Nintendo Made Link Talk in 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
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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.
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,
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.
"He'd never say that": Why Nintendo decided against letting Link talk in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Echoes of Wisdom, Link was finally supposed to get a voice and have real dialogue. But anyone who has played the game knows that Nintendo didn't commit to their plan. Now, they have revealed why they didn't give Link a voice in Echoes of Wisdom as intended and here is why – and you know what?
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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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