With the start of the new year came several updates to the Symphony of the Goddess concert schedule. The concert series, commissioned to commemorate the Zelda series’ 25th anniversary last year, is currently making its way through the United States and Canada. Tickets for the next available performance, which is on March 14 in Vancouver,…
Develop Online got the chance to interview the man in charge of the Zelda series, Eiji Aonuma. Aside from discussing the Zelda series itself and how it has lasted for a quarter of a century, they asked him what it was like to work in Shigeru Miyamoto’s shadow, and how he has stayed motivated after…
Remember a few weeks ago when we reported that Nintendo had announced the winners of its Zelda flipnote contest? Now they’ve released another piece of information to celebrate the close of the series’ 25th anniversary: Zelda-themed flipnotes created by the staff at Nintendo of America. Consisting of five short scenes compiled in a two minute…
“The Group” from Twilight Princess: they’re one of the most beloved organizations in the history of the Zelda series, and many people were hoping to see more of them in a future Zelda title. While that probably isn’t likely unless Twilight Princess gets a direct sequel (which itself probably isn’t likely), perhaps Nintendo is aware…
Update: Orlando, FL has been added back for July 14th, and a new Denver, CO date has been added for April 7th, both at 8:00pm. A few new cities will be able to experience the Legend of Zelda 25th anniversary symphony concert later this year. From Thursday, January 5, you’ll be able to buy tickets…
2011 was a wonderful year to be a Zelda fan. With the series celebrating its 25th anniversary along with two major game releases, Nintendo pulled out all the stops to ensure that its fans would be left feeling overloaded with goodies. Here are my favorite highlights from 2011.
What could possibly be better than finally knowing the official timeline to the Zelda series? Having a set of figurines to commemorate the occasion, that’s what! To celebrate, Takara Tommy A.R.T.S. is releasing a set of six figures of Link and Zelda from three of the most beloved Zelda titles: Ocarina of Time, Phantom Hourglass,…
As the 2011 “Year of Zelda” comes to a close, IGN’s Associate Editor Audrey Drake decided to figure why the Zelda series has endured over the past 25 years and still manages to be one of the most beloved series on the market, even to this day. She narrowed it down to five good and…
Although IGN is a general videogaming site, it’s no secret that they’ve got some huge Zelda fans on their staff. Lucas Thomas over at IGN has compiled a list of all of the Zelda series’ great accomplishments in 2011 and put it all down onto a beautiful, flowing graphic. The IGN team dubbed 2011 “The…
A French-speaking user on YouTube by the name of floshiden is extremely lucky to have a copy of the Hyrule Historia book in his hands, and he has provided some amazing insight into what is printed within the pages of this history-making book for all Zelda fans. Most importantly, he shows us the page that…
Back in August and September of this year, Nintendo ran its Zelda Flipnote contest in which owners of Nintendo DSi’s and DSi XL’s were asked to choose one of three soundtracks and create their own Flipnotes to go with it, featuring characters, locations, and themes from the Zelda series. After reviewing all of the entries, the…
The celebrity fanbase of Zelda has been utilized recently to advertise the series more and more by Nintendo, most noticeably via Robin Williams and his daughter, Zelda. Nintendo has released a series of videos on their YouTube channel in which celebrity fans of the games, most noticeably Chris Evans of Fantastic Four and Captain America fame, talk…
Our 25 Years in 25 Days article series was released in the lead-up to the release of Skyward Sword, so for the benefit of those who may have missed some of the days, here is an easy to navigate list of all of the articles. 1986, the year of The Legend of Zelda. 1987, the…
Gamers worldwide can purchase the special limited edition set of Skyward Sword, which contains a golden, Zelda-themed Wii remote and a soundtrack CD containing tracks from Zelda’s 25th anniversary concert series. However, European players get a special treat that the rest of the world won’t see. While everyone else’s CD is packaged in the same…
If you live in Texas, on January 10 2012 you can have the opportunity of experiencing the Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony live at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra! Tickets are already being sold at The Dallas Symphony website, and more dates for other areas will be announced in the future.
