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Nintendo’s Strange Celebrity Hostage Videos

As part of Nintendo’s 25th brithday celebrations for The Legend Of Zelda, the publisher has roped a few celebrities into jumping in front of a camera to tell their personal stories involving the series. Only…they don’t look like they’ve been roped. Between the audio, video and backdrop, it looks more like there are masked gunmen…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2011

Nintendo’s Skyward Sword Push Includes Penny Arcade Zelda Comic, Early Sales This Saturday

Only a few short days stand between you and what’s being called one of the best ever entries in Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda series. And, if you live in the greater New York City area, it’ll be one day less. The Japanese game giant’s holding a launch event in its Nintendo World store in Rockefeller…

By Evan Narcisse Published November 15, 2011

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Pierces Game Critics’ Hearts

Has Nintendo finally release a console installment of The Legend of Zelda series that critics don’t immediately fall in love with? Look at that chart. Does that look like hate to you? No sir and / or ma’am, that’s love right there. One could almost feel the bulging hordes of game reviewers pressing against Nintendo’s…

By Mike Fahey Published November 11, 2011

Jimmy Fallon Gets Some Sweet Zelda Swag from Reggie Fils-Aime in This Skyward Sword TV Appearance

What can you glean watching Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime on last night’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon? You can you learn that, apparently, all-star developers Koji Kondo and Eiji Aonuma are jealous of Reggie’s appearances on the after-dark talk show. Viewers will also see Fallon get called a ‘natural swordsman’ and get gifted…

By Evan Narcisse Published November 11, 2011

Nintendo Might Bring 2D Zelda Games Back In 3D

Ocarina of Time might not be the only Zelda game we see brought back to life on the 3DS. Nintendo talisman Shigeru Miyamoto has been thinking about bringing some older games to the handheld as well. In an interview with GamesRadar, Zelda boss Eiji Aonuma said “Well actually, even Mr. Miyamoto himself has been talking…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2011

There’s a Zelda 3DS Handheld, and It Is Stunning

So far only revealed for the European market, this black with gold trimmings 3DS handheld is being released by Nintendo to commemorate the franchise’s 25th anniversary. It’ll be out in Europe on November 25, and includes a copy of Ocarina of Time 3D You can contact Luke Plunkett, the author of this post, at [email protected].…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 8, 2011

Link Journeys Through The Legend of Zelda’s Skyward Sword’s Dangerous Desert Area in This New Video

So far, we’ve seen Link make his way over the volcanic parts of the landscape in Skyward Sword. This new trailer opens introduces the arid Lanaryu Desert, where the series hero searches for a mining facility. You’ll also see glimpses of the new Zelda game’s combat in action and a boss battle against a giant…

By Evan Narcisse Published November 4, 2011

R2-D2 Thinks He’s Link, Battles Ganon On a…Bantha? What the Hell?

Artist Andy J Hunter throws Star Wars and The Legend of Zelda together to see what sticks. The result is R2-D2 as Link. Fighting Phantom Ganon. Who’s riding a Bantha. Best not to ask too many questions. You can see more of Hunter’s mashup work at his personal site R2D2 vs Phantom Ganon [Andy Hunter]…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 3, 2011

Fans Build Their own Amazing Zelda Magazine

Artist Cory Schmitz, whose name you should recognise by now, is putting together a collection of zines , comprised of fan art and based on The Legend of Zelda series. There are three volumes planned, but the first is now done and could be had at the recent GameCity event in Nottingham, England. Volume One,…

By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2011

The Painful, Beautiful Parting of Two Brothers Bound by Gaming

It was a promise. British-born game designer Andrzej Zamoyski and his brother Adam made it as soon as they heard the news. Both were up late, camped out on Adam’s comfy sofa with their mom and Adam’s wife, sipping tea and eating biscuits as this year’s Nintendo E3 press conference streamed from the computer to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2011

You Found The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set!

Nintendo’s been rolling out re-releases and concerts in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda series. But the Zelda mystique’s spread far and wide and one of the places it’s wound up was in an officially licensed manga series. The Legend of Zelda comics were serialized in Japan starting in 1998 but…

By Evan Narcisse Published October 27, 2011

Minecraft’s Creator Thinks This Video is a Fake; This Video’s Creators Insist It’s Real. Is It?

The gang behind that enormous stop-motion Tetris animation in Minecraft have struck again, and this time they have really outdone themselves. It’s a gargantuan stop-motion animation of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, covering the opening montage and the first three minutes of gameplay. Thing is, Minecraft’s creator himself, Markus “Notch” Persson, believes it is…

By Owen Good Published October 16, 2011

Zelda Fans Made These Incredible Cartoons (on a DS!)

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Legend of Zelda series, Nintendo asked fans to submit some Flipnote videos to the franchise’s official website. These are some of the highlights! Flipnote videos are made using a downloadable application for the DSi. They’re crude, but as you can see above, crude can’t stand in the way…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2011

Oh Man, Somebody is Making a Zelda: Total War Game

A team over at the Total War Center is making a mod for PC strategy classic Medieval 2: Total War that replaces the knights and pikemen of the vanilla game with the units and races from the universe of The Legend of Zelda It’s called Hyrule: Total War and brings twenty factions to the battlefield,…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2011

The Legend of Zelda Hops to the iPhone, At Least Until Nintendo Finds Out

The chances of Nintendo ever bringing The Legend of Zelda series to iOS are slim to none, so iTunes seller Scott Avy brought Link to the iPhone himself. Ultimate iZelda Climb, available now on iTunes for $.99, is actually two rip-offs in one. First we’ve got the direct Nintendo swipe of what looks to be…

By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2011

What Zelda Is

I got a message from a reader the other day. He noticed that I write a lot of articles about Zelda games (like this one and this one, both about the new Zelda, Skyward Sword). He needed my help. “A lot of my friends are into Zelda,” he wrote to me. “Because I don’t actually…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2011

Look Everyone, It’s the Hero of Legend: Zelda!

Why is it called The Legend of Zelda when Link’s the one doing all the work? Just wait until Metroid hears about this; she’ll be pissed. And for the record? I am the Contra You can contact Michael Fahey, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and…

By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2011

Link, Be a Lady Tonight

You see your fair share of ladies cosplaying as the hero of the Legend of Zelda series. Not as much fan art. Let’s change that. This piece is called, well, Female Link, and is by Albanian artist Edli Akolli. It’s just one his many amazing fantasy-inspired works, more of which you can check out at…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 10, 2011

Watch Skyward Sword’s Intro Sequence, Right Now

There’s been a bit of a Skyward Sword media blowout these past few days. An out which continues to blow today, as we get to see the game’s intro, which in terms of Zelda games is always a treat. It’s…exactly like Wind Waker’s intro. Only with a different art style, reflecting this game’s rather unique…

By Luke Plunkett Published October 7, 2011

Zelda Lessons Learned: Never Bet Your Beard Against Zelda Williams

Occasionally bearded actor Robin Williams named his daughter after the oft-kidnapped princess of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda. That naming choice seems to have imbued young Zelda Williams with preternatural Master Sword skills in the recently released downloadable version of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures Robin and Zelda continue to promote Zelda games…

By Michael McWhertor Published October 4, 2011