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Hey! Listen! i:iii (Weekly News Roundup)

Yea, it’s Monday and I am just now posting this. Hectic weekend, shocking wrestling event, and just overall busy. That and I’m lazy, I won’t deny it. See you all next week. If you think there is a story I should highlight, leave a comment about it or send me an email at James (at)…

Netflix has arrived on the 3DS

That’s right, folks! Netflix is now available on your 3DS so you can watch movies anywhere, especially in places where your laptop can’t go. For those who are unfamiliar, Netflix is a special service that lets you rent movies right from your living room, and you get to keep the movies for as long as…

Can Zelda truly shine at 1080p?

The Wii U has promised to be all that and a bag of potato chips.  Games for everyone, and games for you, or so they say.  It’ll have 1080p-resolution graphics.  It’ll have high-resolution Blu-Ray-comparable discs.  It’ll have a controller with a hi-res touchscreen in the middle.  And we’re promised it’ll have all the online you…

Ocarina of Time 3D Soundtrack Shipping Soon

For those who purchased Ocarina of Time 3D early, Club Nintendo has started preparing the shipments of the soundtrack that many Zelda fans will be getting their hands on very soon. This promotional offer applies to everyone who registered their copy of the game with Club Nintendo, and includes over 50 tracks from the game…

Nintendo Sued Over “Stolen” Technology Again

A retired Sony engineer has come out and claimed that the glasses-free technology that Nintendo has been advertising since last year is actually his.  Seijiro Tomita, founder of Tomita Technologies, claims to have filed a patent for the same 3D technology back in 2003 and actually having it granted in 2008, a few years before…

Original songs all about Zelda

ZeldaUniverse forum user SeanSydejko has written some original songs all about the Zelda series! In particular, Ocarina of Time so far. Done so far are three songs entitled “Marketplace Lovers,” “I’m Sorry, Princess Ruto,” and “Saya Kuda,” with more to come in the future.

Zelda Tech Demo at E3 A Lie?

In a recent interview with Wired, Eiji Aonuma said that the tech demo that was shown at E3 may not be actual game graphics or game play from a new Wii U Zelda game.  He also reminded us of the infamous SpaceWorld tech demo that showcased a realistic battle between Link and Ganondorf that people…

Nintendo opens online store for Japan

Nintendo of Japan has now opened its first online store which will allow Japanese customers to buy accessories for a spectrum of Nintendo systems. These systems include the Gamecube, Game Boy Advance, Wii, 3DS and the DS Lite/DS/DSi systems. This store follows Nintendo of America’s own online store. To get to Nintendo of Japan’s online…

Ocarina of Time N64: original development staff interview

The Iwata Asks feature on the Nintendo site has recently released an interesting interview regarding Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64, as well as for the 3DS. This interview is between Iwata, a CEO of Nintendo, and the development staff for Ocarina of Time N64. Things brought up in the interview include development issues…

Ocarina of Time 3D: Ocarina Edition unboxing with Pani

Hey guys! Pani here. As you might have seen posted here on Zelda Universe yesterday, Australian Zelda fans were lucky enough to be able to start picking up their copies of Ocarina of Time 3D from today, instead of June 30th, the game’s initial release date down under. You may also remember seeing a post…

Miyamoto talks Zelda on the Wii U

I’m sure most of you will remember the impressive footage of what appeared to be a Zelda title that Nintendo showed off at E3 this year. Unfortunately, for us fans of the series, the footage turned out to be no more than a tech demo, created to show off the sorts of things that the…

Eiji Aonuma interview

Kotaku has just released an interview with Eiji Aonuma, one of the many developers of Skyward Sword, and Koji Kondo, the man who conducted many of the Zelda soundtracks in the past. This interview talks about the 25th anniversary, and even some more obscure questions about Navi and Link’s child form. Questions in bold were…

Fantastic Lord Ghirahim fan artwork

While this is a very atypical type of article written here on Zelda Universe, we thought it would be pretty cool to do a sort of art spotlight on an amazing fan art picture of Lord Ghirahim/Debbie. Made by DeviantArt user, Mudora, this picture is quite an accurate representation of the current Lord Ghirahim and…

Wii U to support multiple controllers

Multiple controller support has been a much speculated about issue since the announce of the Wii U console at E3. After Miyamoto said they were focusing on single controller only, many thought that was the final answer. However, Nintendo CEO, Iwata, has spoken up with: “Technically, it is possible for the Wii U to support…

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