Between the base game and The Champions’ Ballad DLC, there are a grand total of 136 Ancient Shrines dotting Breath of the Wild’s Hyrule. These sanctums hidden below the earth are the resting places of Sheikah Monks who will reward you with a Spirit Orb should you manage to complete their trials, which may include…
Of the countless discoveries that players can make while exploring Breath of the Wild’s Hyrule, one of the coolest can be found in one of the most unassuming spots on the enormous map. Meadela’s Mantle is a large, snow-covered terrace that sits just northwest of the Yiga Clan Hideout in the Gerudo Highlands. Aside from…
It was around this time 10 years ago that the Nintendo 3DS made its international debut, launching in North America, Europe, and Australia following its Japanese release. The portable console promised to be a worthy successor to the hugely popular Nintendo DS, with stronger hardware that allowed for console-like experiences on the go, revolutionary 3D…
If Volume Eight of the Twilight Princess manga tells us anything, it’s that readers can expect this stellar adaptation to continue firing on all cylinders down the stretch. With Link and Midna closing in on their fated confrontations with both Zant and Ganondorf, the story is showing no signs of coasting to the finish, thanks…
The Legend of Zelda was a much smaller franchise when Zelda Universe launched in February of 2001. Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages — only the seventh and eighth canon games in the series — had just gotten their Japanese releases. The Wind Waker was still months away from making its debut at Spaceworld…
Nintendo’s ongoing celebration of Super Mario Bros.‘ 35th anniversary has arrived at a very exciting juncture with the Switch release of Super Mario 3D World, an enhanced version of the Wii U classic that’s joined by the brand new game mode Bowser’s Fury. Super Mario 3D World by itself feels like a celebration of the…
Pokémon is going open world. During a special Pokémon Presents video that aired earlier today to celebrate the franchise’s 25th anniversary, a new, ambitious adventure titled Pokémon Legends: Arceus was announced for the Nintendo Switch. The debut trailer showed a massive world where Pokémon roam about and players are free to explore, like a dramatically…
The Legend of Zelda has historically preferred not to stay in the same place for very long. It is a franchise that has constantly been on the move, taking players to new settings or new iterations of previous settings with every release. Even when the story returns to Hyrule for the umpteenth time, the iconic…
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is off to a historic start. According to Famitsu.com, the game has already shipped more than three million copies worldwide. This makes it the best selling Musou title ever released, surpassing all Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors games, along with all other Musou games based on popular franchises, including One…
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is bringing the Dynasty Warriors formula back to The Legend of Zelda, but the experience aims to be quite different from what fans enjoyed in the original Hyrule Warriors for Wii U, 3DS, and Switch. This prequel to the groundbreaking Breath of the Wild is adding many new wrinkles to…
Bundle up and stash away plenty of Ultra Balls, because Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are whisking us away to the Crown Tundra. The second of two expansion passes for the Nintendo Switch titles opens the way to a brand new area on the southern tip of the Galar region, where there is just as…
The world of The Legend of Zelda is filled with fantastic creatures and beings, many of which we have had to do battle with over the years. Link has squared off against an enormous bestiary throughout the Zelda games, his foes coming in all different shapes and sizes. There have been sinister sorcerers, giant monsters,…
It must be nice to be able to conjure a temporary clone of yourself every so often like Ganondorf can. Who wouldn’t want to send an illusion of themselves to sit in on a boring presentation, meeting, or class that you wanted no part of? Although, Ganondorf has always used his clones for a little…
Nintendo dropped another unexpected trailer for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity this morning, showing off some of the villains that Link, Zelda, and co. will be doing battle with. You can watch the clip below. The dastardly Yiga Clan was on full display in the new video, which gave particular attention to Master Kohga. Whether…
The world of The Legend of Zelda is filled with fantastic creatures and beings, many of which we have had to do battle with over the years. Link has squared off with an enormous bestiary throughout the Zelda games, his foes coming in all different shapes and sizes. There have been sinister sorcerers, enormous monsters,…
