Amazon is currently offering 20% discounts on video game pre-orders and new games within two weeks after their release to Prime members. For most games, that means $12 off your order, which is $12 you could put toward that cool Amiibo you’ve been putting off buying. There are no details on how long this sale will…
It seems that someone wasn’t content with just playing the original Zelda or Zelda II on a regular NES. This fan decided to show his love for the franchises oldest games by modding his NES and creating both a custom controller and a container to hold it. When the container is opened it lights up…
If you’re lucky enough to be in Europe and partake in Club Nintendo, they’re offering two new farewell rewards. The first reward is a collectible two-disc Nintendo Sound Selection CD set that has ending credits from popular Nintendo games. The second reward is a Legend of Zelda case. Featured on the Nintendo Sound Selection CD…
Do you ever look at a cool Nintendo or Zelda craft and think to yourself, “I’d love to have the time/money/skills to do that”? Stuff like an N64 logo table, a custom Zelda inspired video game console, or a Zelda arcade cabinet can come across as daunting. Fortunately, Our Nerd Home has just the project for those of us…
Gashapon is the term for the popular vending machines in Japan and elsewhere that dispense capsule toys. If you can name it, there’s probably a gashapon machine dedicated to it. These go beyond the cheap 25 cent toys that you find in your local grocery store. Gashapon capsules are high quality, and can run from…
Each year birthdays come and go, reminding us that our time is not eternal. Despite this fact though, The Legend of Zelda has endured, with the series celebrating its 29th anniversary this year. Today I turn the same age, 29 years old, reminding me just how much this historic series has helped shape my life. It’s…
The 2015 version of the Nintendo World Championship is less than two weeks away, and from the thousands of players who participated nationwide in the qualifying rounds, there are only 16 left. These 16 finalists will be making their way to sunny Los Angeles, California to embark on the quest of a lifetime — to…
If you’ve yet to spend your last Coins on the North American Club Nintendo website before it closes, there’s some pretty decent discounts happening over on the service right now. Included are two very cool Zelda products, as well as some other Nintendo items. Most notably, the prices for Fierce Deity Link jigsaw puzzle and the Legend of Zelda-themed 3DS XL Pouch…
Fifteen games are in the running for induction into The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame for 2015. The list of finalists spans classic games like Pong and Pac-Man, all the way up to more contemporary titles such as Angry Birds and Minecraft. Most importantly, however, is the inclusion of The Legend of Zelda. Releasing in 1986, that golden cartridge had a huge impact…
We’ve seen all manner of Zelda toys and figurines over the years, but this time Nintendo are going with a new approach — albeit based on something old. Here’s a plush toy Link from the original Legend of Zelda, complete in his classic 8-bit form. The plush is one of three new toys in Jakks Pacific’s World of Nintendo…
Amiibo Tap, which launched in Japan on April 23, is coming to North America and Europe on April 30. This piece of freeware that allows you to “tap” any Amiibo on your Wii U console and receive a three-minute demo of a number of classic Nintendo titles. A few Zelda games are included in Amiibo Tap, as well…
Kelsey Kronmiller, a talented artist in her own right, decided to bring both The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. to life in underwater form. She started her creative tank endeavors with a Super Mario design, bringing the world to life with Adobe Illustrator. Her initial tank, which was based on Mario Bros., took roughly 300 hours to complete over three weeks.…
Collectible Badge Center is a Japanese-exclusive 3DS app that offers users the chance to unlock special “badges” to customise the 3DS home screen. This is done by allowing players a limited number of attempts per day at a crane game, wherein the badges can be picked up by the claw. When all attempts are used…
What’s up with Link? What is Ganon up to now? What’s for dinner? These are the real questions to be asked when it comes to Zelda CD-i. Luckily, we have the answers given to us, thanks to a collaboration between Random Encounters and some of our very own Zelda Univers-ians. So, without further ado, treat your ears…
Nintendo Everything has posted a final translation from the Nintendo Dream interview with Mr. Eiji Aonuma. In this excerpt, Aonuma discusses quite a bit regarding the original Majora’s Mask for the Nintendo 64. “I have almost never pulled an all-nighter. However, I did that once for the N64 version of Majora’s Mask.” When asked about the…
