The recent eShop maintenance didn’t bring Nintendo fans the much-rumored Twilight Princess HD, but it did add in a useful feature. The International Age Rating Coalition, or IARC, is now a part of Nintendo’s eShop for all of its systems. IARC is a simplified way for video game developers to rate their digital content across the varied…
Back in June we brought you news of Project Third Quest, a fan mod of Ocarina of Time that was set to bring a new experience to the classic N64 game. Now, a portion of the mod is finally playable. Patch 0.5 offers a small selection of maps, such as Dread Gulch and the Earth Labyrinth,…
The official Hyrule Warriors Twitter account tweeted a tease a few days ago, stating a new trailer will be premiering for Hyrule Warriors Legends before the first week of November is through. 【広報】『ゼルダ無双 ハイラルオールスターズ』の映像は公式サイトからもご覧いただけます。https://t.co/G0YqMdGOSC来週には新たな映像をご用意する予定もありますので、楽しみにしていてくださいね♪ — 『ゼルダ無双 厄災の黙示録』公式アカウント (@zelda_musou) October 27, 2015 With Nintendo reaffirming that at least one Nintendo Direct will be arriving before the end of the year,…
On a recent Facebook post, Legend of Zelda manga artists Akira Himekawa shared roughs of three characters from their 2001 adaptation of Oracle of Seasons. In the pictures below, you can see our hero Link and the elegant dancing oracle Din, as well as a few sketches of the crafty witch Maple. This art goes well with the Oracle…
With Tri Force Heroes now released for the Nintendo 3DS, a number of interviews are surfacing, revealing information behind the game’s development. In an interview with GameSpot, series producer Eiji Aonuma and Tri Force Heroes director Hiromasa Shikata share details on the chat icons, the lack of Amiibo support, and items that were cut from the final game. When concerns were…
The upcoming release of Tri Force Heroes wouldn’t be complete without coinciding Nintendo 3DS themes. Fortunately, Nintendo has two new themes to fill that need. The first theme features the Tri Force Heroes box art, which scrolls with the pages while the three heroes run along the bottom screen. The second theme has official art against a gold background,…
If you have an hour to spare, you can check out Eiji Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda, as he plays through some of the upcoming Tri Force Heroes. This is one of several videos featuring everyone’s favorite “bearded uncle” playing the Nintendo 3DS game, and even if your Japanese isn’t up to snuff you can enjoy the…
Nintendo of America is giving select fans the chance to try out Tri Force Heroes prior to release. If you’re one of the lucky fans, you could be receiving an email from Nintendo of America with instructions to download the included code for a Tri Force Heroes demo. But because it’s dangerous to go alone, the email includes two…
Legend of Zelda manga artist team Akira Himekawa have shared two new sketches with their fans on their official Facebook page. First, Sir Raven — Link’s knightly ancestor from the Oracle of Ages and Seasons manga — was shown alongside his loyal mount, Puini. Following that sketch came a colored one of Vio from the Four Swords manga, with Shadow Link hanging…
If you’re going digital for Tri Force Heroes, the game is now available for North Americans to pre-load. For the suggested retail price of $39.99, you can pre-download the game and get it at midnight on launch day without having to fight through traffic or lines. Downloading the game will set you back 1549 MB of storage…
If you want to hundred-percent Tri Force Heroes, you’ll need a few friends on hand. So far, two costumes have been revealed that will only become available by collecting items known as Friendly Tokens. These tokens are earned through local and download multiplayer, and can be redeemed at Madame Couture’s shop (along with a few hundred Rupees) to…
The new information about Hyrule Warriors Legends teased last week by the game’s official Twitter has been revealed in the latest issue of Famitsu as a new playable character and a new boss. Skull Kid of Majora’s Mask fame is the newest fighter to be added to the Hyrule Warriors Legends roster, and like the other new characters, he will be transferable to…
Takara Tomy is always bringing new collectibles and toys to their Japanese customers through gashapon machines and other means. With a new batch of upcoming mini-figures, Hyrule Warriors will be making its way into the Takara Tomy lineup. Featuring Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, and Lana, these mini-figs will be priced at 300 yen each ($2.45/€2.18). Oddly, Ganondorf’s Twilight Princess incarnation will…
If rare Zelda items are your thing, then this might pique your interest, big time. Clyde Mandelin, the same person who is working hard to bring his Legends of Localization book to us, got his hands on this amazing Japan-only Zelda board game. The board game is really small in size, smaller than that of…
If you have ever wondered just what differences are there between the North American and Japanese versions of the original Legend of Zelda game, well then Legends of Localization is the book for you! Clyde Mandelin, a game programmer, as well as the official translator for Mother 3 and FUNimation, has started his very own project,…
