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Breath Of The Wild 2 Gameplay Shows Link Flying With All-New Powers

BotW 2 news by Nintendo at E3 will make starving Zelda fans happy

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 15, 2021

CultureE3

Nintendo Briefly Shows Off Skyward Sword HD Details

During its E3 presentation Nintendo showed a new glimpse at Skyward Sword HD

By Ash Parrish Published June 15, 2021

Culture

Nintendo’s E3 2021 Plans Include A Direct And Treehouse Live

Nintendo fans wondering about the company’s E3 plans can now cease their incessant pondering. There’s be a 40-minute Nintendo Direct on June 15 focused on Switch games, followed by three hours of deep dives via Treehouse Live. The festivities kick off at noon Eastern time on June 15 with a selection of Switch games, with…

By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2021

Culture

New Zelda Amiibo Has A Bullshit Special Power

Amiibo granting special powers in a Nintendo game is nothing new, it’s half the point of the things existing, but normally those powers are fairly tame, or simply shower the player in gifts. This new Skyward Sword HD one, though, is very disappointing, because it bestows an ability that all players should have, all the…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2021

OpinionAsk Kotaku

What’s A Favorite Childhood Game That Demands A Remake?

It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take. This week we Ask Kotaku: What’s a favorite childhood game that demands a remake? Luke We had enough trouble getting EA to bring back Skate, let alone Skitchin’, but a man…

By Lisa Marie Segarra Published May 10, 2021

CultureOdds and Ends

A Very Short, Very Wholesome Zelda Song (By The Dude From The Mountain Goats)

Imagine being a kid, sitting down to play some Zelda, and instead of kicking back with the game’s instrumental score getting an improvised soundtrack from your dad. Who is… John Darnielle from The Mountain Goats. My new life goal is to get someone doing this while I play Total War, and by “someone” I mean…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 11, 2021

Culture

Wind Waker Speedrunners Finally Found A Way To Skip Cutscenes

The latest trick in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker speedrunning has the potential to do away with the game’s previously unskippable cutscenes entirely. Much to the chagrin of speedrunners, Wind Waker has a few super-long cutscenes. Not Kojima long, mind, but long enough to be annoying if you’re repeatedly playing the game from…

By Ian Walker Published March 31, 2021

CultureMorning Music

Famicom Graffiti‘s Metroid Remix Kills, But Oh Dear, That One Zelda Track…

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today’s vintage selection from Nintendo has a real unpredictable streak and features one of the best Metroid covers you’ll hear. And, well, other things. Video game soundtrack albums were kind of a wild west in the…

By Alexandra Hall Published March 22, 2021

Kotaku EastJapan

Glitch Turns Breath of the Wild Into A First-Person Game, It Seems

Mods already make first-person views possible in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. One player, however, has apparently figured out how to do that without one. As Twitter user A.xk pointed out, the glitch can be unlocked by following these inputs: New item hold glitch ↓ camera ↓ item hold ↓ item hold cancel…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2021

Opinion

Nintendo, Please Just Let Me Play Zelda: The Minish Cap On Switch

Unfortunately, in the year 2021 there’s no easy way to play it.

By Ethan Gach Published March 10, 2021

Kotaku EastJapan

Here’s An Excellent Majora’s Mask Replica

This year marks the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda. To celebrate, artist Pikousa reposted an excellent Majora’s Mask she sculpted. Out of all the Zelda games, Pikousa’s husband, photographer Kyon, likes The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask best. For his birthday last year, she sculpted it entirely out of clay. It was then…

By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2021

CultureShop Contest

‘Shop Contest: The Legend Of Zelda 35th Anniversary, Winners!

Last week marked the35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda franchise. To celebrate the iconic series, I asked you all to create Zelda-themed images. You didn’t disappoint. Our winning image this week comes from MonoArtan who creates something I didn’t realize I wanted: A sidescrolling sequel to Wind Waker. Someone call Nintendo! Some very interesting…

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 27, 2021

OpinionAsk Kotaku

What Was Your Best-Ever Year For Gaming?

It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take. This week we Ask Kotaku: What was your best-ever year for gaming? John Walker There is only one correct answer to this question, and then there are egregiously wrong ones. The…

By Alexandra Hall Published February 22, 2021

CultureTotal Recall

Happy 35th Birthday, The Legend Of Zelda

On February 21, 1986, the original Legend of Zelda was released on the Famicom in Japan. It did OK, Nintendo made some more Zelda games, and we’ve all been having some good times ever since. It’s easy to turn these kind of posts into general retrospectives, a checklist look back at some of the biggest…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 21, 2021

CultureShop Contest

‘Shop Contest: The Legend Of Zelda 35th Anniversary

This year marks the35th anniversary of the Zelda franchise. But specifically, it seems today Feb 21 is the actual day the series hits the big 3-0 (plus five.) Let’s celebrate the long-running franchise by creating silly images. It’s how we do things around here. Your challenge this week: Celebrate the anniversary of The Legend of…

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 21, 2021

Culture

Skyward Sword Has A Neat Workaround For Its Motion Controls

The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword, bless it for trying, was a Zelda game on the Wii that went all in with its motion controls, making ports to systems that aren’t the Wii a tricky proposition. The upcoming Switch version, though, has a workaround. Sure, you can use the Joy-Cons to simulate the Wii Remotes,…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2021

Culture

Everything Nintendo Showed During Today’s Direct

Nintendo held its first full-length Direct in nearly two years today, and it was chock-full of smaller announcements and some neat surprises. There was still no news about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, nor the new Metroid game Nintendo teased forever ago, but we did get our first look at Splatoon…

By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2021

Culture

Nintendo Sorry There Isn’t Any Breath Of The Wild 2 News

When Zelda boss Eiji Aonuma made a brief appearance on today’s Nintendo Direct, it sparked some brief hope that there might be news on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2. There was not. Indeed, Aonuma—who was actually there to debut Skyward Sword on the Switch—opened his address by apologising for the lack…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2021

Culture

Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword Is Coming To Switch

Brightly colored Legend of Zelda dark horse Skyward Sword is getting a second lease on life. Or a third, if you count the Wii U eShop re-release. But I don’t. As part of today’s Nintendo Direct, the company announced that Skyward Sword is getting an HD re-release. The new Switch version will be out on July…

By Nathan Grayson Published February 17, 2021

CultureOdds and Ends

Zelda Speedrunner Beats Breath Of The Wild With His Feet

Speedrunner Joedun is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to doing the unthinkable in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Not content to have a top 10 time when it comes to 100 percenting the game, he decided to do it again earlier this month without taking any damage. Now…

By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2021