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==Contribution to the timeline==
==Contribution to the timeline==
Aonuma has on several occasions displayed an apparent interest in the Zelda chronology. In an interview on Wind Waker, when asked about its place in the timeline he described the two endings of Ocarina of Time. <ref>[http://www.zelda.com/gcn/legend.jsp?page=2 Zelda Universe interview with Miyamoto and Aonuma]</ref>  
Aonuma has on several occasions displayed an apparent interest in the Zelda chronology. In an interview on Wind Waker, when asked about its place in the timeline he described the two endings of Ocarina of Time. <ref>[http://www.zelda.com/gcn/legend.jsp?page=2 Zelda Universe interview with Miyamoto and Aonuma]</ref>  
Something fans and early theorist would conceptualize as the so called split timeline.  On another occasion he reasserted it, while explaining it to a confused Miyamoto<ref>[http://www.zeldalegends.net/index.php?p=233 Gamepro interview with Miyamoto and Aonuma]</ref>, despite the fact that Aonuma had not been on board for a good portion of the series his involvement had really grown and his authority to make claims regarding the story was evident as he even explained things to Miyamoto.
Something fans and early theorist would conceptualize as the so called split timeline.  On another occasion he reasserted it, while explaining it to a confused Miyamoto<ref>[http://www.zeldalegends.net/index.php?p=233 Gamepro interview with Miyamoto and Aonuma]</ref>, despite the fact that Aonuma had not been on board for a good portion of the series. In later years, Aonuma took a more active role in the story of the series, even at times correcting things for Miyamoto, though their accounts have conflicted.


With the release of the Four Sword Adventures, Aonuma stated his intent of trying to bring the stories of the Zelda games together. He went on to state that the Four Swords, and its sequel the Four Sword Adventures was the oldest tale in the timeline. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040527112118/http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200405/N04.0517.1915.59084.htm Gameinformer interview with Aonuma]</ref> This lead to some dispute among fans, who question Aonuma's statement as he was not involved in making the stories of those games and with no backup confirmation from Shigeru Miyamoto, the series creator who has previously stated clearly that ''Ocarina of Time'' is the origin story of the series. However, this could be attributed to Miyamoto decreased involvement in the series, and on another occasion Miyamoto stated that another game than Ocarina of Time was first, possibly indicating that they no longer considered Ocarina of Time as first.<ref>[http://www.miyamotoshrine.com/theman/interviews/0702.shtml Nintendo Power interview with Miyamoto]</ref>
With the release of the Four Sword Adventures, Aonuma stated his intent of trying to bring the stories of the Zelda games together. He went on to state that the Four Swords, and its sequel the Four Sword Adventures was the oldest tale in the timeline. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20040527112118/http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200405/N04.0517.1915.59084.htm Gameinformer interview with Aonuma]</ref> This lead to some dispute among fans, who question Aonuma's statement as he was not involved in making the stories of those games and with no backup confirmation from Shigeru Miyamoto, the series creator who has previously stated clearly that ''Ocarina of Time'' is the origin story of the series.<ref>[http://www.miyamotoshrine.com/theman/interviews/0702.shtml Nintendo Power interview with Miyamoto]</ref>


Some time after the release of the Twilight Princess, Aonuma would once again bring up the two endings of Ocarina of Time,explaining that Twilight Princess follows the child ending and with Wind Waker being a parallel on the adult ending. <ref>[http://www.thehylia.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1173582355&archive=&start_from=&ucat=19 Nintendo Dream interview with Aonuma]</ref>
Some time after the release of the Twilight Princess, Aonuma would once again bring up the two endings of Ocarina of Time,explaining that Twilight Princess follows the child ending and with Wind Waker being a parallel on the adult ending. <ref>[http://www.thehylia.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1173582355&archive=&start_from=&ucat=19 Nintendo Dream interview with Aonuma]</ref>
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