The Minish Cap, which was previously only available to early adopters of the Nintendo 3DS on the Nintendo eShop through the 3DS Ambassador Program, is set to launch next week on the Japanese Wii U eShop. The Minish Cap is one of several Game Boy Advance games that is set to be released on the Wii…
Kim Kev is a relatively new YouTube channel featuring a duo of two up-and-coming young musicians; Kim, who is an aspiring violinist, and Kev, who is a pianist. As described on their channel, they want to spread the beauty of video game music to the world through their performances. They update with new songs each week…
It’s usually Ganondorf that gets the spotlight as Zelda’s iconic antagonist, but as we all know, there are many other evil villains that enjoy terrorising Link and the land of Hyrule. Animator Alex allowed the Wind Mage Vaati to take centre stage in his recent animated GIF on his Alex Draws Tumblr. The Minish sorcerer…
It’s hard to think of 32 bit games interacting with with the real world. However, the masterminds over at The Pixel Kingdom have created a gorgeous two minute video of various Game Boy Advanced games interacting with real world environments. Continue on to the next castle to see the movie.
Hello, Universe! I am Rusty, once again bringing you another Music Monday! Today, our Music Monday spotlight shines on one of my favourite games, The Minish Cap! The music in this game is wonderful, and perfect to fit the teeny tiny adventures of Link and Ezlo. The Minish Cap’s music is some of the most remixable…
Yes, the wonderful blade of the Picori, created by the Picori themselves. But would happen if when Link returned to regular size things didn’t go quite as planned… Brawl in the Family has a comic on the truth of the Picori Blade. Hit the jump to see it!
Cubed3–a website devoted to the videogames of Nintendo–wrote an interesting piece on looking back at January 2005 in Zelda history. They discussed one of the greatest handheld Zelda games, released in America seven years ago from this month. Hit the jump as we look at what Cubed3 had to say about the Hyrule adventure that…
2011 was a wonderful year to be a Zelda fan. With the series celebrating its 25th anniversary along with two major game releases, Nintendo pulled out all the stops to ensure that its fans would be left feeling overloaded with goodies. Here are my favorite highlights from 2011.
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…
2004 was the beginning of a new era in the Legend of Zelda series. After years of revising what was more or less the same gameplay formula, extensive changes were being made to the series. Miyamoto promised these changes in 2004 and Japanese and European gamers were the first to experience them when The Minish…
“I am not Link, but I do know him! Even after 18 years, the Legend of Zelda never stops changing and this game is no different. We are now taking you to a world where Link has grown up – a world where he will act different and look different. In order to grow, Link…
The folks over at Nintendo 3DS Blog received an anonymous tip a few days ago about the games included in the 3DS Ambassador Program, which gave a full list of what games you’ll receive as part of the program. This list happened to include 3 Zelda games: The Legend of Zelda Zelda II Minish Cap…
It’s hard to believe it’s been six years since the last 2D Legend of Zelda game was released. Since that time, the series has evolved significantly. Twilight Princess showed us the potential that motion controls have in the Legend of Zelda, and Phantom Hourglass demonstrated how well we could play the Legend of Zelda using…
You may remember a few earlier posts where we reported on IGN’s Greatest Zelda Game tournament, a tournament run by IGN to have users vote on which Zelda game deserves to be titled the best of all time. The tournament has finally finished, but are the results as expected? I’m sure since the title of…
Do any of you remember Ingo? The Minish Cap’s Ingo has been placed 19th in 1Up’s “The Top 20 Video Game Landlords.” That’s second to last, unfortunately; and there are no other characters from the franchise. But in a list of only 20, 19th is still pretty good! If you don’t know who he is,…
