The Legend of Zelda

Redditor jessmeixing was commissioned by the creators of Royal Guards, a Zelda web series that’s currently on IndieGoGo, to paint this piece of concept art of Hyrule Castle from Ocarina of Time. It’s pretty darn good, and my crappy GIF really doesn’t do it justice, so make sure to check out the original pic below.…

Building Link’s Hylian Shield, In Real Life

Look, nobody said Man At Arms had to make weaponsall the time. If a shield can be as iconic as the sword swinging next to it, then it deserves its real-life dues too. I’m more impressed with this than I have been for most of their swords! The whole thing just looks so damn big,…

People Aren’t Waiting Around For Nintendo To Make A Female Link

Nintendo may or may not ever give us a woman version of Link from Legend of Zelda, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. Or a game jam. In recent times, there’s been speculation that the next Legend of Zelda‘s Link will be a lady, not to mention an honest-to-goodness lady Link sighting in…

Nintendo Boss Says Zelda Netflix Rumors Weren’t True

Last month, the world freaked out over rumors that Nintendo was working with Netflix to create a live-action TV series based on The Legend of Zelda. Today, the guy who runs Nintendo says those rumors aren’t true. The buzz started back in February, when the Wall Street Journal reported that Netflix was in the “early…

The First Five Zelda-Riffic Minutes Of Oceanhorn

The closest one can legitimately get to playing The Legend of Zelda on mobile is now the closest one can get to legitimately playing The Legend of Zelda on PC. Let’s see how much Link is packed into the first five minutes of Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas. It’s no secret Cornfox & Bros.’ epic…

Majora’s Mask Is A Game About Death

As someone who’s not-so-quietly championed The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask for years, I’m happy the game’s been given new life on 3DS. Finally, everyone gets it! The last time I played Majora’s Mask, however, I was only 15. Today, I’m double that. While replaying Majora’s Mask, I’ve come to realize how much my favorite…

Zelda Stop-Motion Animation is All About The Clay Monsters

Here’s a really cool claymation short by animator Johnny McHone, featuring Link and angry plasticine monsters. It totally looks like a Robot Chicken sketch with a little bit of Neverhood and Skyward Sword added. Must have taken a while to film the whole thing, since it was made entirely using an iPhone and Vine To…

It’s That Kanye x Zelda Crossover You Always Wanted

Unless you didn’t want the lastone. Or didn’t want either, but must now suffer through both. gabscermade these last year, “as a present for a digital secret santa last christmas”. All I got from mine was spice rack. And not even a good spice rack. Very jealous.

Short Zelda Movie Is Looking Pretty Good

For years now, a team called The Zelda Project have been working towards recreating as much of Ocarina of Time as they can, through both cosplay and film. We’ve seentheir cosplay before, but they’ve finally got the cash together to make a start on the film part. Teaming up with Player Piano, they’ve released this…

Hyrule Warriors Will Let You Wreak Havoc As A Giant Chicken

The final piece of DLC for Hyrule Warriors won’t be available for most people until March 12, but Japan’s already playing the game’s Boss Pack. If you accomplish a specific and special task, the game rewards you with the chance to play as one of Zelda‘s most fiendish villains: the cucoo. YouTuber moccos-tan Isedelica discovered…

Nintendo Explains Where Tingle Came From

Tingle, map-seller in The Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask, is a man in his mid-30s who wears a green fairy suit. Presumed by some—incorrectly, it turns out—to be gay, he is one of Nintendo’s most unusual characters. I recently asked Nintendo’s top Zelda creator what Tingle’s origins were. “I guess the heart of the character…

I’m Glad I Waited Fifteen Years To Play Majora’s Mask

I first played The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask in a small, dark hotel room that offered rentals on all of the hottest N64 games, Expansion Pak and all. I don’t remember where we were or even how old I was, but I do recall convincing my parents to let us rent Majora’s Mask for…

How A Zelda Dungeon Is Made

Eiji Aonuma has overseen the development of many of the major Zelda games, from Majora’s Mask to Wind Waker to Skyward Sword to A Link Between Worlds. So I figured he probably knows how to make a Zelda dungeon. Last week, I asked him. He was in Japan. I was in America. But through the…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: A Live-Action Legend Of Zelda: Winners!

Inlast week’s ‘Shop Contest our image-manipulating community went on a quest to create the perfect live-action Legend of Zelda TV series on the heels of new of a collaboration between Nintendo and Netflix. The winning entries are better than anything those two could put on not-TV. The winning-est entry of them all this week belongs…

When Zelda meets The IT Crowd. This fun crossover wallpaper/shirt design, titled “The Legend of Jen,” was posted to r/zelda by the artist himself, Ryan Astle. You can find more of his artwork over at his Tumblr, and at clothing sites like RIPT Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: A Live-Action Legend Of Zelda

Netflix and Nintendo may be making a live-action Legend of Zelda television series. Not if we make it first! I guess they’d probably still continue on with theirs if we made one first, especially considering ours will just be a series of images created by you folks imagining what their series might look like. There…

The Internet Reacts To A Possible Zelda Netflix Series

The biggest news of the day is undoubtedly that there are plans to make a live-action series on Netflix based on The Legend of Zelda. While it’s not clear whether or not the series will happen, the very idea has people talking. Can you imagine it? Who would they cast? Hell, would it be good?…

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D: The Kotaku Review

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is a true original. Other creators have had 15 years to copy its ideas, but inexplicably, nobody has. If anything, it feels more bracingly unusual now than it did back then, because mechanically or thematically, there’s been nothing like it since. It is always a relief to return to…

Illustrator/Legend of Zelda fan Jessica Smith, to celebrate Zelda Wii U coming out this year, painted this magnificent picture of what the Forest Temple might look like in the game. It probably won’t be anywhere near as beautiful as it is here. Look here for more of Smith’s work, and below for the full painting.…

Meet Twitch’s Newest Star: A Piano Player

For most of this week, I was pretty sick. There was an upside, though: it gave me the opportunity to stumble across one of Kyle Landry’s piano marathons on Twitch. That night, he became one of the most viewed anythings on Twitch, nearly beating Counter-Strike, Hearthstone, and Dying Light At first, it was just idle…