Talking Link

[TP Zelda]

 :-X really?  :o :-[

hey guys, can i post TP news on the chatboard? on not? cause i got some really exiting news

[Vaati]

You can talk about anything on the chatboard, I believe. Go for it! I wanna hear the news!  :)

[TP Zelda]

ok! ;D ill try.

[Hero Link]

If it is a spoiler, then remeber to put a SPOILER warning please.

[Harashi]

Well people will say things like "Oh what's that?" to link so he may make the motions of speaking but he won't be able to speak. Miyamoto said this in one of his interviews.

[Vaati]

Really? Darn it!  >:(

[LadyNintendo]

Why? I think those minor sounds are charming. Real voices could be nice, but I don't know. At least it will delay the game's release and create a distance between the player and Link.

[TP Zelda]

What about subtitles? :-*

[Harashi]

Miyamoto said that many people have different ideas of how Link sounds, and that if it is different from what they thought they may be slightly turned off from the game.

[Hi no Seijin]

Still, they could give him some actual lines.  It doesn't have to be much.  Like if someone asks him what his name is, he could just simply say, "My name is Link."  I'd be happy with that.

[TP Zelda]

Yeah. Well, you kinda do talk, only not out loud. 'Cause like, when you in a shop, and you talk to the owner, it says, "Talk to shop owner." "Browse"

[Hi no Seijin]

True, but I tire of the "..." thing while Link is answering.

[Pale Dim]

I saw a video of the game. There are subtitles, not real talking. The only thing that could've set you off is how there mouths move while the subtitles are in the picture.

[Harashi]

This game does not feature extensive voice acting. Why?

Mr. Aonuma: We've obviously carried this on from the previous Zelda games. We can express what we want within the game without having to use a lot of voice acting. While I can't say for certain it will always be like that with Zelda games, the way we've done it for The Wind Waker is suitable for the world. Also, as people have played Zelda over the years, they have formed their own ideas of how Link might sound. If we were to put a voice in there that might not match up with someone's image, then there would be a backlash to that. So we've tried to avoid that.

This is a quote from an interview

[Hi no Seijin]

Well, it's not so much that I want voice acting.  I just want to see Link answer questions without seeing ... all the time.