>>719674704
I'm being hyperbolic of course, but from interviews koizumi says he was making his own game. Then miyamoto said "zelda" and he was suddenly on the team, with his game being cancelled. The Japanese don't exactly say 'no' to their bosses in these sort of scenarios.
Also Aonuma didn't even make the majoras mask dungeons! What the fuck!
https://glitterberri.com/staff-interview/zelda-is-always-bringing-something-new-to-the-table/