Alongside a number of different LEGO sets, The Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 LEGO set is already being retired in July. The 2,500 piece set, which retails for $299.99 USD, originally released back in 2024. It features pieces to either build the the Breath of the Wild and Ocarina of Time versions of the Great Deku…
Nintendo recently wrapped up earnings presentations for the first fiscal quarter of the year, and while they’re not in the first place category, Zelda games are huge players in leading the charge in software sales. Specifically, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom now sit comfortably in the top ten Switch games ever…
Ever wondered what the ruins of the ranch found in Breath of the Wild would’ve looked like before the Calamity? Now you can thanks to a fan mod that faithfully recreates Lon Lon Ranch as it appeared in Ocarina of Time. It features familiar characters like Malon, Talon, Ingo and even Aryll as NPCs you…
It’s not at all rare that some things are lost in translation when Zelda games are localized into English from their original Japanese. Sometimes characters will change names or dialogue, but translators usually do their best to maintain the integrity of the character. However, this job is much easier said than done. Certain things like…
On February 3 Nintendo released their financial report covering their sales for the last quarter of 2025. This includes sales units on their Switch and Switch 2 consoles, as well as the sales units for many of their games, including Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. We now know that the Switch…
The new Animal Crossing 3.0 update is out now! This update includes new Zelda items and even villagers!
There have been many real-life places that have inspired the Zelda series. As it turns out, Koei Tecmo developers Ryuta Matsushita and Kimiki Aoyagi, and Zelda developers Hidemaru Fujibasashi and Eiji Aonuma have confirmed that the Hyrule Castle location from both the Wild Era and the Ancient Era is inspired by real life Japanese castles from historical…
Now that Tears of the Kingdom is well over two years old, I have been wondering what we might see in the next major 3D Zelda game. I am certain we will explore a re-imagined world of Hyrule and it may be time for a new art style. There are also multiple outstanding complaints and…
The Zelda Universe team has been very busy with Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, which includes new interviews! We had the wonderful opportunity to sit down with two voice actors from the game, one of which is brand new to voicing a character in the Zelda series. With the first interview, Zelda Universe was graced…
What better way to close out 2025 or start 2026 off with a bang than to watch talented speedrunners play Zelda games all week long to help children in their greatest need? The Zeldathon team is doing just that, and their next epic adventure is a charitable Legend of Zelda game speed running benefit for…
It’s been one year since Nintendo’s full acquisition of Monolith Soft in December 2024, marking a significant milestone in the growing studio’s long-standing relationship with Nintendo. Best known as the developer behind the Xenoblade series, Monolith Soft has played a substantial role in the development of numerous beloved Nintendo titles, several of which are now…
Composer and producer Lufus takes a handful of iconic Zelda melodies and translates them into something sweet and gliding and strange in “Zelda’s Merry-Go-Round“, something with soft strings and a half-whimsy, half-haunted kind of swing, reminding me of carousel horses. Press play on the video below and listen along with me, and you’ll soon notice…
Death Mountain has always been known for housing the most burning hot areas in Hyrule, but only in Breath of the Wild did it take some kind of heat resistant clothing merely to reach the Goron settlement, Goron City. The Goron Tunic was needed to survive the depths of Death Mountain in Ocarina of Time,…
With the release of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment we are perhaps witnessing the end of an era — one that started back in 2017. Breath of the Wild’s impact is still being felt almost a decade later, as its newest spinoff still features some of the same characters and art direction that were introduced…
Welcome to the October edition of The Zelda Universe Podcast. In this episode, Connor and Cayden are joined by Features Editor Jeff as they discuss incidental sidequests in Wind Waker and Breath of the Wild along with Ocarina of Time’s grimdark designs. Then the trio focus on the different dungeons and lands focused on the…
