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Recently, we ran a series highlighting some of the personal pets and animal companions of our staff here at Zelda Dungeon (Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3). Our furry (and sometimes not-so-furry) friends remind us of the bond that can transcend species and experienced worlds, finding common ground in the concept of love and all our shared quirks. These collections of companions got me wondering if we could build a similar bridge with the monsters and enemies we so often find…

Nintendo’s habit of dropping big news out of nowhere seems to be as strong as ever. Following yesterday’s announcement of “Switch successor” news coming within this fiscal year, the company released a trailer this morning for a new retro-focused title coming soon to Switch. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition brings the spirit of competition to a collection of classics from the NES era, including The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros., Metroid, and more. Inspired by Nintendo’s in-person championship events…

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa issued a statement today via X that Nintendo will make an announcement regarding their next home console within this fiscal year. This news comes after a year of speculation regarding a Switch successor and a dwindling lineup of first-party titles yet to be released for the Switch. Along with the first official acknowledgement of a new console, Furukawa announced that there will be a Direct in June that will focus solely on Switch software, and that…

Back in September 2023, during a Nintendo Direct, it was announced that construction of a brand-new Nintendo Museum in Kyoto, Japan would be completed by March 2024. Though delayed a month, construction is now complete, and the Nintendo Museum is set to welcome its first visitors Fall of 2o24. The information about the museum’s construction completion was mentioned in a during Nintendo’s latest financial report, along with Switch sales and details on the Donkey Kong expansion for Super Nintendo World….

A new video has been uploaded to the Zelda Dungeon YouTube Channel! You can watch it right here! Join us as we discuss what types of games we’d like to see in Zelda‘s future. What did you think of the video? Let us know in the comments below!

Earlier this year, Nintendo Switch Online introduced a new way to unlock exclusive Icon Elements as part of its Missions and Rewards feature. Rather than simply asking NSO subscribers to redeem their My Nintendo Platinum Points within a certain time period to receive Icons, as they’ve done in the past, the new system tasks subscribers to also play specific games on the service within a time period in order to unlock new Icons. Following such Icon releases for Super Mario…

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa took to X to let Switch fans know that a Nintendo Direct is slated for June 2024. The specific date has not been disclosed yet, but keep an eye on this space for details! Furukawa did reveal that the focus of the Direct will be the Switch software lineup for the second half of 2024, setting up the holiday season. Nintendo has a history of June Directs, so this isn’t out of the ordinary. However, the…

Early this morning, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa announced some big news: we’ll officially be learning more about the successor to the Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year. “It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015,” Furukawa said. Now, by the end of the Japanese fiscal year in March 2025, it seems we’ll know more about what the future holds in store for the next iteration of Nintendo hardware. Furukawa…

Hey there, Zelda fans! It’s the start of a new week, which means that we’ve got another Zelda Dungeon Caption Contest ready for you! Continuing the trend of the past few weeks, our contest this week features another impressive Ultrahand creation. In fact, it’s something ripped straight from one of those Japanese animes. I also wanted to use this opportunity to put out a call for any fun Tears of the Kingdom screenshots that you think would make great contest…

I’m sure you have been there: Link is being all stealthy, and is poised to catch a butterfly or take a photo for the Hyrule Compendium, when lo and behold, a Yiga Footsoldier or a Stal monster appears (or even both — if you are really lucky!). They completely ruin the moment, and your butterfly is no more. If it isn’t one of those enemies causing chaos, it’s the Octoroks with their phenomenal aim, or the Keese — who are…