In honor of the Zelda franchise’s 25th anniversary this year, along with the release of the long-anticipated Skyward Sword in Europe today (and the rest of the world over the next week), two of the series’s longtime developers have created a video thanking Zelda fans, whether new or old. Eiji Aonuma, producer for the series…
Nintendo is circulating an email featuring an advertisement with Robin and Zelda Williams, preceding the release of Skyward Sword. This email also includes a link to the official Skyward Sword game trailer and website, links to Ocarina of Time for the 3DS, Four Swords Adventure DSiWare, and winners to the Legend of Zelda Flipnote contest! …
This got sent in recently by forum member IGNIS and the staff loved it so much they just had to share it. Lord Ghirahim has been a big hit with our community ever since he first started appearing in Skyward Sword trailers several months back, and it’s a running joke that Ghirahim (or Debbie, as…
A blog by the name of Moon Witch Cartridge has been celebrating Zelda for this whole month leading up to Skyward Sword, with special articles, recipes, and more. To finish out the month, Zoheir Beig, the blog’s owner, is doing a 24-hour Skyward Sword liveblog. If you don’t know what that is, we can explain it very…
The 2000s were clearly an exciting decade for the Zelda series. More than half of the Zelda games in existence were released in that decade—a total of 10 out of the current 16 (if you’re just counting the canonical ones). Unfortunately though, jumping into the next decade would not be so dramatic. 2010 was a rebuilding…
In light of the release of Skyward Sword, The Geeky Chef, geek food blogger, has posted a recipe for Chu Jelly. The jelly is made of fruit juice, food color, and gelatin, and can be displayed in decorated bottles for authenticity. The Geeky Chef held a poll for which food from Zelda he should recreate…
Many people get the impression that the Zelda series is made completely by men. After all, Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma, the two men in charge of the series, are present in many interviews and appear at the big events such as E3. In the current edition of “Iwata Asks,” however, president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata,…
Co-written by Hombre and Lysia By 2009 it was time to yet again enter another Zelda controversy. At the Game Developers Conference, Nintendo announced the next Zelda game for the Nintendo DS: Spirit Tracks. While most people seemed to be excited for Link’s upcoming adventure, there was a fair share of fans that were concerned…
Both British and Australian Zelda fans are in for a treat by Nintendo. Skyward Sword is released on Friday in the UK, and the London store GAME is giving fans a chance to get the game for free, simply by dressing up as Link when purchasing the game. There’s no limit on to how many…
Worried that Skyward Sword won’t have a high replayability factor or that there won’t be much to do other than the main quest? Never fear, because NeoGaf user Dascu has compiled a list of just some of the activities that can be done in the game that don’t pertain to the main story. As it’s presented in short…
Famitsu is Japan’s premier video game magazine, and its reviews are highly respected within the gaming community. They’ve finally released their rating for Skyward Sword – it has received a very rare and distinguished perfect 40 (with all four reviewers scoring it a 10). Only sixteen video games have ever done so well (the very…
A new commercial for Skyward Sword has recently been released in Japan. Making the game seem very action-oriented, this mini-trailer showcases combat with lots of various enemies, and even has a few story teasers. View the thirty second video for yourself after the jump.
In the most recent edition of “Iwata Asks,” Satoru Iwata (the president of Nintendo) sat down with members of the development team from Skyward Sword and discussed the game’s direction concerning the script, cinematics, and music. This interview reveals a lot about the team itself and the sheer amount of decision-making that went into creating…
Good news to Zelda fans in New York City, and everyone willing to make the trip! On November 19, at 9 am until 1 pm Nintendo World at the Rockefeller Plaza will be hosting a launch event open to all fans of Zelda to celebrate Skyward Sword.
A new feature is starting over at the official Zelda website – a five-part Skyward Sword comic in collaboration with the creators of webcomic Penny Arcade has been launched, with only the first part currently available but more coming soon. This isn’t the first time a company has enlisted Penny Arcade for a comic to…
