With their E3 2018 showing only a week away, Nintendo has finally revealed the official name for its presentation happening next Tuesday, June 12. This year the presentation will be called “Nintendo Direct: E3 2018,” taking on the familiar branding of Nintendo’s popular and highly anticipated update videos. According to announcements made via Twitter through…
For those of us who have been admiring Japanese scans of The Legend of Zelda: Master Works from across the ocean, our dreams have come true! Dark Horse Books, who localized the previous Zelda books, will once again be providing us a thick volume of lore, art, and concepts to salivate over. The volume will be released in the West…
Over the past few holiday seasons, Nintendo has released several different ornament sets and string lights for their biggest franchises, Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. Last year brought us both Mario and “Toon Link” ornaments through Hallmark’s Keepsake Ornaments line, and this year Hallmark and Nintendo are continuing the tradition. Hallmark’s newest Zelda ornament draws inspiration from the…
Late last week Nintendo New York revealed a new gift box set that harks back to The Legend of Zelda’s NES days. The set draws inspiration from the iconic gold cartridge and includes a wallet, two pins, and a hat; all wrapped up in a “cartridge” of its own — complete with a cartridge sleeve. The set…
Get your tickets to the hype train punched, Nintendo fans, because a proper Nintendo Direct is only a little over a day away! Staying true to form with their short-notice announcements, Nintendo tweeted moments ago that a Nintendo Direct will air tomorrow, March 8, at 2pm PT/5pm EST, and will feature upcoming games for the…
Nintendo of Canada has announced a new contest to celebrate the Nintendo Switch’s first anniversary, and it’s a prize that could rival the country’s grand scale. Using the hashtags #1YearWithNintendoSwitch and #NintendoContest legal residents of Canada who are 13 years or older can share artwork, video, or photos on Twitter that shows how they have…
With Breath of the Wild’s anniversary comes a new piece of art to reflect on how far the multi-award winning game has come in its first year, and the further adventures that are no doubt on The Legend of Zelda’s horizon. The official Japanese Zelda Twitter account first posted an older piece of art that was revealed a year ago upon Breath…
Breath of the Wild released almost a full year ago, and the beloved game is still racking up awards. The latest honors to be bestowed upon Link’s newest adventure come via readers of IGN Australia, who voted in this year’s IGN Select Awards. As in many other video game awards this past year Breath of the Wild was…
If, like me, you were expecting The Legend of Zelda Encyclopedia to join your Zelda book collection in April you might want to re-mark your calendars. According to the product’s Amazon page the old April 24, 2018 release date has been pushed back by almost two months to June 19, 2018. Notices haven’t yet been emailed to customers who pre-ordered…
In less than a month, on December 1, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will launch on the Nintendo Switch. Today, Nintendo shared a Nintendo Direct focusing on the enormous game that expanded on its story, setting, and post-game DLC. One piece of news from the Direct came as a pleasant surprise: on November 9 (two days from now!) Breath of…
Heading to PAX West in September? If so, join us on Sunday as we delve into the storied history of our favorite video game franchise during our panel, “30 Years of Adventure: The History of The Legend of Zelda.” From highs to lows, to the weird and wacky, we’ll journey through the influential franchise’s first thirty…
“It looks like you won’t be able to use some of the weapons you found as a kid anymore…” Ah, Navi. How could she have predicted the future gamers who would seek ways to exploit Ocarina of Time’s programming quirks to make such a statement ring false? Nearly eighteen years have passed since the iconic game’s release,…
It seemed inevitable after the insanely successful [and regrettably short-lived] launch of the NES Classic Edition, but for a while we had only rumors that Nintendo would be launching an SNES successor to the mini “plug-and-play” styled console. Now, it’s official. In a surprise announcement minutes ago the rumors were put to rest with the…
Quiz Time: You’ve just revealed a ton of details and the release date for your highly anticipated, odyssey-themed Super Mario video game. How do you market it? If you answered, “By building a gaming booth inside an airport”, then congratulations! You think like a Nintendo employee! (Or you read the article title.) Kansai International Airport is…
It was announced this past week that the last set of new badges for the Nintendo Badge Arcade will be hitting the application later this week for both Europe and North America. The news comes roughly a month after the last update for the application in the Japan region. Europe will see its last update on…
