When this true 3D masterpiece, into which he had poured all his heart and soul, was mentioned, an astonishing light burst from Shigeru Miyamoto's eyes. "The Entertainment Analysis & Development Division has set aside every secondary task at hand, and everyone is focused on this project! We've abandoned simple stacks of stages and are building a truly deep, fully 3D sandbox world with free interaction! We need time, but I guarantee you, it will absolutely overturn everyone's understanding of action-adventure games!"
"I'll give you time—as much as you need. There will be no cap on funding!" Yamauchi Hiroshi waved a hand grandly, cutting Miyamoto off, his tone so stern there was not the slightest room for discussion. "The quality of The Legend of Zelda must be pushed to the absolute limit! I want the whole world to see just how terrifying the cartridge's advantage of no loading times can be in a truly real-time interactive 3D world!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Also—" Yamauchi Hiroshi's tone faltered slightly, and in his once-arrogant gaze flashed an extremely rare trace of compromise, though he quickly concealed it again. "Go personally and make the rounds of those third-party developers who are starving right now. Especially Capcom and Namco."
Shigeru Miyamoto froze slightly.
Have Nintendo's first-party core staff take the initiative to contact third parties?
In that past era when Nintendo's word was law, this would have been absolutely unimaginable.
"Sega has had its head turned by Final Fantasy VII. Their channels and resources are all tilting toward Square, and the other developers are having a hard time right now. They must be dissatisfied." Yamauchi Hiroshi gave a cold laugh, seeing through the structure of the market. "The favorable terms Sega can offer to win them over, we Nintendo—can offer them now too! Royalties can be discussed,