Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Devs Focused on Originality, Ignored Elden Ring

The developers of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Hidemaro Fujibayashi and Eiji Aonuma, revealed in an interview that they haven't had the chance to play FromSoftware's Elden Ring due to being occupied with their own game's development. Fujibayashi stated that even if they had the time, they wouldn't reuse ideas from other games. Aonuma emphasized the importance of originality and shared a moment when former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was surprised by a unique feature in a Zelda game. The developers' comments suggest that any similarities between the two games are likely coincidental.