Zelda News

At a Nintendo briefing in Japan, much of the topic of discussion was on the Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, and many of the upcoming games to be released. However, there was still a slight mention of the Legend of Zelda for the Wii U. Shigeru Miyamoto was in attendance and while we don’t know exactly what he said, a translation has popped up thanks to David Gibson.

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Our great friends over at Glitterberri have been hard at work for weeks dissecting every page of the Hyrule Historia and translating it to English for us. They have been doing an incredible job and because of their hard work, we have learned some incredible info on the Zelda series that would otherwise remain a mystery for sometime.

One of the more recent facts dug up out of the depths of this wonderful book is the mystery of the Ocean King’s World. When dealing with games like this that take place in alternative worlds, it is hard to know exactly how they are all connected. Yhanks to Glitterberri, we are able to shed just a little more light on this mystery. Jump inside for the quote from Glitterberri and my thoughts on the matter.

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Today, a rumor surfaced about two potential Zelda games for the 3DS titled The Legend of Zelda: Fire Prophecy and Ice Prophecy. When people noticed that the image came from 4Chan, people automatically assumed it was fake, due to 4Chan’s reputation. On the other hand, people thought this was actually real or were not sure if it was fake because of how official the logos looked. After examining the image again, freelance game translator GlitterBerri who can read and write Japanese fluently, confirmed that the rumor was indeed fake. You can find out how the titles are fake after the jump.

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A recent rumor popped up over at 4chan and was featured over at ScrewAttack.com. The rumor cites the potential of two new Legend of Zelda titles for the Nintendo 3DS, much like Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages. The thumbnail image you see to the left is the logo that was posted over at 4chan and you can see a larger version of the image after the jump. The text underneath the images translates to Fire Prophecy and Ice Prophecy. Obviously these are just Rumors and they shouldn’t be taken as official announcements.

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Ross Miller from The Verge made his way into the intimate setting of Nintendo’s presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. CES is the biggest trade show for new consumer electronics, gadgets, robots, and generally just about anything that plugs in. It was a surprise for me to see that Nintendo would be exhibiting at CES, considering many of the biggest announcements in gaming happen at E3. Expectations of the media were met when Nintendo had nothing to announce at CES besides having demos available for press. While there is nothing entirely new being shown off this time around for Nintendo, it’s great to see that Nintendo is still utilizing Zelda as their HD experience. It is made clear in the video that the Wii U shown off is still reference hardware and that it is still not finalized. We expect to see much more throughout the year leading up to it’s release–particularly at E3. Head on past the break to check out The Verge’s hands on demo.

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Skyloft is the main attraction in the Sky area of Skyward Sword and it is where the vast majority of the characters live. Having played through Skyward Sword a number of times, I have the layout of the island completely memorized, knowing where all the houses are, all the entrances to the various areas, and even knowing where to find all the bugs. Overall I thought it was an alright main city, but I think it could have been a bit more exciting. Well it turns out there were several different concepts as to how the island was suppose to look. These were all revealed in the Hyrule Historia book that hit shelves in Japan just two weeks ago. Go ahead and make the jump to check out some of the concept pieces, as well as my analysis.

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Super Smash Bros. is a great fighting series of video games that takes many different characters from the main Nintendo series and puts them all in one game to fight. The series started with a hand full of Nintendo characters and over the years has slowly been adding several new characters not only from Nintendo, but from other franchises as well.

With every new Super Smash Bros. game that is announced fans try and theorize about the roster and which new characters are going to be added. So it’s no surprise that after the announcement of a new game for the Wii U people start speculating what characters will be introduced into the series. When Brawl was released Zelda fans were excited to find out that character models from Twilight Princess were used. So will the next release have certain characters from Skyward Sword or even from other titles of the series? Keep reading after the jump to see a “rumored” list of new characters.

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Names have always been an important part of any game especially in the Zelda series. A lot of the names are reused several times or contain a strong meaning relating to something in the game. Zelda, Link, and Impa are names we hear quite often when playing or even talking about the Zelda series, but where did they originate from and what exactly is the meaning behind them?

With the recent release of the new Hyrule Historia book, a lot of new, old, and unknown information was released. In just the preface of the book we can find out how some of the more important names of the series came to be and the meaning behind them. To find out for yourself be sure to keep reading after the jump.

