How Nintendo Designed Ultrahand

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. GMTK is powered by Patreon - === Sources === - [1] Nintendo Ultra Hand | Before Mario [2] How Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Creators Opened Up a New “Realm of Possibility” | Vanity Fair [3] Splatoon and Splatoon 2: How to Invent a Stylish Franchise with Global Appeal | GDC on YouTube [4] Ask the Developer Vol. 9, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Nintendo [5] Tears of the Kingdom devs on reinventing Zelda: ‘Cheating can be fun’ | Polygon [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 [7] Interview: Tears Of The Kingdom And The State Of Zelda With Aonuma And Fujibayashi | Game Informer [8] The genius behind Zelda is at the peak of his power — and feeling his age | The Washington Post [9] ’Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ designers explain why latest hit won’t get a follow-up | NPR [10] A conversation with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s creative leads | The Verge === 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 === Music provided by Epidemic Sound - (Referral Link) Breath of the Wild Builds Tears of the Kingdom Builds Other === Subtitles === Contribute translated subtitles - TBA