Nintendo’s Iwamoto and Monolith Soft’s Fujita talked about the two companies’ collaboration on the Zelda series (Skyward Sword, BotW, TotK) in an official publication. Highlights regarding the development process:
- Development at Monolith Soft is structured around job functions, each with a large team for high output
- At Nintendo, team members exchange ideas regardless of roles, and develop gameplays through rapid iterations
- To create synergy btw these styles, “horizontal collaboration” was employed
- Monolith Soft brought in Nintendo staff for consultation from the start, and had a dedicated team till completion
- Iwamoto stated that Monolith Soft is a strong partner who has cultivated the know-how of Zelda series development
- He expects that Nintendo and Monolith Soft will continue to collaborate on “unique” titles for the series going forward
[Originally posted on 2025-12-15 Pacific Time]
