Summary
Nintendo is an expert when it comes to hiding little Easter eggs within its games. Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze contained Samus' ship fromMetroid,Ocarina of Timehad posters featuring members of the Mushroom Kingdom, and Link’s Awakening featured a variety of characters from differentNintendofranchises.
Some of these secrets are subtle, while others are quite brazen, and a potential new Easter egg inThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomthat we’ve theorized about at TheGamer certainly falls into the first category.
Could The Zora Be Paying Homage To Two Nintendo Greats?
In Echoes of Wisdom, Zelda comes into contact withtwo different Zora tribes— theriver Zoraand theocean Zora. Each tribe has its leader, and each leader is supported by an assistant.
In the case of the river Zora, the leader is supported by a character named Inawa, and for the ocean Zora, the leader has an assistant named Rogma. These names are potentially a small nod to Nintendo legends Satoru Iwata and Reggie Fils-Amié.
While it may seem a little bit of a stretch, this wouldn’t be the only example of Echoes of Wisdom using character names in cute ways, with Minister Lefte and General Wright being another example.
The fact that Fils-Amié ran Nintendo of America and Iwata Nintendo Japan also played into our theory, as it’s almost as if they were both parts of different tribes within Nintendo. With Iwata sadly passing in 2015 and Fils-Amié retiring four years later, it feels pertinent that Nintendo would take any opportunity to immortalize these two greats.
We enjoyed our time with Echoes of Wisdom, scoring it a 4/5 in ourofficial review, saying, “Echoes of Wisdom is a wonderful little game that puts experimentation at the centre, yet it also tries to be a traditional Zelda adventure with all the trimmings we’ve come to expect.” You can also take a look at theother Easter eggs we found in the game right here.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom sees you play as the titular princess, searching for Link and saving Hyrule in the process. She uses the Tri Rod to created echoes, duplicates of everything from tables to enemies, to help her on her journey.
