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Eiji Aonuma’s Mii now available in StreetPass

Zelda series producer, and legend to all fans of the series, Eiji Aonuma can now be yours to treasure forever. In Mii form that is; he’s not up for adoption. 3DS owners can log on to StreetPass to download the special guest, in all his gold-pantalooned glory, for their Mii Plaza. His special message is “Let’s get…

Nintendo explains why Breath of the Wild is coming to NX and Wii U

When Nintendo announced the latest delay to Breath of the Wild’s release date back in April, they also revealed that the game would be launching simultaneously on Wii U and the as-yet-unnamed successor to that console, codenamed NX. In separate interviews with IGN, both Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma have explained the reasoning behind that decision. Miyamoto…

Zelda Mystery Box up for pre-order on Nintendo UK store

Showing the sort of business savvy that’s kept them at the top of the game for over 100 years, Nintendo are capitalising on all the Breath of the Wild hype and have released a mystery merch box for pre-order on the Nintendo UK store. The box, out on September 2, contains five pieces of themed merchandise and…

Breath of the Wild destroys all comers at E3

It’s all over, Crash Bandicoot has been hunted to extinction and Kratos lies dead with a Master Sword in his chest: Zelda has won E3. The guys over at Brandwatch have been tracking social media activity around the event and have confirmed what we all knew, Breath of the Wild is the most talked about game. And by some…

Join in the Breath of the Wild hype with Miitomo outfits

Following the retweet event announced last week, Zelda items are now live in Miitomo. The gifts from the event are a cool-looking t-shirt featuring Link pixel art, and a couple of wigs allowing users to sport Link’s iconic barnet for themselves. Miitomo Drop also offers two Zelda boards. The first is classic-themed, giving players the…

Breath of the Wild reinvents Link’s items and weapons

The trailer for Breath of the Wild, and subsequent Treehouse demos, have introduced a whole host of new items to Link’s arsenal, and reinvented the way that they’re deployed, suggesting a level of customisation never before seen in a Zelda title. The Sheikah Slate The mysterious Sheikah book that provoked much speculation in the lead-up to E3…

Exclusive Zelda shirt and art cell on sale at Nintendo NY

The first of six exclusive t-shirts celebrating Zelda‘s 30th anniversary goes on sale this week at the Nintendo NY store. The shirt boasts a cool looking coin design, with a golden bust of Link and the series’ birth year of 1986 emblazoned across it. Also for sale is a Skyward Sword art cell, depicting Link in a striking…

Zelda Universe presents act one of Wind Waker: The Movie

Zelda Universe are finally proud to present act one of our third dub project, Wind Waker: The Movie! After holding auditions in March on Behind The Voice Actors, and working our way through the 900-plus auditions that were submitted, we have 30 cast members voicing over 50 characters in this major movie dub project. Directed by ZU’s own media leader…

New Zelda Wii U artwork hints at rock-climbing

As if the E3 hype train hadn’t gathered enough steam already, Amazon appears to have leaked new concept art for Zelda Wii U. The gorgeous artwork, attached to the Amazon listing for the game, depicts Link hanging off a cliff face in front of a stunning vista of what is presumably Hyrule. Supposedly that’s a smouldering…

New ‘Legendary Editions’ of Zelda manga on the way

Fans of the Ocarina of Time manga series are getting a new Legendary Edition this November. The deluxe, two-in-one releases contain two complete volumes of The Legend of Zelda manga series, and will be printed in a larger 5-3/4” x 8-1/4” format, meaning you can fully appreciate the new covers and colour artwork included by creator Akira Himekawa. The Legend…

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