Happy Mario Day! Today is March 10, or “Mar10,” and marks the official annual celebration of Nintendo’s iconic Mario franchise. There have been many Zelda cameos and references in the Mario games (and vice-versa) over the years, but today I’d like to highlight one that many have never seen before. This time, it’s not a…
Sometimes the greatest secrets in games aren’t those hidden in a place where most players would never think to look, locked behind a complex button input, or buried deep within a game’s code. Sometimes, they are in plain sight. I would probably never have figured out that the poses of the monks in Breath of…
As an open-minded gamer and owner of all of the current-generation consoles, I’ve felt consistently underwhelmed at Microsoft’s contributions to the games industry in recent years. With very few new exclusive titles to speak of, my Xbox One acts as little more than a glorified media player, while my backlog of Nintendo Switch and the…
One of my fondest memories of the early years of YouTube was discovering the guitarist Andy Gillion back in 2007. I was searching the website for content on my favorite video games, and while I wasn’t expecting to see much for Streets of Rage — a game considered niche and retro even back then —…
I remember the first time I found Mario’s face plastered on a wall inside a house in A Link to the Past’s Kakariko Village. This discovery alone was enough to excite me, being such a diehard Nintendo fan even as a young lad. Things only got better when, for whatever reason, I decided to make…
Personally, I don’t know how anyone could dislike Tetra. She’s a sassy, swashbuckling smart mouth, a leader of a crew of fearsome pirates, and holder of the Triforce of Wisdom with a history of royal lineage. What’s not to love? Tetra returned in Phantom Hourglass but was only featured in a stained glass window in…
As we approach the holiday season, we’re inevitably seeing a lot of notable Nintendo-related anniversaries of late – after all, many of the publisher’s biggest games have always been released in time for Christmas. Following the 15th anniversaries of both The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap and the Nintendo DS system last month, we’re…
If you’re a savvy follower of Nintendo rumors, you may recognize the name Emily Rogers. Rogers is a journalist with a great number of connections within the video game industry, particularly within Nintendo. As a result, she has been a reliable source for insider details, predicting many new games and systems before they were officially…
The Nintendo DS was the first-ever gaming system I bought on launch day, and with my own money. There was no way I was waiting for a birthday or Christmas to roll around for this one. When I saw the system for the first time in Nintendo Official Magazine, I couldn’t believe my eyes. It…
Here we are, at my absolute favorite episode of The Legend of Zelda TV series. The cartoon is often criticized for not feeling “Zelda” enough. It’s true that there are some elements that feel jarring to fans of the games, such as Link’s dialogue, Ganon’s clowning, and the addition of non-canon characters such as Spryte. There…
The Minish Cap already has two names for its unique race of tiny people: the “Minish,” and the “Picori.” The former is their true name, while the latter is a name used by the Hylians. To complicate things further, Nintendo initially had other names in mind for the secretive species. According to page 273 of…
The Minish Cap launched in Japan on November 4, 2004. While Game Boy Advance players had already been treated to a port of Zelda classic A Link to the Past, along with the additional multiplayer game Four Swords (which was included on the same cartridge), The Minish Cap was the first all-new, full-fledged Zelda installment…
Whenever we open up staff positions on Zelda Universe, we often get lots of applications in our inbox. However, we also receive a ton of questions about these positions, as well as responses from people who are interested but are hesitant to commit. With this in mind, we took note of all of your questions,…
In a Nintendo Direct that aired on October 1, 2013, the late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata revealed new gameplay and details of A Link Between Worlds, which was set to launch the following month. During the presentation, Iwata discussed the mysterious new character, Ravio. Following a screenshot posted on Miiverse, he addressed the similarities fans…
It was over a decade ago, during the early days of YouTube, that I first discovered The Legend of Zelda TV series. I think my introduction to the cartoon was similar to many people who didn’t catch it when it first aired: I saw a compilation video of Link wailing “Excuuuse me, princess!” I wasn’t…
