Nintendo President Satoru Iwata recently sat together with game director Daiki Iwamoto and Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma to talk about the creative process behind The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, coming to European shops on 11 December.

The trio discuss parallels between the development of Majora’s Mask and Spirit Tracks, the virtues of Princess Zelda over Tetra, as well as the Zelda-like qualities of exploring unknown territory by train.

Click here to read Iwata Asks with Eiji Aonuma and Daiki Iwamoto discussing The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for a behind-the-scenes look at Link’s latest adventure.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks will be in shops 11 December for Nintendo DS.