Since 1998 when he came on board during development of Ocarina of Time, Eiji Aonuma has been at the heart of the Zelda franchise. However, Nintendo is apparently now encouraging the long-time series producer to branch out and work on new IP. In a recent interview with Edge magazine, Aonuma mentioned how his employer has been telling him…
The Nintendo UK online store are certainly fond of a prize draw or two, and the latest one is offering up a veritable smorgasbord of Zelda goodies. The Zelda Treasure Chest prize draw will enable one lucky son of a Goron to get their mitts on every Zelda amiibo in the Smash Bros. line, a Wind Waker HD edition Wii U bundle, as…
In a recent interview with Kotaku, Shigeru Miyamoto spoke about what he believes is the core experience of the Zelda franchise, and how Breath of the Wild is a return to that core. Comparing Zelda to other fantasy franchises, Miyamoto discusses how, if the game were just based on swords and magic, it would fail to stand…
E3 was over a month ago now, and yet the Breath of the Wild hype train is still rocketing along, full steam ahead. The game was nominated for three Game Critic Awards, eventually winning the coveted ‘Best in Show’ award, after dominating social media across the entire weekend. PlayStation President Shuhei Yoshida was also effusive in his praise for…
One of the more curious installments in Nintendo’s colorful history of peripherals is the Satellaview, a Japan-exclusive add-on for the Super Famicom. It allowed users to download and play games via satellite, a truly revolutionary process back in 1995. Alongside the handful of games Nintendo released via the service, they occasionally held live audio “SoundLink broadcasts”. These were specially-timed broadcasts…
According to a new mugshot sheet on The Spriters Resource, the final three Hyrule Warriors DLC characters have now been leaked. Spoilers ahead if you don’t yet want to know which these characters are until their official reveal. Placeholder mugshots have been discovered within the Japanese version of the game and include three names: Ｔゼルダ = “T Zelda” ラヴィオ…
As someone who is still very much in the grip of amiibo fever (I pre-ordered the Callie and Marie Splatoon amiibo and I still can’t quite figure out why), the customisation of Nintendo’s toys-to-life figures fascinates me. We’ve seen some fantastic custom jobs, and this awesome Twili Link, the latest but not least one to surface,…
There’s been plenty of attempts at fan-made Zelda films over the years, some more successful than others, but this latest trailer for a Majora’s Mask film looks like it could be the best yet. The short film — it will apparently run to about 3 minutes — is created by Ember Lab and Theophany, and is slated for release later this…
Charity event Summer Games Done Quick have posted their schedule for the event, containing several Zelda speed runs. The event runs from July 3 to July 10 and takes place at the Hilton Minneapolis Downtown Hotel in, surprisingly, Minneapolis. Games Done Quick have supported several charities over the years, their last event raised over $1 million…
Nintendo’s shareholder meetings rarely throw up any huge information, but if you pay attention there can be some interesting tidbits, and this month’s meeting was no exception. According to Twitter user Cheesemeister who translated the minutes, the staff behind the game consists of over 100 people and the end credits itself contains over 300. That closing…
There’s no need to tell anyone here just how good Breath of the Wild is looking, and so inevitably, it has also caught the eye of industry analysts. In an interview with GamerTag Radio, Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter was effusive in his praise for the new Zelda title, and predicted it would help sell a metric shedload…
We know, we know. You’re all incredibly jealous of our sweet E3 merch, including the awesome Breath of the Wild commemorative coin that E3 booth attendees got their mitts on. We do feel kind of bad though, it’s not fair that all you lovely die hard Zelda fans won’t get a chance to own one. What’s that?…
Speculation was rife in the run-up to E3 about whether or not the new Zelda title would give players the choice to play as a male or female Link for the first time in the series. Ultimately, that wasn’t the case, but the androgynous look of Link in the initial trailer and subsequent artwork that kickstarted all the…
In an interview with Wired, Eiji Aonuma has told how Breath of the Wild saw series executive producer Shigeru Miyamoto take more of a background role, allowing Aonuma to create something he really wanted. It’s the first Zelda title where its creator has handed over the reigns of day-to-day development responsibility to Aonuma. “I’m actually the one who was the…
In addition to the sweet Zelda mystery box up for pre-order on the Nintendo UK store, Zelda fans can now register their interest in the newly-announced game, Breath of the Wild. Doing so will keep fans in the loop when it comes to pre-orders and store offers for Breath of the Wild and will also see them entered…
