Growing up, admission to the treehouse meant being part on an inner-most circle of friends. What’s said in the treehouse stays there. Inside jokes and code names are plentiful, and you wouldn’t dare try and explain them to outsiders. Nintendo applies that concept with their own Treehouse. It’s located on the third floor of their…
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link released on the Wii U Virtual Console a couple of weeks ago in North America and Japan, but unfortunately Europe was left out. Well, European readers won’t be kept waiting too much longer for this retro oddity in the franchise, as it will hit the European eShop this week…
124 years ago, Nintendo was founded on September 23rd, 1889. In the beginning, the company produced Hanafuda cards, a type of playing cards which originated in Japan. Today, the company is now one of the most influential, beloved and consistently innovative companies in the gaming industry. It’s unfortunate that Hiroshi Yamauchi, former president and grandson…
While Wind Waker HD did come with a bunch of obvious changes, such as high-definition quality and the removal of the Tingle Tuner, GameXplain takes a look at the more subtle ones in a little video overview. While graphics, story and side-quest changes are important, there are other important aspects as well. What kind of control…
The Wind Waker HD launched yesterday in North America for download via the Nintendo eShop, and with that, Nintendo has released the launch trailer for the game. The trailer showcases many key parts from the game’s story. Most notably, it shows Link obtaining the Master Sword and several clips of boss fights throughout the game. The Wind…
The artist Bill Mudron may be well-known by some of the Zelda community, but for those who don’t know him, let me fill you in. About two years ago he came up with the idea of a hand-drawn map of NES Hyrule in order to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the first Zelda game. His maps were…
When the 3DS was released Shigeru Miyamoto told Eiji Aonuma that he had this idea of using new hardware options in order to enchant the old gem A Link to the Past further. The goal was to make the two-dimensional game A Link to the Past into a game that could be playable in 3D by…
The Wind Waker HD, the HD remake of the classic GameCube title (and let’s face it: the best Zelda ever) marks its official launch today, on September 20th! So long as you live in North America and are willing to adopt the digital version of the game from the eShop, you can now rush to your…
GameXplain is back with yet another interesting WWHD comparison video, this time helping you decide which controller you might prefer to use with the game. The video notes that both the GamePad and the Pro Controller are very similar, with both featuring the same control stick and button layout. The biggest difference, of course, is…
Between marriage proposals from Princess Ruto to a date with Marin, Link has always been a bit of a lady’s man. But longtime Zelink shippers like myself know his heart belongs to Zelda, especially after playing Skyward Sword. Talk about adorable! Seeing this shot from the upcoming Super Smash Bros. for Wii U of Peach and Link staring dreamily…
Hiroshi Yamauchi, the great-grandson of Nintendo’s founder Fusajiro Yamauchi, has died of pneumonia. He passed away early this morning at a hospital in central Japan. In a statement from Nintendo, the company mourns the “loss of the former Nintendo president Mr Hiroshi Yamauchi, who sadly passed away this morning.” Nintendo also confirmed Mr. Yamauchi’s funeral will…
Today is a great day for Wii U owners in North America, as Platinum Games’ newest, superhero-themed action title The Wonderful 101 has finally launched in your territory! And it isn’t letting up with its Zelda references, after previously hinting at the series’ Heart Pieces with “Hero Heart Fragments” and quoting the famous “It’s a…
We’re doing our best to report all the incoming interviews from Zelda producer, Eiji Aonuma. Just recently, Aonuma spoke with USGamer about remaking The Wind Waker, first-person mode in The Wind Waker HD, capturing the feeling of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and more. Read what he said after the jump! You can also read about…
Last week we reported that Zelda II: The Adventure of Link was heading to the Japanese Wii U Virtual Console this week. Well good news, as it’s also now available on the North American VC too! Head to the eShop and you can download it for $4.99. As with every VC release, you can play it on your…
It’s time to get jealous of Japan again, as their Club Nintendo pages are offering both an exclusive Sound Selection CD and t-shirt of The Wind Waker HD. And in the process, once again proving how inferior the European Club Nintendo is (at least North America got a Majora’s Mask CD this year!). The Sound Selection CD…