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Released today for the Nintendo 3DS eShop, the original Legend of Zelda is available for download in Japan. It was previously thought that this title would only be available for Ambassadors, but alas, today the first non-handheld Virtual Console title was released to the public, at least in Japan.

We’re yet to learn if this title will be coming to North America outside of the Ambassador program, but I’d bet that we’ll soon see that following a European release, the states will be getting a release for a similar price. In Japan the download is going for a mere 500 yen, about $7 US.

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DeviantART user, MINGLES, has recently started up a LEGO Cuusoo project for The Legend of Zelda. I’m sure I don’t need to explain to anyone what LEGO is, but Cuusoo is a section of LEGO’s website where people can submit ideas for official LEGO products, and if they gain 10,000 supporters, they will be reviewed for potential as an actual LEGO product. LEGO is a great toy for kids and even sometimes adults, and it would be incredibly cool to see Zelda LEGO sets and elements.

If you have a Facebook account or Cuusoo account (or don’t mind making one), you can visit The Legend of Zelda’s Cuusoo Project and show your support, and we can make this happen!

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After the special edition of the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was announced nearly 4 months ago, fans quickly were raising the question, what about a golden nunchuck? While we never did get one for Skyward Sword, it turns out we are in fact getting one now! Better late than never I guess. The Golden Nunchuck was announced at the Japanese Club Nintendo website and it will be available for 600 points.

However, there is currently a promotion where if you purchase Skyward Sword and register it on Club Nintendo, you can get this Golden Nunchuck for just 400 points. This offer is valid through February 20th of 2012. As of right now this seems to only be a Japanese special offer and we aren’t sure if this will make its way over to other regions. Go ahead and make the jump to find some larger images of the new Golden Nunchuck.

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In a recent interview with Eiji Aonuma, he reveals to the official Nintendo magazine that future installments of the Legend of Zelda will use motion controls like in Skyward Sword. After the success of Skyward Sword’s motion controls, Aonuma can’t see Zelda going back to the traditional button controls, even though he had doubts about motion controls during Skyward Sword’s development. Miyamoto also stated back in September that going back to button controls will be difficult.

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Skyward Sword has nearly been out for two weeks, and already we may have some useful information regarding future installments. According to Sam Claiborn from IGN, Nintendo is already working on two Zelda games, presumably Zelda Wii-U and Zelda 3DS. I would have thought the Zelda team would have taken a long and well-deserved break after 5 years of making Skyward Sword, but it looks like they need to keep the ball rolling.

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There is so much fuss about all the newest mobile devices nowadays. Everything is going mobile so it just makes sense that console games would eventually end up on our mobile devices as well. Now, if you own a Kindle Fire, you are able to play at least two Nintendo 64 games on it.

Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time can be played on the Kindle Fire so you can play while you are out and about somewhere. Take it to the grocery store and play while you are shopping, take it to the doctor’s office and play in the waiting room. The point is that you no longer have to wait to play the games that you love. Gone are the days of longing to be home so you can play Ocarina of Time or Super Mario 64 because now you can take them with you. Take the jump to read more about it!

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Remember back in the day when we had to just push the A button to use our sword in Zelda? Seems like it was just yesterday and now we can actually really get into our swordplay and move with the game! What better way to make that change even better than to have someone who uses a sword on a regular basis. Claire Bennett, a professional fencer, was hired by Nintendo to do a photo shoot, a bit of fencing, to show off her swordplay and even teach some people how to fence at the Nintendo Skyward Sword Launch Party.

The event was held in a victorian building in South Kensington with decorations of fairy lights and greens plants and vines winding up the stairwells along with green lights to make it seem more mystical and forestlike. Take the jump to read more about the fencing adventures.

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A few days back we posted about a Time Lapse Video of Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda Room. The room was designed by I-am-8-bit for the 25th anniversary of the Legend of Zelda series. Today we have 8 new pictures courtesy of Nintendo World Report. These showcase many of the areas seen within the Time Lapse, but since they are higher resolution and they are images, we can see the Legend of Zelda room in all its glory. You can see a thumbnail gallery of all 8 images after the jump. I’ve also gone ahead and embedded the Time Lapse Video that we had posted a few days back in case you missed it.

