A writer on Kotaku has released a new article that discusses 10 things that were wrong and stupid about Skyward Sword. Now I know what you are thinking, “this guy is an idiot”, “let’s go troll him”, etc etc etc. However, the article actually aims to be a bit offensive to Zelda fans, and is…
Hey Guys! We are not entirely new to Zelda Universe, but this will mark the first post in which we are actually writing an article for the ZU main page! We have a lot of cool things to show you guys that will be exclusively for ZU within the coming month. In the meantime, I…
It is no secret that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword introduced a brand new control scheme for The Legend of Zelda. The advanced sword controls allow you to swing the sword in any direction, the enemies have also been updated so that they must be attacked a certain way to be defeated. The result…
Back in August and September of this year, Nintendo ran its Zelda Flipnote contest in which owners of Nintendo DSi’s and DSi XL’s were asked to choose one of three soundtracks and create their own Flipnotes to go with it, featuring characters, locations, and themes from the Zelda series. After reviewing all of the entries, the…
Aside from helping to transport gamers to a virtual fantasy world in which bottles contain fairies, postmen can fly, and people have long and pointy ears, the developers of Zelda strive to make Nintendo money. After all, if the games in the series didn’t turn a profit, the developers would have no choice but to discontinue the franchise. Fortunately,…
As more and more people are being introduced to gaming via their smartphones, more and more gaming companies are responding by adapting to this new trend. Nintendo has always been a stern opponent against gaming on smartphones, going so far as to keep its franchises only on Nintendo consoles and handhelds. In a recent interview,…
Many people were upset that the specially made golden Wii remote, which came bundled with special editions of Skyward Sword, didn’t come with a golden Nunchuk companion. Fortunately, it seems that Nintendo has noticed these complaints – members of the Japanese branch of Club Nintendo can now purchase a golden Nunchuk for 600 points. If…
There has been a lot of comparison (and tension) between Skyward Sword and Skyrim in recent months. They’re both long-awaited releases for two of the most popular series in all of gaming, so it’s no surprise that the fandom of the two titles blends together. One Skyrim player has created a mod which makes the…
Remember a few months ago when Eiji Aonuma said that the next console Zelda title for the Wii U might not be using motion controls akin to Skyward Sword’s? He’s since changed his mind, and has now stated that motion controls (with similar MotionPlus technology, as featured in Skyward Sword but not in Twilight Princess on the…
Even if you don’t have a Game Boy Advance, you can still play some of those great classic titles. Nintendo is re-releasing ten Game Boy Advance titles via the 3Ds’s Ambassador Program, and The Minish Cap is on the list. The Ambassador Program was created in response to less-than-expected sales reactions to the 3DS, and consists…
UPDATE: According to IGN, Nintendo of America says the below applies to North America as well. For those who haven’t encountered the game-breaking bug in Skyward Sword or have not yet heard about it, you can read about it here. Thankfully, Nintendo has worked to quickly resolve the issue. While this has only been announced…
Even after all these years, we’re still finding out new things about even the oldest Zelda games. A recently translated interview has surfaced revealing that Shigeru Miyamoto had originally intended to give “Zelda 3,” ultimately called A Link to the Past, a party-based combat system, similar to that of the Dragon Quest series made by…
Majora’s Mask was always known for having unique cutscenes, but it turns out that there’s even more available than we thought. Someone managed to discover two cutscenes from Majora’s Mask that never made it into the final game. While they’re a bit unpolished, it’s interesting to see what the developers originally had intended to put…
Despite its huge popularity and rave reviews, Skyward Sword ranks only ninth in November game software sales within the United States. The only Nintendo title to make the top ten list, this most recent installment in the Zelda series has been out for less than a month and when viewed objectively, has done very well…
The celebrity fanbase of Zelda has been utilized recently to advertise the series more and more by Nintendo, most noticeably via Robin Williams and his daughter, Zelda. Nintendo has released a series of videos on their YouTube channel in which celebrity fans of the games, most noticeably Chris Evans of Fantastic Four and Captain America fame, talk…
