Back before Hyrule Warriors was released last year, fans enjoyed speculating about the characters that might make an appearance in the game. One character that came up in many a discussion was Tingle. After all, the game was developed by a Japanese company, Koei Tecmo, and Tingle is very popular in Japan where he even has a…
Spend 2015 on a journey through Hyrule with the official Legend of Zelda 2015 calendar. The 16-month calendar is full of illustrations from several Zelda games, including The Wind Waker, Spirit Tracks, Ocarina of Time and A Link Between Worlds. It’s a bright and colorful calendar that will look great hanging on any Zelda fan’s wall. We’ve got three of these calendars up for…
If you love writing and you love Zelda, there’s a good chance that you’d enjoy writing about Zelda. That’s assuming you don’t already write about Zelda. If you’ve ever written or considered writing articles about Zelda, why not join the Zelda Universe Features team? We’re looking for people who can write interesting, entertaining and profound articles about…
Zelda Universe needs people to help with one of the most important roles on the website: developing the front-end. After all, without the front-end code, there’s no way for us to display all of the wonderful Legend of Zelda news and content available on the website. Right now we’re looking for people who primarily have…
If you love sharing the Zelda fandom on your clothing, then you’re in for an exciting month! Zelda Universe, Tee Public and t-shirt designer Blair Campbell have teamed up for what we’re calling “Octoroktober”. Blair has set himself a challenge to design a Zelda shirt each day for the entire month of October. We thought it’d…
Yesterday we brought you the sad news that Robin Williams has passed away. The Legend of Zelda and wider gaming communities are mourning his loss as much as Hollywood is, for Williams was an avid gamer and even worked with his beloved Nintendo to advertise their games in recent years. While mainstream media is currently reflecting…
Are you the person your friends turn to when they’re stuck in a Zelda game? Do you enjoy writing? Are you passionate about sharing your Zelda knowledge with other people? Then it sounds like you might make a great Guide Writer for Zelda Universe! We’re looking for people to help us write complete walkthroughs for…
Prima has been creating beautiful hardcover Zelda game guides for several years now, and Hyrule Warriors is receiving the same treatment. Featuring the same spectacular cover art as the game, the Hyrule Warriors guide book will include detailed maps and strategy guides, along with descriptions of the heroes, enemies, items and weapons. Prima says that this guide will break…
Last year, toy company JAKKS Pacific signed a deal with Nintendo to produce a range of toys and costumes based on their popular franchises, including The Legend of Zelda. Their new World of Nintendo line has finally been unveiled, featuring fully poseable action figures complete with mystery accessories. The size range includes 4-inch and 6-inch figures. Link, Mario and Yoshi are available in…
Collector’s Corner is a new feature here at Zelda Universe. It started after we asked fans to send in photos of their Zelda merchandise collections on Facebook, and quickly discovered that there are some truly impressive collections out there. A lot of merchandise related to the Zelda games has been released over the 28 years since the first…
Much of the artwork and graphics on Zelda Universe is custom-made and we’re looking for a team of top-notch artists to create beautiful images for the site. This can be anything from quick drawings of a person/character that will accompany an article to gorgeous scenery for illustrating a game guide. Most of this work is…
A couple of weeks ago we shared a photo on our Facebook page that a fan had sent us of her Zelda collection. At the same time we put out a call for others to share theirs. The response was overwhelming and we quickly discovered that there are some truly impressive collections of Legend of Zelda…
Alas! A whole month gone and CD-ii Month has come to an end. We hope you’ve had as much fun celebrating CD-i Zelda as we have, and that you may have even learned something new or at the very least had a few good laughs in the style of King Harkinian. It’s been a month…
The Philips CD-i is largely considered to be one of the worst video game consoles of all time, but it was never intended to be solely a gaming machine. In fact, in its early days, Philips placed a heavy emphasis on educational titles, music and movies, but as we all know they did attempt to…
Cosplay was a big part of CD-i Month last year. Despite the relative obscurity of the CD-i Zelda games, I was delighted to discover that several people had donned brightly colored clothes, wigs and in some cases, beards — transforming themselves into the meme-worthy characters portrayed in the cutscenes. With a plethora of Kings, a few…
