Eiji Aonuma has been part of The Legend of Zelda for close to two decades, usually in the role of director or producer. Given that he’s worked on the series for as long as he has, it isn’t surprising that he has, on occasion, voiced his desire to dabble in other, non-Zelda-related projects.
“I’m 50 now, so I only have about ten more years to make games at Nintendo. I want to try all sorts of new things before it’s too late—I don’t want to get to the end of my career and only have worked on Zelda. But every time I come up with some good new ideas, they end up being used in a Zelda game! I need a six-month break to get away from the Zelda cycle and focus on something new [laughs]. But I’d probably end up making a game that is similar to Zelda; after all, A Link to the Past was my biggest influence.” - Eiji Aonuma, 2013, EDGE (via NintendoLife)
Now, in a more recent interview with EDGE, Aonuma has once again expressed his interest in developing a game unrelated to Zelda, this time getting a little more into the specifics of just what he’s interested in.
“Actually, Nintendo has been telling me to create a new IP. But then, they’re also telling me to make more Zelda games. I can’t really share much; I’m not sure I’m allowed to say anything. But I really like the idea of a game where I can live as a thief. That’s all I’ll say.” - Eiji Aonuma, 2016, EDGE (via Nintendo Everything)
Given how guarded Aonuma is being, it stands to reason that he and Nintendo do plan to further investigate his thief game idea. Of course, given Aonuma’s involvement with Zelda, it would require someone to lighten his work load, freeing him up to pursue other projects.
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