ghouls and Ghosts when it comes to challenge.
Source [http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20005302-17.html]
What does The Escapist make of all this?