For those of you who don’t remember, not too long ago we told you about an IGN video that mentioned different modes for righty or lefty players in Skyward Sword, assuming that Link would actually switch his sword in either hand to the corresponding mode. As it turns out, Kotaku confirmed that this is false.…
Straight from Nintendo’s private Zelda 25th Anniversary party in Hamburg, Germany is a video of the first 15 minutes of Skyward Sword gameplay uploaded by NiNTENDOMiNATi0N on YouTube. There are, of course, spoilers ahead since you are seeing the very beginning of the game up until the Bird Ceremony we have seen previously. *Spoilers ahead……
There are many different villains in the Zelda series; they’re crazy, sane, insane, and emotional; they can do just about anything. They’re different and alike, and they all seem to have one goal: getting in Link’s way. Yep, that’s just about it with their goal; destroy Hyrule/Termina or just plain capture Zelda—it always impedes Link’s…
A new video from IGN takes us through the sword training sequence of Skyward Sword, explaining the mechanics of sword play in the game along with some contextual details from the story. About two minutes and fifty seconds in, the presenters confirm a left-handed mode, with Link mirroring a left-handed players preference. Video after the…
In a recent interview for Nintendo Power, the director of The Legend of Zelda, Eiji Aonuma, spoke a bit about the coming Wii U Zelda. By the look of the interview it seems Nintendo has a few ideas of how to utilize the screen of the Wii U controller. This game was at first shown…
So, back in the day, a forum member by the name of pipking started a feature on ZU to highlight gaming news around the community that didn’t necessarily fit into the Zelda category. It was to serve a couple of different purposes: for one it added more content to the site that was lacking at…
I’m sure many of you remember the trite and clichéd threats from your parents about what would happen if you kept on misbehaving. “Your face is going to freeze like that,” I remember hearing. “Don’t sit that close to the television; you’ll go blind!” And then, perhaps one of the most famous ones that my…
Gossip Stones: Is it all just gossip? In only a few select Zelda games, the Gossip Stones have been an odd item found among the various locations of Hyrule. Out of all the Zelda games, however, the Gossip Stones only have only made a memorable appearance in the admired N64 titles; they made smaller, less…
While Nintendo stated during their E3 press conference that Skyward Sword was going to be released this holiday season, Nintendo of Europe’s press site now claims that Skyward Sword will be released in August 2011 instead. Remember, only official press companies can have access to this page. This access comes from well-known gaming journalist Mike…
GamePRO in Germany has recently uploaded some new Skyward Sword footage. What’s different is this is the first footage to really show players what the game sounds like. Normally, videos posted focus on the visual part of the game much more than the auditory. In this footage, you really are able to hear what the…
The newest upcoming Zelda game, Skyward Sword, has recently been shown at E3 with a new trailer. One of the things many fans have been fuzzy on, however, are details of the storyline itself. Lately, more details of the storyline have emerged. -spoilers ahead-
Richard George has put out a new article on IGN of the best and worst bosses of Ocarina of Time. It’s not a list like the top 10 weirdest characters, but it’s just as good. Phantom Ganon, Twinrova, Dark Link, and Ganondorf/Ganon are featured as the best bosses, and Volvagia, Morpha, and Barinade are featured…
You may remember earlier this year, I featured a little amigurumi pattern made by Japanese pattern creator Becchin and translated by tanoshimou. For those that don’t know, amigurumi is art of knitted/crocheted stuffed animals. In the previous post, I showed by first attempts of the pattern as a beginner. I now want to try it…
You may remember a while back that we featured a video from the guys over at CollegeHumor showing a catch up session between Princess Peach and Princess Zelda. The princesses are back bickering on whose boyfriend is better in this silly bar scene that only gets worse when their guys get back. What did you…
We have a special treat for you today: two new videos of Ocarina of Time 3D gameplay! [YOUTUBE]h21j4dxdZ6c[/YOUTUBE] This one shows off the power of the 3DS’s gyro sensor and accelerometer. In case you haven’t already heard, whenever you’re in first-person view, (looking around or using an item like the hookshot), you can move the…
