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More Aonuma Interviews

Zelda series director Eiji Aonuma has been darting from interview to interview for days now, and doesn’t seem to be stopping. In this three page interview, Aonuma mentioned some interesting things, such as the fact that Majora’s Mask was developed within a year, and that he thinks that Wind Waker’s cel-shaded style is best suited…

Australian Release Date for Spirit Tracks Announced

Several weeks after the release date announcements for every other part of the world, Australia finally has a release date confirmed for Spirit Tracks. They will be getting it on December 10th, one day before Europe. If you missed it before, the final release dates are: December 7th in the US, 10th in Australia, 11th…

Ode to the Minions

Popular webcomic Brawl in the Family sometimes produces comics about Zelda, and now for their 200th comic they have kicked it up a notch to create a music video dedicated to Nintendo-game minions like Keese and Octoroks.

Spirit Tracks Puzzles Will Stump Longtime Zelda Fans

“The dungeons and puzzles pose a different type of challenge than what we have utilized in previous games, and will certainly require longtime Zelda fans to approach each challenge differently.” Zelda series director Eiji Aonuma has once again provided us with more information regarding Spirit Tracks, this time that the game contains some puzzles so…

New Spirit Tracks Commercials

Two new Spirit Tracks commercials have been released – presumably for the UK due to the accent and the use of the phrase “devilish puzzles”. It has some new footage, and if you look at about 0:10 you will see Link’s train in a very interesting place.

3 Things to Remove From the Zelda Formula in Zelda Wii

As Zelda Wii approaches, we have been hearing that the game will make some big changes to the Zelda experience. Director Eiji Aonuma seems intent on making Zelda Wii every bit as revered as the game every other Zelda is measured against, Ocarina of Time, by introducing changes “as big as OoT’s conversion to 3D”.…

Want to be a Podcast Host?

The ZU Podcast has been around for more than a year now and is still going strong. In fact, podcast producer Margar has decided to add another host so that the podcast can rotate hosts, which I can only assume is some sort of hint directed at me. If you’re interested in the position, you…

Aonuma Admits to Years of OoT Remakes

“I think we’ve been solving those issues with every Zelda since [OoT]. With each entry, I’ve tried to add things I couldn’t do before. Actually, it’s like I’ve been remaking it during these years. So if you ask me if there’s going to be a Zelda remake… I thought I was making it all this…

Official US Zelda Site Update – New ST Information

The official US Zelda site has finally updated its Spirit Tracks section with a whole bunch of information. Upon entering, you can choose to watch the intro to the game, and information on various aspects of the game has been provided. Some of the information is new, such as the details of a previously unnamed…

5 Ways to Apply the Legend of Zelda to Daily Life

The Legend of Zelda teaches us many lessons about life through its gameplay – some that your parents will like, and some that they won’t. Here are the top 5 real life teachings of the Legend of Zelda series. #5: Always Cut the Grass If there’s one thing that parents love about the Legend of…

Detailed ST Playthrough – New Information

Mike Damiani of Gametrailers has written a detailed account of his playthrough of Spirit Tracks – well, up to the end of the second dungeon anyway. It contains a new spoiler about once every sentence, so if you want to know all about the game you can read his post here. One interesting non-spoiler to…

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