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School bullying is a problem in highschools all across the country and all across the world really. Often times this happens because of somebody’s pure appearance, sexual orientation, religion or if there is something about them that is different. For Zelda Williams, it was her name, Zelda. Being named after the Princess of Hyrule was no easy way to go through school, as Zelda was constantly teased because of it. Zelda recently spoke about her name and what it was like growing up.

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Over at Den of Geek, an article has been published talking about how Link is one of the most enduring characters in video games. They list the reasons behind their statement during the article and also talk about the differences between Link and certain main characters in other game series.

Another Zelda Williams interview has surfaced and in this one it has her talking about how she has always been close to video games. She says it was a way that her and her family bonded with each other. Video games also gave her parents the inspiration to call her Zelda after the Princess Zelda and call her younger brother Cody after a character in Final Fight. Here is an excerpt of those particular parts of the interview.

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Comedy Central was present at the Nintendo World launch event for Skyward Sword. (Our video will be released soon–don’t worry!) Originally, I thought they were there to make fun of Zelda fans, but after seeing this giveaway, it’s obvious why they were present. The grand prize is quite extensive, and the daily prize is nothing to shake a turkey leg at. I had the opportunity to be interviewed for one of the TV spots that will air this weekend, So if you want to see ZD’s first TV appearance check out Comedy Central this weekend. Check beyond the break to see the full list of prizes that you could win!

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It has officially begun! The limited edition Zelda 3DS and OoT 3D bundle has been sold out online at BestBuy.com. A lot of Zelda fans as well as those buying for Zelda fans have obviously started to get their hands on this bundle before the holiday season gets into full swing. Also according to a post made on GoNintendo about it, the bundle had just been put on their website just a few hours before and now they have no more left.

Please take the jump to see my thoughts on the matter.

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The Skyward Sword Walkthrough here at Zelda Dungeon has officially launched. Currently we have the complete text walkthrough for the entire main quest of the game.

At this point however, the walkthrough includes only the main quest and very selective side quest material. If you are progressing through the main game than this guide will work for you from right when you start your journey, all the way until you slash the final boss. Additionally, we have screenshots completed for a majority of the walkthrough, with pictures available for the first 14 of the 18 chapters. We are working around the clock to finish this up as soon as possible. Our upcoming projects related to Skyward Sword can be seen below.

• Completing all screenshots of the main quest.
• Updating all side quest and information pages with completed data.
• Improving the walkthrough making it a 100% guide covering all side quests.
• Launching the complete bullet-point quick guide for easy non-spoiler access.
• Creating and audio dubbing a video walkthrough.
• Finalizing all Skyward Sword content pages so they are near perfect.

All of this is a LOT of work and Caleb, Josh, Locke, and I are all working hard at bringing this to you as soon as possible. Up until now I’ve been the only person at the website who has been able to play the game. After putting 11 straight days in of 15+ hours of work per day on playing the game and working on the walkthrough alone, I’m happy where it is at the moment. I’d like to give a special thanks to all websites that have promoted our walkthrough at this point including ZeldaPower, Hyrule.net, Zelda Universe, LegendZelda.net, The Hylia, Zelda Chronicles, 3DS Focus, Nintendo Nebula, and many more.

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Earlier today we had posted on a video which debunks Gamespot’s claim of Skyward Sword having faulty controls. Well that same guy, Josh Thomas, from TheBitBlock has another video up which showcases the controls for Skyward Sword He shows how to control the various items you obtain in the game as well as how to perform certain moves. For those of you who are trying avoid last minute spoilers, please note that are a few minor spoilers in here. So do not watch the video if you are wanting to avoid spoilers of any kind.

And without further ado, please take the jump to see the video for yourself.

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An article was posted up on Destructoid talking about the ten most difficult dungeons in the Zelda series. In it the author talks about why these particular ten make the list, one of which happens to be the infamous Water Dungeon from Ocarina of Time. But unlike most others who would put this particular dungeon at the very top of their list he gives it the number nine slot in the listing. Here’s what he had to say about it.

