There has been much talk about the visuals for Skyward Sword, and a lot of people have mistakenly referred to them as “cel-shaded” – including us! Not so, according to the man, himself, Shigeru Miyamoto. During his E3 presentation he referred to the graphics as like a moving painting. And during the Nintendo Roundtable this…
Thanks to a special E3 edition of Iwata Asks, we now have quite a bit of new information about the development of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. First of all, we learned that Wii MotionPlus was in and out of the new game several times during development. When it was first in, Eiji Aonuma…
As if Skyward Sword weren’t enough for one day, Nintendo has something else Zelda-related up its sleeve. Ocarina of Time is to be released for the Nintendo 3DS with gorgeous updated graphics! Shortly after Nintendo’s E3 press conference, the official Nintendo of America twitter page was updated with the following message: Zelda fans, one more…
We have the full HD trailer directly from Nintendo, uploaded and available. Watch it below – Skyward Sword is gearing up to be one heck of a Zelda title. [youtube]q5JkV5o_k5A[/youtube]
Pit is back! The star of the Kid Icarus series finally returns to his own series after a nearly two decade absence. Coyly acknowledging the fan demand for his return, Pit swoops into frame in the official trailer with “Sorry I kept you waiting!” And kept us waiting he did! Many fans are too young to remember…
While Nintendo never gave us a concrete date prior to now, they had strongly hinted that the new Zelda game would grace the shelves by the end of this year. Alas, that did not quite pan out. Miyamoto promised at E3 that we’d be able to get our hands on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward…
After endless debate and speculation, we finally know Zelda Wii’s official name! The title of the new Zelda game is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In addition, the game features cel shaded graphics a la The Wind Waker, but features adult Link a la Twilight Princess. Several new items also make an appearance, such…
Are you, or is someone you know, the perfect voice for Link or Zelda? Zeldamotion is looking for you! The team that is creating the Triforce of the Gods Animated Series had originally intended on not using voice artists and instead showing the dialogue via text. However, due to heaps of feedback from fans wanting…
E3 is in less than two days! And what’s Zelda-related and arguably more important than E3? Zeldathon 2010, of course! In order to fundraise for the American Cancer Society, 15 Zelda fans will be playing Zelda non-stop for 72 hours straight! Come watch their live streaming cams on their site as they raise money for a…
Our friends over at Zelda Informer posted a list of rumors yesterday that they’d found on a German gaming forum. These rumors made the usual rounds on the internet, but we’d passed on reporting on this as the rumors had no verifiable source. However, Zelda Informer has since gone the extra mile to contact the…
A more “mature” Zelda? That’s what G4 says fans want. In a recent Q&A session wherein they said they wished Nintendo would hand Zelda over to BioWare because “Nintendo waters down their RPGs whereas BioWare excels at fleshing out an RPG into a 80 hour game. It would be Zelda but for a more mature…
Have you ever wanted to play Zelda II: The Adventure of Link in 3D? I certainly have. And while this may not be exactly what I had in mind, Michael A. Johnston has just released a fan game based on the first area and temple of that Nintendo classic. At every turn, it is clear…
Made by the fans for the fans, The Legend of Zelda: Triforce of the Gods is in production with the intent to adapt the full Akira Himekawa manga into animated form. Archer Animation is the force behind this beautiful work. According to their website, they intend to have the full first episode “The Voice” completed with the…
Hey, Zelda fans! E3 is right around the corner. . . And what do videogame geeks love doing more than actually playing videogames? Vote for their favorites, of course! GameSpot wants to know what you, the videogame connoisseur, is most looking forward to at this year’s E3. So of course they’re holding a “Most Anticipated…
With cardiovascular disease the number one cause of death in the United States, the American Heart Association has made history by teaming up with Nintendo of America in an effort to combat the disease. According to the AHA (American Heart Association), one in three adults is obese and nearly 70 percent of all Americans do…
