September 14th 2003, Nintendo Official Magazine (UK)
In the September 2003 issue of Nintendo Offical Magazine UK, in response to a question about its current availability in Japan, Miyamoto talked about Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and how the U.S. version actually was better. Mentioning something about it being a secret, this response probably forshadowed the Zelda Collector's Edition that came out a few months later. Although currently it looks like Japan will be getting the Famicom Disk version of Zelda on their disc, assuming Miyamoto would like to give Japan the NES version, could a Famicom Mini release be in order for bringing the U.S. NES version to Japan?
NOM UK: Getting onto Zelda, are there any plans yet to re-release The Adventures Of Link? Currently it's only available on the Famicom Disk System in Japan and they've stopped making them.
Miyamoto: That... is a secret. Link's Adventure... if we were to just bring it out again, it wouldn't be enough fun. It's a little rough around the edges, isn't it? The Disk System had certain limitations and if we were using the cartridge format it would have been better. You know, the American version is improved. It would be great if we were to give the American version of Link's Adventure to Japan, but... [shrugs]. Even among our staff, they love Link's Adventure. They're always saying, "Let's do it on GameCube!" [laughs] But I don't know. Not yet.