Nintendo Made Link Talk in Legend of Zelda

Nintendo almost broke the golden rule with Link in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, but not for a good reason
Eiji Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda franchise, says they almost voiced Link in the latest entry in the series, Echoes of Wisdom.
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 Made Link Talk in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom But 'It Felt Really Wrong'
Nintendo tried making the historically quiet Link talk in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom but ultimately decided against it because it "felt really wrong." In an interview with Famitsu translated by Automaton,
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.
Nintendo Reveals Link Was Originally Going to Speak in Echoes of Wisdom
In a new interview, Nintendo revealed that Link was originally going to speak in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
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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