Happy 2026 and welcome back to the Zelda Universe Podcast. Connor, Zara, and Jason kick off Zelda’s 40th with their expectations of the year’s celebrations. The discussion then turns to the Zelda/Ghibli connections and Link’s lonely destiny, before looking at the potential for the series in the tabletop world. Happy New Year!
Nintendo appears to be entering 2026 with considerable momentum. New sales data out of Japan reveals that the Nintendo Switch 2 sold over 3.7 million units in Japan since its release in June 2025, a figure that more than doubles the original Switch’s performance during its first full year in the region. The impressive numbers…
The Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers for Nintendo Switch Online customers are being discontinued on January 30th, 2026.
The new Animal Crossing 3.0 update is out now! This update includes new Zelda items and even villagers!
Takaya Imamura, one of the creators behind Majora’s Mask, F-Zero, and Starfox has recently released his original debut comic. “Omega 6” follows the story of two androids who get back into bounty hunting. After eating some magic fruit, Thunder and Kyla gain invincibility but will age once the effects wear off. Hired to kill Petrogaze,…
Now that 2025 comes to a close, we’re looking at an important year on the horizon for The Legend of Zelda – the franchise’s 40th anniversary. Aside from this fact there’s very little we know about what’s planned, or even what the next Zelda games could be like for the Switch 2, save for one…
It’s been one year since Nintendo’s full acquisition of Monolith Soft in December 2024, marking a significant milestone in the growing studio’s long-standing relationship with Nintendo. Best known as the developer behind the Xenoblade series, Monolith Soft has played a substantial role in the development of numerous beloved Nintendo titles, several of which are now…
The newest Zelda Musou release flew off Japanese shelves in its first week after launch. Famitsu sales, who tracks and publishes Japanese video game sales, recently released their report for the week of November 3-9, 2025. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment released on November 6, meaning this report reflects its first few days of sales.…
Lots of brilliant inventions were released in 2025, and Nintendo’s latest hardware is one of the best. Since its launch in April, the Nintendo Switch 2 has found its way into the homes of millions across the globe. It boasts brand new features in console gaming, including magnetic Joy-Cons and portable mouse controls. Its ingenuity…
It was a night of both familiar and unfamiliar wins for Nintendo at the 2025 edition of The Game Awards, as Donkey Kong Bananza and Mario Kart World took home awards in separate categories. In the very first award announced on the night, Donkey Kong put Nintendo back on top for Best Family Game. Retiring…
The Nintendo Switch 2 makes its Game Awards debut when next week’s show airs live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, and it’s arriving with a contender for the biggest prize of the night. Donkey Kong Bananza is up for the prestigious Game of the Year honor, aiming to be just the second…
Google is working with Nintendo to bring the highly anticipated application to the newest generation of Nintendo hardware. Despite having seamless backwards compatibility with the majority of Nintendo Switch titles, many games and apps are still incompatible with the Nintendo Switch 2 system, even seven months post console launch. YouTube, the popular video-sharing platform owned…
The moment has at last arrived. We now have first official looks of Link and Zelda in the live action Legend of Zelda movie, Nintendo and Sony’s joint venture. Benjamin Evan plays as Link and Bo Bragason plays as Zelda. These images came straight from the Nintendo Today! smartphone app, which plays as a slideshow…
While The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask enjoys turning 25 this year, art director Takaya Imamura has shared an interesting story on X that occurred during development. A TV station offered Imamura to appear in a portrait drawing competition which would inevitably take him away from the game for an entire week. In the comments,…
Nintendo announced on social media channels Wednesday that all-new vinyl record sets of the Breath of the Wild original soundtrack are now available to preorder for fans in Europe and the United States. Customers have the opportunity to preorder a color 2LP or an 8LP box set through the My Nintendo online store as well…
