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…
With the excitement of E3 building among game enthusiasts across the country, Nintendo fans are eagerly awaiting to witness portions of the next Legend of Zelda installment. According to Eiji Aonuma and his creative team, the release of this game promises a unique open-world experience with plenty of adventures to pursue. Due to the fact that The…
E3 here we come! Nintendo of Europe’s Twitter released new artwork today for the highly anticipated new Zelda title. Link strikes a heroic pose astride Epona in this new piece. Still wearing his blue hooded tunic instead of the faithful green, he holds what appears to be a sword other than the Master Sword. Could the…
E3 has started early! Nintendo have announced new Link costumes for Miitomo in a promotion event designed to drum up hype for Zelda at E3. It begins today with a retweet event. If Nintendo receive over 10,000 retweets before June 13, players can claim “Link’s new hair wig”. Just log in to Miitomo between June 15 and July 14. and If 20,000 retweets are reached, users…
Nintendo are giving fans the chance to be the first members of public to play The Legend of Zelda for Wii U. The event will be held on Saturday, June 11 at the Nintendo’s New York store. The first 500 fans in line when the store opens at 9am will get a wristband guaranteeing the…
Nintendo has announced that the upcoming Zelda game for the Wii U has been delayed until 2017, when it will launch simultaneously on both the Wii U and as-of-yet unseen NX. No specific date has been announced at this time, though the NX itself has been confirmed for a March 2017 launch. Nintendo has also announced that,…
With the release of Twilight Princess HD came the game’s last retrospective that surprisingly offered our first nugget of Zelda Wii U information in months. It wasn’t much, but it was enough to grease the hype machine after a long year since the game’s delay. Now thanks to a recent Famitsu interview with Eiji Aonuma, translated by Kotaku, we have more to…
In the fourth and last Twilight Princess HD retrospective, the developers behind the original game and the HD remaster talk of how the Wii U version offers new and returning fans a different perspective on the classic. With the GamePad providing quick access to both the map and items, and the upgraded visuals giving the game a…
With the release of Twilight Princess HD only one week away, there are many players with early access to the remaster already exploring all that the game has to offer. But it isn’t just shiny new graphics — as discovered by YouTuber HMK, Nintendo have added in an Easter egg related to Zelda Wii U.…
Australian concept artist and illustrator Jessica Smith has created a series of beautiful paintings featuring Link from the Zelda Wii U trailer in various locations in Hyrule. When she first heard that the new Zelda game would feature an open world, she was incredibly excited and decided to channel this excitement into a series of pictures that allowed her…
At long last, Nintendo has unveiled the specifics of Amiibo functionality for Twilight Princess HD on the Wii U. As many have suspected, the Wolf Link/Midna Amiibo (that is available bundled with Twilight Princess HD), is the key to accessing a new dungeon of sorts: The Cave of Shadows. This cave can only be accessed by tapping this…
Former Zelda Universe staffer (and forever our friend) EternaLegend takes another step into a world we know little about with her newest artwork. With the year-old Zelda Wii U gameplay and her own imagination serving as inspiration, EternaLegend offers her view of what an open Forest Temple could look like in the upcoming game. A mysterious Timeshift Stone-like…
With Iwata’s passing still fresh on our minds, fans are trying to honor him in every way possible. The latest idea they have come up with is a homage in the next Zelda game for Wii U. A petition has been created on Change.org to “immortalize his legacy” in the next Zelda game, and has already garnered over 3,000 signatures, more than half of their…
The Game Awards, produced by Geoff Keighley, will be returning this year in December. A few days after E3, the Game Awards’s official Twitter account remarked on the “epic” event, and told followers to stay tuned for information about the awards. That was an epic E3! Stay tuned for news on The Game Awards 2015, coming this…
Currently, tidbits of Zelda Wii U news are as rare as oases in the Gerudo Desert. This has led some fans to think the game won’t come out next year, or even on the Wii U, despite reassurances from Nintendo employees Shigeru Miyamoto and Reggie Fils-Aime. Fans of both the company and the Legend of Zelda franchise are familiar with…
