Zelda: A Link Between Worlds breaks convention by going back to its roots

Nintendo is rethinking Zelda with A Link Between Worlds. President Satoru Iwata explained the important role of a new part of the game called the Ravio Shop during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast.

In the past, Zelda games had something of an “unwritten rule,” as Iwata called it, in which the games directed players from dungeon to dungeon in a set order that followed the storylines, with gamers picking up items as they go. That’s changing.