Koei Tecmo announced on its socials Friday that Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is back on the docket as a nominee for the Japan Game Awards 2026, this time for the “Annual Works” category. Last year, Age of Imprisonment took home an award in the Future Division category which is for games that were not…
Nintendo has announced its first main Direct showcase for 2026 on the mobile Nintendo Today! app, which streams live on 10am EDT June 9 online and at the Nintendo New York store. The Direct will be roughly 50 minutes followed by a 95 minute Nintendo Treehouse Live presentation of the games that will be revealed…
The annual online event Zelda Creator Con returns once again this year, and it begins this weekend to host over 150 creators of Legend of Zelda themed artistic works. Conceptualized by Joel Siegel and other volunteers behind the Linktober event, the Zelda Creator Con runs from June 5th – 7th, 2026 and is hosting many…
The unofficial start of summer has greeted us, and for many gamers it means one thing. It’s video game announcement season. Summer Games Fest 2026 kicks off next week with a packed schedule of game reveals, and everyone seems to be participating except Nintendo. This comes as no surprise of course, as the Big N…
There’s nothing quite like taking a walk in the park to stop and smell the flowers and… collect Zelda themed items? Hey! Who put Zelda in my Pikmin? Well, you can likely guess who. And there’s still enough time to catch Pikmin Bloom’s current special event that focuses on classic retro Nintendo nostalgia. Some of…
Nintendo recently wrapped up earnings presentations for the first fiscal quarter of the year, and while they’re not in the first place category, Zelda games are huge players in leading the charge in software sales. Specifically, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom now sit comfortably in the top ten Switch games ever…
On the eve of Tears of the Kingdom’s third anniversary, Nintendo finally announced more information regarding Mineru’s Construct amiibo. The amiibo itself is impressive. Covered with exquisite Zonai technology details in every centimeter, Mineru’s Construct has posable arms that can bend with great dexterity. While we don’t currently know the scale, it appears to be…
“This is Miyamoto.” These words are powerful enough to shake even the sleepiest Nintendo fan awake in an instant. On May 13 this year, Shigeru Miyamoto announced through the Nintendo Today! app and Nintendo company social media channels that The Legend of Zelda Movie is ahead of schedule and is actually getting released sooner. “This…
On Friday May 8, President of Nintendo Shuntaro Furukawa released an official statement that prices for the Switch 2 will experience a worldwide increase as well as prices for the previous Switch console, the Switch OLED, and the Switch Lite in Japan. “Given that the impact of various changes in market conditions is expected to…
Monolith Soft, the co-developers behind Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, have created a fascinating recruitment portal on their website. Several interviews with the development staff are published there that cover various topics about how they created the character designs, story, sound, and more in Tears of the Kingdom. All the interviews…
After nearly two years of waiting, an official English translation of the Tears of the Kingdom Master Works book is up for preorder now, and it’s called “Secrets of the Zonai.” This book is akin to Breath of the Wild’s “Creating a Champion” book, which is filled to the brim with concept art, sketches, world…
If you’re looking for a solid YouTube series that lets you enjoy listening to nerdy Zelda theories in the background while doing things around the house, then “Exploring the Founding of Hyrule” is perfect for you. Indie game developer and Zelda fan @Rev_ADB just released the seventh video “Ganondorf and the Gerudo: The Founding of…
Witnessing a Mario movie on the big screen has been on my dream bucket list since I could first mash the A and B buttons on a Game Boy Color. The day finally came when I found my nine-or-ten-year-old-something self pumped to watch the Super Mario Bros. movie on our family room TV screen. Or…
The 40th anniversary of the Zelda series already happened on February 21 this year, but the festivities honoring our beloved franchise are far from over. Zelda Universe is rooting for our good friends Amanda VanHiel, jyggy, and other Zelda fan creators as they come together to celebrate Zelda nerdiness and stream Heroes of Time, a…
News was light for Zelda fans at the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase today, but one title from Square Enix in particular stood out. The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is an HD-2D action RPG made from the team behind the critically acclaimed Octopath Traveler and Bravely Default games. This charming adventure stars the traveling…
