Eiji Aonuma, the longtime producer of The Legend of Zelda franchise at Nintendo, is preparing to launch the highly anticipated remake of 1996's seminal The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time next week. And after so many years and so many Zelda games, you'd think it was routine for him. But it turns out he's nervous this time.
Zelda Producer 'Nervous' About Fan Reception to Ocarina of Time Remake

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