The 'man' who has brought nightmares to children since Majora's Mask may be starring even more spin-off games.

Tingle. The green leotard-wearing freak who has a tendency to rob our favourite Elven hero of his hard-earned Rupees and who recently starred in his own game, may be receiving more spin-off titles plastered with his disturbing mug.

NOE recently spoke to producer Kensuke Tanabe and supervisor Mari Shirakawa, part of the development team for Freshly Picked: Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland. Here's what they had to say...

NoE: How do you see the future for Tingle? Will we see him again in Zelda games or will he be doing his own thing from now?

KT: "I heard from EAD that they decided not to use Tingle after Wind Waker because Tingle was unpopular, especially in the US. As a matter of fact, he did not actually appear in Twilight Princess. You may want to ask Mr. Aonuma about the future plan!

"As for our team, SPD3 (Software Planning & Development Department, Production Group No.3), we have just started on our making-Tingle-a-main-character-project. In the works we produce, he will continue to move in his own direction."

NoE: Do you have plans for a Wii game featuring Tingle, and if so, what kind of game would that be?

MS: "We hope to spread this unique character around, more and more all over the world. Unfortunately, however, there isn't any concrete plan at this point in time. Meanwhile, I am actually curious about what impression European players will have of ths title and what kind of sequel they will expect."

The prospect of seeing Tingle's face on a TV screen for the first time in over 4 years both frightens and disturbs us.

Stay tuned to N-Europe for the latest developments.