With the recent financial troubles and slow sales of the Wii U, it is easy to forget that Nintendo has historically had terrific sales numbers. IGN has compiled the hardware sales, software sales, and attach rate for every Nintendo console and handheld, as well as the sales of some of Nintendo’s recent software. The data tells…
A Link to the Past isn’t the only Zelda game being re-released today. The Four Swords Anniversary Edition is now available for free on the 3DS eShop for a limited time in the United States. This offer will expire on February 2 at 11:59 PM ET. The Four Swords Anniversary Edition was previously released for…
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata made a few comments yesterday ahead of the company’s investor briefing. First off, it has been confirmed through Nintendo’s financial report that Iwata will be taking a 50 percent pay cut. Japanese publication Nikkei has reported that Iwata’s salary will be reduced for a five-month period from February until June. Iwata isn’t the…
Game Informer was one of the first publications to publish a review of A Link Between Worlds, and was also one of a few publications to give the game a perfect 10/10 score. This isn’t the first Zelda game that Game Informer has awarded a perfect score to; Game Informer has awarded a perfect score…
Today’s “pic of the day” for Smash Wii U showcases Rosalina and her newly announced down special move, tentatively called the “Gravitational Pull.” This move originally debuted in Super Mario Galaxy, where players could pull in Star Bits by pointing the Wii Remote at them. Series director Masahiro Sakurai describes how this move will function…
The Zelda Project is composed of a group of friends who seek to bring the characters, settings, and feel of Ocarina of Time to life through photography and film. Their latest work consists of the gorgeous picture above, which is a matte painting consisting of a photograph and painted images. The painted village blends in…
Nintendo of Europe has announced on their Twitter that the Art Academy: SketchPad Miiverse community A Link Between Worlds drawing event that was previously announced has launched today. For this event, the theme is to simply draw your favorite character or characters from A Link Between Worlds! For all of the details pertaining to this…
Hello and welcome to a brand new ZUTV series called “Let’s Draw Zelda!” This series features artist Anette, who is a new and welcome addition to ZUTV. In this series, Anette will focus on drawing anything Zelda-related, and the videos will showcase the drawing process from start to finish, along with detailed explanations by Anette…
Director and filmmaker Kennedy Baruch recently announced that he was going to be turning his short film “Escape” into a feature-length film by the name of “Princess in Another Castle.” Nintendo Life recently conducted an interview with Mr. Baruch which touched on a variety of key topics, including the film’s expected release window, how much…
The debut trailer for Twilight Princess was revealed at E3 2004, and it set up high expectations for the game. Why was the trailer so successful in hyping up the game? Why was the trailer made the way that it was? GameTrailers (who made a very popular video that analyzes and discusses the series timeline) has…
Hello and welcome to a new edition of Cody’s Rant on ZeldaUniverseTV! In this segment, Cody addresses something that is often discussed–how some people believe that Nintendo merely recycles the same concepts and formulas from franchises such as Mario and Zelda over and over again for every iteration of the respective franchises. Cody goes into…
In 2012, film-maker Kennedy Baruch released an award-winning Zelda short film called “Escape.” The short film featured a young girl who played The Legend of Zelda in order to escape from difficult times at school. If you enjoyed the short film, here is some good news; the short film is getting a feature-length film adaptation.…
A Link Between Worlds is one of the best games to come out in 2013, and has even won Game of the Year awards from critics such as Gamespot. But what do other developers in the video game industry think of the game? The organizers of the Game Developers Choice Awards (GDC Awards) have revealed…
Welcome to a new Bazaar! There are a few notable deals available, including a discounted Wii U 8GB Basic edition bundled with Skylanders, a discount on The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set in the UK, and the Prima’s The Legend of Zelda Box Set is still discounted on the internet. Hit the jump for…
Welcome to a new edition of ZU Mailbag! Muse and Ithika hit on two main points in this Mailbag: Link’s companions–and of course–cats! Muse and Ithika tackle a variety of questions regarding Link’s companions. Who are Muse and Ithika’s favorite companions from the series? Why do Link’s companions leave him at the end of his…
