In order to aid Zelda fans in their celebration of the series’ 25th anniversary, Club Nintendo released a limited edition set of two Skyward Sword posters and one 25th anniversary poster, as seen above. Fans were able to purchase this commemorative collection of Zelda posters for only 400 coins, but, as of now, the set…
Many Zelda fans were disappointed when Nintendo didn’t release a golden nunchuck to go along with the golden Wii remote that came with special copies of Skyward Sword. True, an official model was made available via Japan’s Club Nintendo, but it has not been put on the market as a mainstream item. Then along came…
The original NES is the machine through which the Zelda series was brought to the world and so it’s always nice to see it getting some love after so many years. YouTube member platinumfungi has created a pretty awesome Zelda-themed NES case mod featuring pixel artwork of Link that lights up. Not only is it…
Zelda characters and themes have made numerous appearances in non-Zelda games over the ages, including Link as a guest character in Soul Calibur II and an entire Zelda level in Super Mario 3D Land. However, the most popular and definitely the most highly-publicized of all such appearances can be seen in the Super Smash Bros. series. Link…
Now is your chance to become immortal, Zelda fans! The gaming geniuses are looking for 25,000 dedicated fans to send in a photo of themselves to create an amazing one of a kind mosaic picture. And be entered for a chance to win a replication of the Master Sword and Hylian Shield! Keep reading to…
Since its release in Japan, Hyrule Historia has been getting a huge response from the western world, with fans worldwide crying out for non-Japanese copies to be released. Fortunately there are some great fan translations out there, but of course we’d all like to view the pages for ourselves, as well. Unless you purchase a Japanese…
Nintendo has decided to make an appearance at CES with the Wii U, a system which should be coming out sometime this year. In addition they’ve brought one of the most beautiful scenes from a Zelda game, even though it’s just a short “experience” demo. Just see this awesome footage!
Did you know that back in the 1980s, Nintendo released official board games based off of the Zelda series both in Japan and the rest of the world? Nowadays, many fans would consider this a dream come true, as the Zelda franchise is largely limited to the games themselves, lacking many of the outside elements that other…
What you see above is the heavenly city of Skyloft, Link and Zelda’s aerial home in Skyward Sword. However, it didn’t always look quite like this. Official concept art of this city in the sky has been released depicting what Skyloft looked like in its early days, consisting of many multiple islands, differently stylized buildings, and…
If you’ve been a Zelda Universe regular for a while, you may remember that back in December there was a bit of controversy over a joke news post that appeared on the site while G4TV’s 2011 Game of the Year Deathmatch was ongoing. Skyward Sword came up against Skyrim, and the match was almost neck-and-neck…
There’s good news, and there’s bad news. The good news is that, just a few hours ago, Hyrule Historia was back on sale over at Amazon Japan. The bad news: They were sold out just two hours later.
Hey guys! With Hyrule Historia released last month, a lot of the “mythos and chronology” of the Legend of Zelda series has finally been put to rest. As fans, we finally have a much better understanding of how the series flows and when the games actually take place. Videos after the jump!
With the start of the new year came several updates to the Symphony of the Goddess concert schedule. The concert series, commissioned to commemorate the Zelda series’ 25th anniversary last year, is currently making its way through the United States and Canada. Tickets for the next available performance, which is on March 14 in Vancouver,…
Develop Online got the chance to interview the man in charge of the Zelda series, Eiji Aonuma. Aside from discussing the Zelda series itself and how it has lasted for a quarter of a century, they asked him what it was like to work in Shigeru Miyamoto’s shadow, and how he has stayed motivated after…
Remember a few weeks ago when we reported that Nintendo had announced the winners of its Zelda flipnote contest? Now they’ve released another piece of information to celebrate the close of the series’ 25th anniversary: Zelda-themed flipnotes created by the staff at Nintendo of America. Consisting of five short scenes compiled in a two minute…
