Despite acclaim, Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link was considered "sort of a failure" at Nintendo, with A Link to the Past viewed as the "real sequel" to the original game (opens in new tab)

Previous comments made by Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto have resurfaced, where the Zelda series creator admitted despite it being his idea, he felt Zelda 2 was "sort of a failure", and Nintendo instead believes that A Link to the Past to be the original game's "real" sequel. Read more