Posts about The Wind Waker

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Speaking with GamesTM this month, Eiji Aonuma expressed his hesitance to drastically change the art style for future installments in the Zelda series. In the interview, he had this to say: “We encountered an awful lot of problems from the drastic leap we took with Wind Waker. I think we will be a bit more…

I remember when my 12-year-old self first picked up Ocarina of Time. It was the coolest game I had ever played, and it was all I could think about. I managed to incorporate Zelda into all of my seventh-grade writing assignments, and I constantly got in trouble for reading my OoT book instead of the…

CVG recently sat down with Eiji Aonuma and covered a broad range of topics, including Aonuma’s game development process, his thoughts on fan feedback regarding the Zelda series, and the future of online connectivity for Zelda games. He also talked about which Zelda game didn’t get the response he was hoping for. Click the jump to…

It may be traditional to carve out scary faces in your pumpkins, but it sure is boring. At least, it would be in comparison to Deviantart user johwee‘s creations. Halloween is a mere week away, and she’s been preparing again with her beautiful Zelda carvings. This year she’s made this fantastic Jack-o’-lantern of Link’s face. You’ll notice…

Toon Link’s musical talent is no secret–not only is he the official Wind Waker, he’s done a fantastic tribute to Queen in the past. This time he’s taking a different approach, going all OG by covering one of the greatest hip hop hits of the year, “Black Skinhead” by Kanye West. Using the selfie feature…

You’ve all heard the continuing news about Operation Moonfall, the movement designed and created for the purpose of letting Nintendo know that players want to see a reboot of Majora’s Mask. Many of us have been asking, “Why doesn’t Nintendo do a remake for Majora’s Mask like they did for Ocarina of Time?” The time…

Despite a rather slow selling launch, Nintendo’s latest console seems to be picking up some steam. The month of September was an immensely positive month in terms of Wii U sales in the United States and the United Kingdom. US sales of the console jumped up 200% in the past month, and UK sales skyrocketed…

It was series director Eiji Aonuma himself who wrote the dialogue spoken by The King of Red Lions in The Wind Waker, the talking boat which carries Link across the Great Sea. In a recent interview with 4Gamer (translated by the folks at Zelda Informer), he reveals how becoming a father at the time of development…

Five years. That’s the amount of time that the development of Skyward Sword took Nintendo until its release. That’s pretty long especially if you take a look at other huge franchises where the game developers manage to release one new title each year! Shack News sat down with Eiji Aonuma and dug for the answer…

With the recent release of Wind Waker HD, many fans and critics have praised the game not only for its gameplay, but for its unique and colorful art style as well. However, the game wasn’t always praised for its graphics; in fact, there was a huge backlash to them when the game was first announced for…

IGN recently asked Aonuma, “What’s the deal with selfies in The Wind Waker HD?” The answer may be more simple than you think.

How adorable is this Wind Waker cake? The cake was custom made by Nerdache Cakes for a 1st birthday party (aw!). Check out Link’s mischievous raised eyebrow, Zelda’s peaceful expression, and the details on the swirling blue fondant waves. More pictures after the cut!

Enjoyed seeing Tetra and Medli in remastered form in Wind Waker HD? Wait until you see how great they look in real life. There is a countless amount of fantastic Zelda cosplayers portraying amazing interpretations of Link. Rightly so, being the iconic hero he is–but in Link’s adventure across the Great Sea, he wouldn’t have…

If you haven’t already gotten your treasure-loving hands on the Ganondorf figurine included with the Wind Waker HD special edition bundle, we’re here to give you a closer look at it. Not only that, we’re also going to show you another, much larger and much more expensive Ganondorf figure from First 4 Figures! You can see for…