";s:4:"text";s:3496:" Monolith Soft announced on Twitter and on their website, that they're hiring a development staff to work on the next big "Legend of Zelda" game. The hard working teams at Monolith Soft are continuing their recruitment drive for work on a game in The Legend of Zelda franchise. Monolith Soft seems to have at least two games in development at the moment: "Production 1" which is being worked on by the Xenoblade team (hiring drive for this began in late 2018) "Production 2" which is a Zelda game; Production 2's hiring requirements sound very similar to that of a fantasy game for which Monolith was hiring in 2017 For more on Monolith Soft's work, check out our review of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. With the news of Monolith Soft hiring for a new entry in the Zelda series people have been speculating whether or not the studio will be developing their very own entry - … In a new interview with Eiji Aonuma, the producer for 'Zelda: Breath of the Wild,' it seems that Monolith Soft are again involved in the development, which shows how big a game this must be.
There is substantial Aesthetic overlap between The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Xenoblade Chronicles 2, so Monolith Soft seems like the perfect choice to expand on the world created in the most recent Zelda title, while possibly giving it a much more fleshed-out story – something the first game was lacking. On Monolith Soft's website, there's a posting for several job listings for programmers and artists. Japanese video game development studio Monolith Soft has been confirmed to have a hand in the development of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.Monolith … Monolith Soft Inc. is a first party Nintendo developer purchased by Nintendo in 2007. Company President Hirohide Sugiura and lead designers Tetsuya Takahashi and Yasuyuki Honne each also own a limited number of shares. One would assume that the next mainline entry in the Zelda series is for the Nintendo Switch platform. Prior to the buyout, Bandai Namco owned a majority of the company. [Source: Monolith Soft via GamesIndustry.biz]. This is most likely the highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2.Monolith Soft is currently looking for the following personnel to help with the game: Technical Artists, Programmers, Planners, Designers, and Management Support. Back in March, the developer was seeking technical artists, designers, programmers, and support staff relating to an upcoming Zelda project.At the time, Breath of the Wild's sequel was not announced.
According to GamesIndustry.biz, the posting also says Monolith is working on another apparently non-Zelda game as well. Nintendo originally only purchased 80% of Bandai Namco's 96%, but they bought out the rest in 2011. Monolith Soft, the creator of the Xenoblade series and co-development studio on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild see deal The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Wii U That announcement came three months later in June, so many are assuming Monolith is working on it.