Nintendo has released an official commercial for their latest title, Hyrule Warriors, on the company’s official YouTube channel. The commercial is roughly 35 seconds long, but definitely makes good usage of its short time; a large portion of the trailer consists of gameplay from various locales. It’s good to see an official commercial finally arise for the…
Want to look fabulous like Zelda, but while playing as Link? Perhaps you want to use weapons specific to Impa, but while playing as Lana? I know you would want to see Zelda use Midna’s special attacks! It appears that a Miiverse user from Japan, Raurei, has discovered a glitch in Hyrule Warriors that lets you…
Is there something you’ve been dying to know about Hyrule Warriors? Well now’s your chance to ask the expert! We’ve been given the opportunity to ask a few questions about Hyrule Warriors, answered by none other than Mr. Aonuma himself! Maybe you’d like to know who his favorite fighter is, or what it was like working on a spinoff rather…
New details on Hyrule Warriors are set for reveal very soon, according to a recent tweet by developer Koei Tecmo. For the folks out there that don’t understand Kanji, Always Nintendo helpfully provided the following translation: “We plan to hold a game competition for Hyrule Warriors at Tokyo Game Show on Saturday. By all means, those of you…
Nintendo Treehouse are set to showcase a slew of exciting upcoming games for Wii U and 3DS in a livestream tomorrow, September 12. The stream will begin at 10am PT, and will last for eight hours. You can tune in on Nintendo’s Twitch.tv channel. Of course, the most interesting game for many Zelda Universe readers…
On September 26 at 8am, a limited edition Hyrule Warriors bundle pack goes on sale, and you can only get it at the Nintendo World Store in New York. The bundle includes a physical copy of the game and Link’s blue scarf. The scarf is included in special edition sets of the game in Europe and Japan, but this is…
In anticipation of Hyrule Warriors coming out this month, Nintendo UK took to their Twitter account announcing the release of free, downloadable Hyrule Warriors icons for Twitter and Facebook, as well as wallpapers. Make it known to all your friends and family on social media that you’re ready for Hyrule Warriors with a new icon for your profile. You can…
GameXplain has uploaded the opening cutscene from the English localization of Hyrule Warriors, and the game begins very much like other Zelda titles do — with one interesting catch. Please stop here if you want to avoid any and all spoilers. Instead of Link waking up from an ominous nightmare, this time it is Princess Zelda who does…
If anyone thinks that merging two historic franchises together is an easy task, guess again! In an interview with Nintendo Life, Koei Tecmo producer Yosuke Hayashi talked about some of the challenges in combining the two franchises, as what makes a Zelda game is a myriad of various experiences that culminate into one incredible adventure. When approached…
Nintendo has announced that a Hyrule Warriors demo will be available at select retailers before its September 26 release date in North America. You are given the choice to face off against the armies of evil as Link, Princess Zelda, or Midna, and are given the opportunity to challenge the classic Zelda boss King Dodongo. Nintendo says that the…
Nintendo Life held an interview with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and Yosuke Hayashi of Koei Tecmo, and toward the end, Aonuma and Hayashi were asked if they had any closing thoughts. Hayashi shared that although he felt that the bar for Hyrule Warriors was set high, he is pleased with the Japanese fans’ reactions to the game,…
It has already been stated on numerous occasions that Hyrule Warriors originally functioned more like a typical Zelda title, dungeons and all. Something previously unknown though, was that Shigeru Miyamoto himself once again “up-ended” the tea table, telling Hyrule Warriors development staff that the goal of this project was to “graft Zelda onto the Dynasty Warriors experience,” not the other…
The Legend of Zelda series has some of the most memorable music in all of video game history. We recently reported that due to a new update for Hyrule Warriors, it is now possible to select the background music you want to play for each stage in the game. Now, we have some footage of the new settings. With…
Various retailers are offering exclusive DLC for Hyrule Warriors. For example, pre-ordering the game from Best Buy will get you a download for a couple of Skyward Sword outfits that Link and Zelda can wear, while Amazon and GameStop are offering Twilight Princess and Ocarina of Time costumes respectively. On September 26, the Hyrule Warriors launch date for the US, Nintendo is…
Nintendo has now launched official websites for the upcoming Wii U spin-off Hyrule Warriors. The US site is loaded with summaries on the story, characters, bosses, items and stages, plus plenty of trailers to go with them. You’ve got to love that epic looping video in the background! There is also a greyed-out section that’s apparently…
