This is just a friendly reminder to all of you readers out there that we’re giving away a DSi (you can even pick the color!), and we’re taking entries only until midnight tomorrow. All you need to do to enter is write, in 800 words or less, what you think the plot of Zelda Wii…
It’s hard to believe that we’ve finally reached our $250 goal – when the Bank of Hyrule opened as ZU’s rather experimental contest fund, we weren’t sure how things would turn out, or if we would ever have enough money to run the contest that everyone donated money to support. Well, now is finally that…
Nintendo has officially announced that they will be hosting live stream footage of their E3 panel on their official E3 Website, so that fans can easily watch the show without having any trouble. It’s an indication that this year’s E3 will most likely be very special, by which I mean the long awaited announcement of…
With cardiovascular disease the number one cause of death in the United States, the American Heart Association has made history by teaming up with Nintendo of America in an effort to combat the disease. According to the AHA (American Heart Association), one in three adults is obese and nearly 70 percent of all Americans do…
Well, it’s about time – you know that black Wii our European and Japanese brethren have been enjoying since, oh, last Christmas season? It seems the big N has finally deemed it time to bring that sleek, sexy casing over to the good ol’ US of A, and not a moment too soon – you’ll…
Our Typography and Fonts page is choc full of every font you can think of related to the Zelda series. Today, we’ve added three new fonts to our extensive font collection. All of these fonts can be freely used in all of your personal projects, at no cost. Gamecuben – a faithful recreation of the…
According to CVG, the Nintendo 3DS is rumored to hit shelves this October. For those of you that don’t know, the 3DS was announced recently and is considered to be the successor of the Nintendo DS system. It is a highly improved system, using the technology of 3D graphics without the use of glasses, and presumed to use…
Do you love Spirit Tracks as much as we do? Then you will be very interested in reading this Nintendo Power interview with director Daiki Iwamoto, where he answers questions such as: First a boat, and now a train-why do the Zelda games for Nintendo DS feature vehicles in such a prominent way? Chancellor Cole…
In a breaking news story from Japanese newspaper Gansaku Shimbun today, it seems that Zelda Wii may have to start all over again, and without one of its most dedicated staff. Eiji Aonuma, director of the Zelda series, was fired today, after several consecutive weeks of his showing up to work drunk and harassing employees,…
The DSi XL is a strange beast. It’s been out in Japan for a few months, out in Europe for a few days, and has yet to be unleashed upon the good ol’ USA. The DSi XL is, for lack of any better words, a larger DSi. But we’re not talking about a small size…
Nintendo of Japan today confirmed the rumor of the successor to the DS, which they have called the Nintendo 3DS. Its a new hand-held system which will incorporate 3D technology (presumably using Gamecube Power) and is scheduled to be released before March of 2011. It is said to use 3D features without the use of…
Games™ spoke to Miyamoto in an exclusive interview recently and he was asked about the Vitality Sensor that was introduced at last year’s E3. Miyamoto said: “Whenever we are going to use any new device it is possible to expand the appeal to those who are new to the videogaming world. At the same time,…
[youtube]1pdjtWXqAxE[/youtube] As you may recall, Zelda Universe was the winner of DSi-XL.co.uk’s DSi XL contest! What does that mean? We got a shiny new DSi XL to look at and review! Although we’ve only had it for all of a few minutes, watch the video above for a quick overview of the console and a…
While Nintendo’s media summit yesterday didn’t give us much information regarding Zelda Wii, it was far from uneventful. This year, two highly anticipated games will be coming stateside soon: Super Mario Galaxy 2 on May 23rd and Metroid: Other M on June 27th. A statement by Nintendo Australia indicates that fans down under can expect…
Nintendo announced today at its media summit that the DSi XL console will be coming to the United States on March 28th, 2010, and will retain for $189.99- just a penny shy of $190. That’s quite a bit more than a DSi, and quite a lot more than a DS Lite. For those of you…