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Nintendo has circulated another email and this time it features Robin and Zelda Williams in an advertisement for Skyward Sword. It also has advertisements for Four Swords Adventures for DSiWare, Ocarina of Time 3D, and the winners of the Zelda Flipnote contest that was held a few months back. It also contains links to for the trailer for Skyward Sword and to the official site of the game.

Please take the jump to see the entire picture for yourself.

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An article over at Spike.com says The Legend of Zelda series will be the first franchise to enter the Video Game Hall of Fame. This is an extreme honor and it gives Zelda the praise it deserves as it is a video game series that has touched the hearts of many gamers as well as having been a game series that has been around for 25 years! Here’s an excerpt from the article talking about the series’ induction into the Video Game Hall of Fame.

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Nintendo has circulated an email informing people about a celebration of the launch of Skyward Sword. It is set to take place at Nintendo World in New York City from 9am to 1pm. They have many different things planned for the celebration such as: completing a Zelda Trivia challenge, taking a picture with the Master Sword, and getting a gift with the purchase of Skyward Sword.

To see a picture of the email and my thoughts please take the jump.

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According to Walmart.com, the pre-orders for the Skyward Sword Bundle have been completely sold out. It also mentions to check back on 11/20/11 or on a date afterwords to see if they have any more in stock after Skyward Sword’s release. With only a few more days left until it’s release date, it’s unsurprising really to see that this has occurred since there are a lot of people trying to get their hands on a copy before time runs out.

Please take the jump to see the rest of my thoughts on the matter.

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An article was posted up on GameInformer by Dan Ryckert and in the article he talks about Four Swords Adventures, the Zelda game on the Gamecube where you could play with three other friends while adventuring around Hyrule. It had a single player mode, but it wasn’t as fun to play when compared to the multiplayer aspect. But in order to play the multiplayer mode, you had to have a Gameboy Advance for each player as well as a Gameboy to Gamecube cord for each GBA to use to connect the two machines to each other. He mentions this during the article and describes how annoying it was just to have to get those things to play with friends.

Jump inside to see the quote and my comments on the article.

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On the 19th of November, the day before the American launch of Skyward Sword, Nintendo invites you to a festive launch over at Nintendo World in New York City. For those who attend, you will be givern the chance to take home with you a copy of Skyward Sword. Additionally, if you buy Skyward Sword during event hours, you will also receive a free limited edition poster while supplies last. The event starts at 9:00am, so get there nice and early so you can purchase your copy of Skyward Sword and that limited edition poster. Also during the event, at 10:00am, you will get the chance to see the unveiling of a Master Sword replica and loads more activities.

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Most people know already that games like Halo, Assassin’s Creed and a few others are having midnight launches at Gamestop. They are popular game series and due to their popularity they get to have one. But what about Skyward Sword? Doesn’t it get one? According to this video posted by a youtube user called zerox17, Skyward Sword isn’t going to have a midnight launch or at least in his area it isn’t.

Jump inside to see the video for yourself.

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An article was posted on GameInformer talking about the infamous CD-i games and the popular Oracle games. It talks about how the two types of games are similar in that they were both developed by people outside of Nintendo and that they differed by how at the end of their development they both became known for different reasons. The writer first talks about the Oracle games and that Capcom was able to develop the games wonderfully.

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New Skyward Sword gameplay video from Gamespot is out, and this one is pretty long. I haven’t watched through the whole thing as a result, but from what I saw it looked pretty interesting. It seems as if the guys there played through a variety of segments each highlighting slightly different aspects of the game. Also helpful, they will occasionally explain a game action is performed using the Wiimote and WiiMotionPlus alongside a shot of the one using the controller so the viewer can see how the move is physically carried out.
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According to an article posted by Punch Jump, the pre-orders for the Skyward Sword bundle has been ranked in the Top Three Pre-order Sales this week at Best Buy.com.

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Oh goodie! Now we can decorate our computers with an official Nintendo Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Screensaver. They have both Mac and PC covered so nobody is left out. It displays artwork specially made for Zelda’s 25th Anniversary. The artwork represents The Legend of Zelda spanning from the first The Legend of Zelda NES game back in 1986 all the way to the brand new, anxiously awaited The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. This includes handheld games such as Minish Cap and Spirit Tracks as well. Go grab your The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Screensaver now!

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