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Ho ho ho! A Wintertime ZU Cometh

What, couldn’t believe that Christmas was tomorrow already? That, somehow, Zelda Universe had overlooked that your area might be a frosted wonderland by now? Well, it looks like those frozen blizzards have finally made their way straight from the Snow Realm of New Hyrule to the Zelda Temple here at Zelda Universe. Once again we’ve…

Spirit Tracks Walkthrough Updated: Temple Visit #3

Zelda Universe’s Spirit Tracks walkthrough has received yet another daily update – it now covers all the way to the end of the third visit to the Tower of Spirits. Starting tomorrow, we’ll begin to build up the next section of the walkthrough: The Ocean Realm. Make sure to come back every day, as the…

Aonuma’s Regrets for Twilight Princess

In an interview with Edge Online, Eiji Aonuma discusses what made Twilight Princess so epic, and what the Zelda team is doing about the scale of Zelda Wii. He also mentions his regrets about Twilight Princess’s development, and how they were not able to create the most perfect world to represent Hyrule given the constraints…

Spirit Tracks Walkthrough Update: A Tale of Two Dungeons

Zelda Universe’s Spirit Tracks walkthrough has been updated once again! It now covers up to the end of the second dungeon, the Snow Temple, including the boss battle with Fraaz. In addition, our Spirit Tracks boss guide has been updated with new information about Fraaz! In addition, Cody is still running around adding imagery to…

Eiji Aonuma Reflects on Spirit Tracks

Wonder what goes through a producer’s mind as he prepares yet another installment of gaming’s greatest series? How about something like this: Apparently, Zelda’s spirit form was designed to avoid having to deal with her skirt hindering her movement as a real character, and controlling the Phantoms was inspired by Phantom Hourglass’s multiplayer mode. 1up…

Spirit Tracks Walkthrough Update: Making Steem

Have you been following along with development of ZU’s Spirit Tracks walkthrough? It’s updated every day with a new section – and now it’s been updated to cover everything up to the beginning of the second dungeon, the Snow Temple. Our favorite webmaster, Cody, is also beginning to go through the walkthrough to add helpful…

Hulu: Now Playing The Legend of Zelda Cartoon

Online television site Hulu – probably the biggest name in licensed streaming TV shows – has added a very special show to their extensive lineup: The Legend of Zelda, the cartoon series! You can now watch all thirteen episodes – and every instance of Link saying “excuuuuuse me, princess!” – on Hulu’s site right now.…

Spirit Tracks Walkthrough Update: Anouki Edition

Our Spirit Tracks walkthrough has been updated with the next part of the Snow Realm section, detailing Rabbitland and the Anouki Village. I deeply apologize for the lack of walkthrough updates over the last few days; I had final exams to prepare for. However, I’m now on winter break, so the walkthrough should develop at…

BoH Contest Closes: We have a winner!

For all 100 of you that participated in the Bank of Hyrule contest over the last week to win a DS Lite, we thank each and every one of you – we say some pretty crazy posts in the thread, some probably worthy of being their own articles, but in the end there could be…

Reminder: Last Day to Win a DS Lite!

For those of you in the know, Zelda Universe has been holding a contest for the last week (sponsored by GameYeeeah.com) – and we want you all to know that it’s not too late to enter and win yourself a DS Lite! The contest is taking place on our forums right now, and all you…

Spirit Tracks Walkthrough Updates + Stamp Stations

Our Spirit Tracks walkthrough has been updated with the next section: The Snow Realm. The walkthrough now covers up to getting the Spirit Train’s cannon. More updates will come in the following days as I battle final exams and walkthrough writing simultaneously! In addition, I’ve begun a brand new page in ZU’s Spirit Tracks section:…

Spirit Tracks Walkthough Update: Tower of Spirits Edition

Our Spirit Tracks Walkthrough has been updated to include Link’s second visit to the Tower of Spirits. We’re updating the walkthrough every day, so expect to see the walkthrough completed up to the end of the second temple in the days ahead! The walkthrough should be complete around Christmastime, so stay tuned and keep a…

Twilight Princess a “Starting Point” for Zelda Wii

You can say a lot by saying very little. In this instance, Eiji Aonuma, speaking with IGN, has stated that Zelda Wii will build on the foundation that Twilight Princess set forth. According to Aonuma, Twilight Princess didn’t “fully complete [their] objective” of creating the most realistic and immersive Zelda experience ever – so Zelda…

The ZU Store: Announcing Zelda Universe + Play-Asia

For the longest time, there has been talk and chatter amongst members of Zelda Universe about the possibility that we would either open up our own online store, or partner with another large online store such as Amazon.com and offer merchandise through that. Well, the day has finally come: I’m proud to announce that Zelda…

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