How Nintendo Designed Ultrahand

Published: 18 October 2023
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In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Links newest tool isn’t a weapon, or a musical instrument, or a shape-shifting mask. Instead, it's a magic arm that lets you whip objects around in mid-air and then stick them together with big wodges of glue. Here's how Nintendo made this madcap new game mechanic.

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[6] いまだから語れる『ゼルダの伝説　ティアーズオブザキングダム』開発者インタビュー。“遊び優先”を貫いて完成させた驚異の続編【ティアキン】| Famitsu
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=== Chapters ===

00:00 - Intro
00:54 - Ideation
02:08 - Simplification
05:48 - Feelings
08:46 - Outro

=== Games Shown ===

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (2000)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Champions' Ballad (2017)
Splatoon (2015)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
Minecraft (2011)
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)

=== Credits ===

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