In an interview with IGN, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma hinted another Zelda could be coming to Nintendo’s new console/portable hybrid later in the system’s lifespan.

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“I haven’t been able to fully use all of the new features of the system,” Aonuma told IGN. “There could be the possibility of another Zelda on Nintendo Switch.”

We asked Aonuma where Zelda could go next given the new game’s large scale and scope, to which he jokingly replied, “It’s always easy to top the best,” before explaining what he would like to expand on.

“I think the core element of Zelda gameplay kind of stays the same. There’s the main character development as well as characters you meet along the way, and then you learn new things as the character develops,” he said. “With that said I think we could keep all that, and then I do wonder how we can expand from here with that in mind.” It appears Nintendo hasn't started thinking too much about the next new Zelda game. Back at E3, Aonuma said the next Zelda after Breath of the Wild could be another multiplayer game.

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“Mr. Aonuma is the producer for Zelda. If we don’t create another one, he’s going to be out of a job, that should be his motivation for another one,” Zelda creator and Nintendo creative fellow, Shigeru Miyamoto said jokingly. “As a company, Nintendo releases a main series in our key franchises for every new hardware that we’ve put out. If we release another hardware, that’ll be another new Zelda.”

During the Nintendo Switch presentation, the company announced that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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Jose Otero is an Editor at IGN and host of Nintendo Voice Chat . You can follow him on Twitter