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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
New footage of the day/night cycle in Breath of the Wild from the Nintendo of Japan website unveils some more interesting information about the world in which Link will find himself. Huge bosses in the wild Ten seconds into the footage you can clearly see a huge object moving up the left hand side of Death Mountain. It’s…
One of the new pieces of information gleaned from the treasure trove of Breath of the Wild footage we saw yesterday was that players don’t have to rely on the GamePad for their map access. Whilst the set-up we had previously seen at the Game Awards is presumably still in tact, players can also view their…
Nintendo’s entire floor space at E3 this year is dedicated to Breath of the Wild. We snapped a ton of photos of their awesome booth so those of you that weren’t there could appreciate just how incredible it is. Enjoy!
In the run-up to E3, there was a lot of speculation about what role the book on Link’s hip, adorned with the Sheikah symbol, would play in the game. We now know that this isn’t a book, but is in fact the “Sheikah Slate”. Link acquires this mysterious artefact right at the beginning of the…
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…
Nintendo’s Treehouse Live event at E3 opened with a trailer for the new Zelda title, now officially titled The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The trailer showcased Link foraging for food, climbing mountains, felling trees, and taming wild horses, and the title clearly echoes this theme of interacting with the environment Link finds…
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 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…
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…
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…
