Triforce Tributes is a special Legend of Zelda 30th anniversary celebration that’s all about the fans! Each week focuses on a specific aspect of the fandom, and the second week of the celebration was all about fan art. This gallery displays all of the fan art that was submitted.
We’ve partnered with custom Amiibo maker GandaKris for a very special giveaway: custom Korok Amiibo from Breath of the Wild. We have four to give away, and the winners will have the chance to pick from the following characters: Irch, Elma, Aldo, and Olivio. These Koroks specifically have been spotted in the upcoming Zelda game, Breath…
Triforce Tributes is a special Legend of Zelda 30th anniversary celebration that’s all about the fans! In week one, we asked fans to submit photos of their collections of Legend of Zelda merchandise. This gallery displays all of the submissions we received, and boy, are there some impressive items in here.
UPDATE: The submission period has ended. You can view all of the submitted collections in this gallery. Winners of the art prints will be announced approximately a week after January 15. We’re kicking off the first week of Triforce Tributes, our special 30th anniversary fan celebration, by asking you to show off your Zelda collections. The last…
As we near the end of the 30th year of The Legend of Zelda, we’ve decided round out the anniversary with one final celebration, and this time it’s all about you: the Zelda fans. Over the next six weeks we’re going to celebrate many different facets of Zelda fandom. Each week will focus on a specific aspect of…
Update: Due to one of the original winners being unable to attend, and another failing to respond within the RSVP deadline, we held a redraw for two of the passes. The additional winners are: Jesse Mullen Sally Spencer The winners of our Melbourne Nintendo Switch hands-on event invitations have been drawn! Congratulations to: Saul A. Zavarce…
The Zeldathon team is back with their latest charity Zelda marathon: Zeldathon Cures. This time they’re raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with a week-long marathon of Zelda games. They’ll be playing through all of the major Zelda titles along with some of the spin-offs such as Link’s Crossbow Training, Freshly-PickedTingle’s Rosy Rupeeland, Super Smash Bros. and the…
Update: This giveaway has now ended. The winners have been announced in this post. We have eight invitations to a special hands-on Nintendo Switch event in Melbourne, Australia on January 15 to give away thanks to Nintendo Australia. You could be among some of the first fans to play the Switch at this invite-only event which…
We’re gearing up for a final round of 30th anniversary celebrations and we need your help! We’ve compiled a list of iconic artwork that we think best represents the spirit of The Legend of Zelda and captures elements such as adventure, courage, friendship, adversity, and joy. We’d love for you to vote for your favorite…
As part of the ongoing 30th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda celebrations, Nintendo has put some of the original design documents for the first Zelda online. The documents feature a series of drawings used for planning out some of the dungeon rooms and overworld screens, and a couple that compare the sketches with the final in-game rooms. There’s…
New Breath of the Wild footage has appeared in the form of three new videos on Nintendo’s Japanese website. Two videos labeled “in this world” and “in this era” feature gameplay footage set to the stunning trailer music. There’s also a “weather” sequence that’s featured on the Breath of the Wild home page. The website has also…
If you’re headed to PAX Australia in Melbourne this November make sure to clear space in your schedule for the special Zelda panel we’ll be running. Cody Davies, David Johnson and myself will be hosting “30 Years of Adventure: The History of The Legend of Zelda” to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the series. Inspired by the series…
Following our review of Legends of Localization yesterday, we had a chat with its author Clyde “Tomato” Mandelin about the process of writing the book and the surprises he uncovered along the way. Legends of Localization Book 1: The Legend of Zelda takes a detailed look at the translation and localization of the original Legend of Zelda game on the…
Japanese website Dengeki Hobby has just announced a new Breath of the Wild Link figure from Medicom Toy and boy is it beautiful. Standing at approximately 30 cm (12 inches) tall, the poseable figure comes with detailed accessories and interchangeable hands and heads that can be used to customize Link’s appearance. The accessories include Link’s bow, a quiver…
Universal Studios Japan has revealed some new information about the Nintendo area planned for the theme park, saying that it is expected to exceed the Harry Potter section. Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun has also revealed that the new section may cost more than ¥50,000,000,000 ($500 million USD) to build, a 25 percent increase on the $400 million it…
