“FF14 Producer Yoshida Plays The Legend of Zelda During Test Broadcast, Becomes Twitter Trend”

On May 12th, Square Enix announced the new information on patch 6.4 of “Final Fantasy XIV” (hereafter “FF14”) live broadcast “77th Producer Letter LIVE” was delivered. In this broadcast, it was announced that the latest major patch 6.4 of “FF14” will be released on May 23rd, and the implementation items of patch 6.4 were introduced with actual play.

Among them, the word “Yoshida Zelda” has become a hot topic and has become a trend on SNS. Producer and director Naoki Yoshida appeared while playing “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” during the test broadcast that was distributed to adjust the video and audio prior to the start of the broadcast at 20:00.

During the test broadcast, Global Community Producer Toshio Uchino guided the audio and video adjustments. However, Mr. Yoshida, who was supposed to sit in one of the two chairs, did not show up. That being said, it’s not the actual broadcast, but a test broadcast, so it’s not so strange that Mr. Yoshida doesn’t show up.

When the adjustment of the equipment for the distribution is almost completed, Mr. Utsuro calls out to the outside of the screen, “Mr. Yoshida, how about it?” However, from outside the screen, Mr. Yoshida’s indecisive voice said, “Uh…”. Mr. Yoshida, who is about to release a major patch for “FF14” as well as the release of “FF16” as a producer, is he busy with some kind of work? For a moment, Mr. Yoshida appeared in front of the camera and had a Nintendo Switch in his hand. Mr. Yoshida, who was operating the Nintendo Switch with a serious expression on his face, said, “Yes, it’s a test,” without taking his eyes off the screen, and began the microphone test.

“I know today is the day to save the world,” says Utsuro, calmly asking Mr. Yoshida. In response, Mr. Yoshida tilted his head as if to ask, “Huh?” The golden Nintendo Switch in his hand is a special edition of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. When Mr. Utsuro pointed this out with a laugh, Mr. Yoshida boasted, “Isn’t that good?” It seems that he bought it at an electronics retail store in Shinjuku, while the clerk gave me a dubious look, thinking it was Mr. Yoshida. Mr. Utsuro agreed to this, saying, “I like it!”

In response to this friendly interaction, “Yoshida Zelda” temporarily entered the trend on Twitter. It seems that Mr. Yoshida, who is also a director and executive officer of Square Enix, has become a topic of conversation in the community that he is obsessed with the new world of Hyrule. In addition, Mr. Yoshida said that “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” is slow to progress due to concerns from the developer’s point of view. Nintendo’s long-awaited new work seems to be doubly moaning for game developer and gamer Yoshida.

“FF14” patch 6.4 is scheduled to be released on May 23rd. In order to play “The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom” until the patch release, it seems that it will be important to manage the disposable time well. We hope that players traveling between Eorzea and Hyrule will be able to enjoy both worlds at their own pace.

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