Shigeru Miyamoto wants to see a new Zelda game in the style of A Link to the Past for the SNES. When recently asked whether he was still intent on porting the SNES title as a 3D classic for the Nintendo 3DS, the legendary designer indicated he had a more original approach in mind.

"I think the answer would be the same if we're talking about just porting," Miyamoto toldin a recent interview, "but I think I'd be even more interested in creating something new maybe based on, or starting from, A Link To The Past. I think it's important to bring some really new software."Miyamoto went on to discuss that whether a 2D Zelda game ultimately manifests itself as a remake or an entirely new adventure depends on the directors available to him. Miyamoto noted some directors would be able to do "something great" with a fresh retro approach, but others would need to "take a more remake approach to the title." Miyamoto specifically highlighted director Koichi Kawamoto, who helped create the WarioWare series and the 3DS's Find Mii games, as likely having "very important role in the future."For months we've known that, contemplating some sort of remake or enhanced port for the Nintendo 3DS. Late last year,was still something Miyamoto had in mind."Well actually, even Mr. Miyamoto himself has been talking recently about going back to the 2D Zelda games,". "In particular the ones that were designed with multiple levels to the world like A Link to the Past, and taking those 2D graphics and recreating them in 3D so that you could get a sense for the depth of those worlds."With A Link to the Past being a topic of conversation for over a year, is this something we'll see in the near future? Might it be something Nintendo is ready to reveal at E3 2012? We're less than two months away…

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