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Hyrule Warriors upcoming DLC honors CD-i

It’s finally happened. Eiji Aonuma announced via Miiverse today that there is still more DLC to come this summer. What DLC is it, you ask? Have a look below at his post. It appears that Hyrule Warriors fans will be receiving Zelda CD-i DLC to enjoy. The characters are throwbacks to the classic Zelda titles which released on the…

CD-i song asks the tough questions

What’s up with Link? What is Ganon up to now? What’s for dinner? These are the real questions to be asked when it comes to Zelda CD-i. Luckily, we have the answers given to us, thanks to a collaboration between Random Encounters and some of our very own Zelda Univers-ians. So, without further ado, treat your ears…

Fanart Friday: The Wind Waker in SNES glory

DeviantArt user gilamasan has uploaded an amazing new piece of artwork. I’ve stated various times that The Wind Waker is my favorite Zelda title in the series, with A Link to the Past not far behind. So, what happens when these two excellent titles come together? The piece is truly outstanding, capturing the open ocean of The Wind Waker and the…

Aonuma discusses the original Majora’s Mask

Nintendo Everything has posted a final translation from the Nintendo Dream interview with Mr. Eiji Aonuma. In this excerpt, Aonuma discusses quite a bit regarding the original Majora’s Mask for the Nintendo 64. “I have almost never pulled an all-nighter. However, I did that once for the N64 version of Majora’s Mask.” When asked about the…

Majora’s Mask 3D: Aonuma and the art of porting

In a recent interview with Game Informer, Eiji Aonuma sat down and spoke on the latest Zelda release for the Nintendo 3DS, Majora’s Mask 3D. Over the past week, we’ve been given various excerpts from the interview, with some interesting responses from the Zelda developer. When asked about his approach to making changes in the 3DS version, Aonuma replied,…

Music Monday: El Pájaro es la Palabra

The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker is one of my favorite Zelda titles to date. The vibrant visuals, outstanding art style, enormous blue ocean, and memorable characters are quite fantastic. For me, though, my favorite aspect outside of the art direction are the superb compositions sprinkled throughout the entirety of the game. The folk-like, celtic feel…

Zelda-influenced indie title a fit for Wii U

Stefan Lange of Radical Fish Games sat down recently with Siliconera to chat about his recent upcoming title, CrossCode. Lange mentioned two very interesting facts regarding the game: the Wii U is the console of choice, so to speak, and aspects of the game are specifically inspired by The Legend of Zelda series. “We use pretty uncommon technology…

Eggs-ellent: Easter eggs spotted in Majora’s Mask 3D

Many games have Easter eggs sprinkled throughout; little bits of coding the developers threw in to reference other games, movies, shows, and whatnot. Majora’s Mask 3D released last week, and people are already finding some fun Nintendo-related Easter eggs. Thanks to Game Explain, they’ve been able to spot quite a few Easter eggs. In the videos, you’ll…

Aonuma has spoken: Wii U and open worlds

Game Reactor recently had the chance to interview Eiji Aonuma, who is overseeing development on Zelda U, coming later this year. He had a couple of interesting statements regarding both the Wii U and an open world in Zelda. “A huge, seamlessly unfolding world is something that can’t be achieved if the hardware isn’t advanced enough.” Aonuma…

Hot plates: New Zelda face plates arriving in Europe

Next week Europe will be receiving a couple of New 3DS face plates to decorate Nintendo’s latest system. One is themed after Majora’s Mask, featuring a beautiful backdrop in the woods with the Skull Kid holding Majora’s Mask. The other face plate is very slick, with a black overtone adorned with a repetition of Triforces. The underside of…

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