The late Robin Williams was so smitten with The Legend of Zelda he famously named his daughter after the title character. Shades ofWorld of Warcraft, fans have banded together viaChange.orgpetition to ask Nintendo to honor the actor and comedian in the next game in the series, and Nintendo has responded.
The petition, now with more than 100,000 signatures, is a heartfelt plea from fans that the next entry in the series name a non-player character âRobinâ in Williamâs memory.
So, in a day where there arenât many words, what can we do? Well, thereâs a new Zelda game on the horizon. A bold reinvention, a fresh new open world adventure for Wii U. I would like to suggest that when the game is localised to English, Nintendo of America and the Treehouse name one of the characters âRobinâ in his memory.
He wonât get to play it, but heâll live on forever in a universe he always loved.
In a statement to Polygon, a Nintendo representative expressed the companyâs love for Williams, offering its condolences to his family, especially daughter Zelda Williams, who has worked with Nintendo on several occassions, including a commercial with her father for the 3DS remake of The Ocarina of Time and the celebrity tournamentat the Super Smash Bros. Invitational at E3 earlier this year.
Nintendo acknoledged the petitionâs request, but declined to discuss potential action at this time.
âWe appreciate the outpouring of support from the gaming community, and hear the request of fans to honor him in a future game. We will not be discussing what might be possible for future games during this difficult time, but we will hold our memories of Robin close.â
