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Ubisoft Was Working on an Official Legend of Zelda Game, Report Says

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Ubisoft Was Working on an Official Legend of Zelda Game, Report Says

Ubisoft and Nintendo formed a partnership in the 2010s and early 2020s, resulting in 2017's crossover RPG Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and its 2022 sequel. According to a new report, Ubisoft didn't want the partnership to be done there: Ubisoft Milan was reportedly working on a The Legend of Zelda spinoff game before Nintendo passed on the project.

Insider Gaming reported that Ubisoft Milan, co-developer of the Mario + Rabbids games, once pitched Nintendo on "an original Zelda spinoff starring a previously unknown protagonist." It called the project Goliath, "a name that reflected the scale of what Ubisoft Milan aimed to develop." Nintendo gave it the initial greenlight, but wanted Ubisoft to make Ganondorf the player character instead. The villainous Ganondorf is as essential to The Legend of Zelda series as Link and Zelda are, but is only playable in spinoff games like Hyrule Warriors and in the Super Smash Bros. games.

Ubisoft Milan worked throughout the year on a prototype, but Nintendo rejected that prototype in November. "The reasons for [Nintendo's] decision remain unclear," Insider Gaming said. It's also not clear what that prototype looked like or what type of game it would have been.

After Nintendo put an end to the Ganondorf spinoff, Ubisoft Milan pivoted. According to rumors, the studio sought to work on other Nintendo IP, like another game starring Mario characters or a Star Fox game.



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