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Wall Street Journal fans the “NX uses cartridges” flames

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has added its voice to the numerous outlets suggesting that the upcoming Nintendo NX will mark a return to cartridge-based storage media in lieu of discs. The publication cites sources “familiar with the matter” in explaining that Nintendo is showing a “renewed focus” on the technology, in light of developments in…

Skyward Sword available on Wii U Virtual Console

Possibly the most divisive Zelda title ever, Skyward Sword is releasing today on the Wii U virtual console. Announced during a string of Zelda news during today’s 3DS Direct to mark the series’ 30th anniversary, the Wii title will be available on the Wii U in its original form — no HD remaster yet unfortunately — so you’ll…

New 30th Anniversary Zelda amiibo announced

During today’s Nintendo 3DS Direct, Reggie unveiled four new Zelda amiibo. To mark the 30th Anniversary of the series we’re getting an 8-bit Link, in a similar style to the 8-bit Mario figure that released alongside Super Mario Maker. We’re also getting a Link figure based on Ocarina of Time‘s hero, and a pair of Wind Waker figures. One…

Fan beats Nintendo to the punch with his own mini NES

If you ever find yourself transformed into a Picori, don’t fear as you’ll still be able to get your gaming fix. Before the Big N announced the upcoming release of the NES Classic Edition, Nintendo fan DaftMike had set about creating his own miniature version of Nintendo’s classic console. Using a combination of 3D printing, NFC tags,…

Zelda 30th anniversary soundtrack up for pre-order

Zelda‘s 30th birthday is being marked with another cool bit of merchandise in the form of a new CD featuring music from the series. According to the folks over at Perfectly Nintendo, it will span almost every game from the original The Legend of Zelda to Tri Force Heroes. The two-disc set will also feature some songs available in…

SNES controllers getting third party wireless treatment

Emulator fans may well be familiar with the plethora of bluetooth controllers on the market that allow you to play your favourite games from older console generations using authentic control inputs, albeit without being physically tied to the game via a cable. Those of us that prefer to break out the consoles themselves, however, give the…

Check out this fantastic Zelda cosplay music video

Folk singer songwriter Brooke Surgener has sent us her latest music video for the song “Be Your Babe”, and it is every kind of awesome. It features a tonne of people all resplendent in Zelda cosplay, with Brooke herself taking on the role of Malon attempting to woo the Hero of Time himself. The video features plenty of Zelda characters, mostly…

New Zelda art book up for pre-order in Japan

Those lucky Zelda fans in the land of the rising sun are getting a new art book entitled The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Graphics. Created by the staff of Nintendo Dream magazine, the book features 416 pages of artwork derived from various games within the series. Unfortunately, other than the release date (August 26) and…

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