How Nintendo Designed Ultrahand

In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Links newest tool isnt a weapon, or a musical instrument, or a shapeshifting mask. Instead, it s a magic arm that lets you whip objects around in midair and then stick them together with big wodges of glue. Here s how Nintendo made this madcap new game mechanic. GMTK is powered by Patreon Sources 1 Nintendo Ultra Hand, Before Mario 2 How Zelda: Tears of the Kingdoms Creators Opened Up a New Realm of Possibility, Vanity Fair 3 Splatoon and Splatoon 2: How to Invent a Stylish Franchise with Global Appeal, GDC on YouTube 4 Ask the Developer Vol. 9, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo