The Legend of Zelda

Wind Waker Speedrunner Finds Glitch People Thought Was Impossible

For years, the speedrunning community surrounding The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has been searching for a way to perform what they call the “Barrier Skip,” a way to make it through a walled off section in Hyrule that leads towards the endgame. Last week, this Holy Grail of glitches was found. In the…

Majora’s Mask In-Game Ocarina Is A Surprisingly Versatile Instrument

I wasn’t initially impressed with PuppetMaster9‘s compilation of popular tunes played using the in-game Ocarina from The Legend of Zelda: Major’s Mask for the 3DS. Then he got to “Baker Street.” Such a sucker for that song. You may have seen some of PuppetMaster9’s performances when they started blowing up on Twitter back in March.…

Look At This $480 Wind Waker Statue

Even these guys are like “OK maybe we should have made this smaller”. This upcoming statue from First 4 Figures recreates Wind Waker’s King of Red Lions (with Link sailing him) in a piece that’s 25 inches tall and costs $480. It’ll be out next year. There’s a limited edition model that lights up. Good…

Watch Us Play Zelda: A Link To The Past With Randomized Items

Last Friday, Stephen Totilo and I played through a modded version of Zelda: A Link to the Past called the Randomizer. It randomizes the contents of every chest and item-giver in the game, which shifts things in some really interesting ways. As you can see in our playthrough (above), the results can be both funny…

We see a lot of cosplay videos trying to make music, but here’s a music video that’s doing Zelda cosplay. And a lot of it.

Bringing The Legend Of Zelda To Life Through Cosplay

Layze Michelle is a Brazilian cosplayer and big Zelda fan who has made a habit of creating some incredible cosplay based on Nintendo’s series. Not only has she cosplayed as several iterations of Princess Zelda herself, but also—be still my heart—the real star of Wind Waker, Medli the Rito. You can see more of Layze’s…

Breath Of The Wild Link Makes A Very Pretty Action Figure

The latest version of The Legend of Zelda’s hero has been stealing hearts since he made his E3 2014 debut. Medicom’s Real Action Hero figure of Breath of the Wild Link follows suit. You get what you pay for with Japanese toy maker Medicom. In the case of 12-inch Breath of the Wild Link here…

People Are Doing Remarkable Things With Zelda: A Link to the Past

Picture, if you will, the opening scene of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. It’s storming outside. The princess is sending you telepathic messages asking if you’ll come save her. Your uncle leaves the house, telling you to stay put, and you go open the chest in your living room, expecting to…

Watch This Excellent Speedrunner Power Through Zelda: Link’s Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is one of the best—maybe even the best Zelda game, so it’s a treat to watch speedrunner ZorlaxSeven blaze through it all in just under an hour and a half. Performed earlier this week at SGDQ, this Link’s Awakening run is really fun to watch thanks to some great…

The Shadow Link Collection Takes The Legend Of Zelda To A Dark Place

Spencer’s and Nintendo have teamed up to plunge The Legend of Zelda series into darkness. The first official Shadow Link action figure leads an army of red and black merchandise to the mall retailer’s shelves next month, with a brief stop-off at the increasingly crowded Toy Time desk. Originally published 6/23/2016 I found it hard…

The Makers of Zelda On Why Their Games Are Usually Late

“First of all, it would be great if I didn’t have to put a release date out at all,” Nintendo’s longtime chief game designer Shigeru Miyamoto recently told me when I asked him about the tendency for Zelda games to be late. “But I have to.” We both laughed. Nearly every major Zelda console game…

Grieving Fans Ask Nintendo To Name Zelda Character After Murdered Singer

Christina Grimmie, the young singer (and former The Voice contestant) who was tragically shot and killed in Orlando earlier this month, was a massive and very vocal fan of the Legend of Zelda series. In the wake of her murder, fans have been asking Nintendo to honour her in an upcoming game. As Timereport, there…

The Rumor That Someone Tried To Steal The Zelda: Breath of the Wild E3 Demo

Not long after this year’s E3 showfloor opened up for exhibitors, the internet started gossiping about a hacker who was supposedly trying to pilfer the impressive Zelda: Breath of the Wild demo from right under Nintendo’s nose. For some skeptics, it sounded too incredible to be true. How could someone possibly steal a demo from…

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild E3 Demo Was Hiding Secret Messages

The next Zelda game isn’t out yet, but eagle-eyed players are already finding all sorts of cool easter eggs. Yesterday, we brought your attention to some of the references and callbacks that Breath of the Wild makes toward older Zelda games. Today, we bring you a discovery made by neoGAFFER RagnarokX, who noticed that the…

Fans Are Already Trying To Place Breath of the Wild On The Zelda Timeline 

So far, we’ve only seen a small slice of the newest Zelda game—but that’s enough to get some fans speculating wildly. As many of you already know, there is such a thing as a “Zelda timeline,” and it chronicles the different parallel Zeldaverses that currently exist, post-Ocarina of Time. With a new game on the…

Our First Look At The New Zelda, Breath of the Wild

Nintendo today revealed a bunch of new information on their next Zelda game, due to come out on NX and Wii U next year. The presentation opened with a brand new trailer voiced by a woman (presumably Zelda) telling Link to open his eyes. Lots of shots of vast open world areas, and we see…

Watch Nintendo’s Treehouse Live, Right Here

Ready to learn about the next Zelda? In lieu of a Nintendo Direct this year, the big N is running a Treehouse stream that’s dedicated to Link’s new adventure, among other games. Let’s watch! The stream starts at 12pm ET and should continue for a few hours today, then pick up again on Wednesday. Nintendo…

Check out this new official Legend of Zelda artwork—will we be able to rock climb in the upcoming Wii U game? That’d be awesome. (Via Zelda’s Amazon page.) Here’s some other recent artwork, from last week:

If Future Link Gets Sick of Navi, He Can Just Remove Her Batteries

In the far future depicted in this fan art, Link likely has an easier time dealing with Navi’s nagging. Who is now a robot. That can most likely be turned off. Isn’t the future great? Drone Navi and Future Link are the products of the imagination of Magnus Norén, an artist from Sweden. Here they…

The New Legend of Zelda Game Is Delayed to 2017

After being delayed from its original 2015 release date, the new upcoming Zelda game won’t make this year, either. Nintendo announced today that the game is now scheduled for 2017. In a financial report released today, Nintendo has the upcoming Zelda game slated for 2017 in Japan, North America, and Europe. The Legend of Zelda…