Its roots were firmly planted on United States soil, but Black Friday has spread throughout much of Western Europe and numerous other countries. Depending on whom you ask, this is (broadly) considered to be either a consumer-savvy economic blessing, a symptom of the terminal illness known as late-stage capitalism, or “leave me alone, Target just…
If Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo 64 controller piqued your interest but you haven’t purchased one just yet, expect to wait until 2022 for a chance to do so. And since “2022” is a rather nebulous range, the hope is that Nintendo is referring to January or February. This update came from the official Nintendo online…
Have you heard the good news? The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is currently in production. What’s that? You heard that news two years ago and you’ve been anxiously checking for updates ever since? Yes, well, you’re not alone. The nominees have been announced for the 39th annual Golden Joystick…
When it comes to choosing the title of an article, the most important rule is to ensure that it conveys as much of the article’s subject as possible. Sometimes, a writer needs to discuss cutting-edge cognitive neuroscience. That’s not an easy thing to sum up in just a few words. On other occasions, a Legend…
I must confess, I’ve seldom seen the appeal of unboxing videos. There’s a certain zen to them, I’ve been told, but I guess I just can’t feel it. Unless it involves a Nintendo Switch OLED, in which case my face is as close to my laptop screen as possible and my heart rate spikes with…
Is this Skyward Sword HD soundtrack CD box set beautiful? Yes. Is it gorgeous? For sure. Is it splendid and vivid and pretty? Yeah, and I can keep going. I bet you could, too. And if you happen to live in Japan, you can purchase it for your listening pleasure on November 23. It’s yours…
Have you heard about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time? For the 0.0001% of you who are on our site and somehow haven’t, it’s one of the greatest video games ever made. Released in 1998, it marked the franchise’s first 3D adventure. It touts a fair few of Zelda’s most powerful songs, and that’s…
Let’s get hypothetical for a moment. Imagine the following six factors apply to you: You live in Europe. You don’t own a Switch. You want to own a Switch. The upcoming, premium-priced, Switch OLED model isn’t worth the extra investment to you. The far cheaper Switch Lite isn’t really your jam, either. The base Switch…
This weekend, famed GameCube characters such as Tetra and Medli from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker will be making their way back to you as Spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For those who are unaware, one of Ultimate’s major features is a Spirit Board that’s chock full of hundreds of characters from…
Nintendo Switch Online is fast approaching its third anniversary, and truly, there’s nothing more fitting for the House of Mario to celebrate with than to give their fans part of what they want. If a new rumor is true — and we wouldn’t be reporting on it if there wasn’t enough smoke for a probable…
If you’re anything like me, many of the dishes that Link cooks in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild have inspired you to attempt them at home. I’ve succeeded to some extent more often than not, with excellent renditions of such fine dining as Meat Curry, Prime Poultry Curry, Vegetable Curry (look, I…
Honestly, an argument could be made that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has already experienced second, third, fourth, and fifth winds since its landmark 2017 release. The industry-shaking, open-world behemoth has sold over 23 million copies and counting, and folks across the world still speak of it with mystical reverence. This degree…
Years ago, I might have looked at the word “fanzine” and figured it goes best with alfredo sauce and a hint of red pepper. But then, years ago I was not yet quite so invested in fandoms like ours. As most of you likely knew before I did, the silly lad I am, a fanzine…
It’s high time we saw Hyrule through a reverse-engineered lens, don’t you think? The good folks at Zelda Reverse Engineered Team, aka ZRET, seem to think so. They’ve been pecking away at an Ocarina of Time code decompilation for 18 months strong, transforming one of the greatest video games around into a modernized programming language…
Terms like “ray tracing” are all the rage these days among video game tech enthusiasts, and not for no reason. Remakes of older titles, like Bluepoint’s excellent Demon’s Souls, tap into every fiber of modern technological improvements to provide players with jaw-dropping visuals in every nook and cranny. With Breath of the Wild now over…
