January 12th, 2012 by Mases
In November of 1998, Ocarina of Time finally hit shelves after several years of hype. For almost the entire years of 1997 and 1998, Ocarina of Time was being promoted time and time again with new screenshots, information, and interviews. When the game finally came out it was featured in several issues of Nintendo Power in late 1998 and this continued into early 1999. The February 1999 issue of Nintendo Power had yet another guide feature, this time focusing on the Mask and Trading Sequences.
Ocarina of Time coverage continued throughout the year with numerous appearances in the Counselor’s Corner, the Classified Information section, as well as a near clean sweep in the Nintendo Power 1998 Awards. However, there there was still plenty of news from other Zelda games throughout the year. In the January 1999 issue, Link’s Awakening was featured and the game also saw multiple appearances in the Counselor’s Corner. Heck even A Link to the Past, seven years after its initial release got two questions of its own answered in the Counselor’s Corner.
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December 6th, 2011 by Mases 
The December 2011 issue of Nintendo Power has hit subscribers this week and it contains several Zelda goodies. In addition to the Nintendo Power Skyward Sword review, the magazine also had a two page interview with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma. Within the interview, Aonuma talks about the controls of Skyward Sword, the development, some storyline aspects, some of the strange characters, the items, and even some mentions of Zelda Wii U. I’ve take the time to type up the two page interview in text format and you can see it in its entirety after the jump.
Unfortunately the subscriber version features Resident Evil: Revelations on the cover, while the magazine on store shelves is of the image you see to the left. There are several other Zelda goodies this month in Nintendo Power, so I’d highly suggest picking it up on store shelves or subscribing. The official Nintendo Power website is currently offering 12 issues for just $19.99. A great deal and even a great Christmas present! Make the jump to check out the interview.
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November 19th, 2011 by Djinn
The folks at Destructoid have taken a look back at the Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past comic widely seen in the issues of Nintendo Power. This was one of many comics published in Nintendo Power in the early 90′s featuring adaptations of recently released Super Ninetndo games. Here is what they had to say.
Imagine coming home from school and finding the latest Nintendo Power peeking beneath the stack of mail on the counter. Imagine racing to your bedroom with mag in hand, plopping on the bed, and flipping through that glossy tome. Now, imagine stumbling across a full-color, 16-page comic smack in the middle. How’s that for a surprise?
This was the January 1992 issue of Nintendo Power; the comic was an adaptation of A Link to the Past, obviously meant to promote the upcoming release of the game itself. This was no cheap cash-in, though! It was a year-long adventure by one of Japan’s greatest manga artists, Shotaro Ishinomori, creator of Cyborg 009 and the first two seasons of what would become the Super Sentai (Power Rangers) series! Have no doubt in your mind that there was love poured into these pages.
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November 18th, 2011 by Mases 
Remember the Legend of Zelda Comic Book that came out in the early 90s? It was released in monthly installments as part of Nintendo Power magazine and it ran for 12 issues. Looking back at it now… there seems to be something that remarkably resembles Skyward Sword. It seems even in the early 90s, Nintendo was thinking about using a giant bird, capable of carrying humans, as a part of the storyline. Without rambling about what is in this single comic book page, why don’t you make the jump to find out for yourself. Be warned, your mind will be blown.
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November 5th, 2011 by Christina
In Nintendo Power’s November issue, they celebrated the GameCube’s tenth anniversary by creating a list of the console’s top 25 games. All three Legend of Zelda games released for the GameCube made the list. The Wind Waker came in second, Twilight Princess came in third, and Four Swords Adventure came in twenty-second. It’s hard to believe that the Gamecube came out ten years ago, especially when many of the games on the list are still talked about and played today. It helps that the Wii provides backwards compatibility so even if fans don’t own a Gamecube, they can still play the games. Along with all the Zelda titles, many other great games made the list. Make sure to check out all 25 after the jump.
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November 1st, 2011 by Jordan
The latest issue of Nintendo Power is in and includes a preview of Skyward Sword. With this preview we get a handful of extra details that are mostly centered around Faron Woods and the Water Dragon, Faron. These details don’t reveal anything really big, but they do elaborate on a few things and give some nice tidbits. Read on to see what’s new!
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September 27th, 2011 by Mases 
The newest issue of Nintendo Power is set to hit store shelves on October 4th, but scans are already starting to appear online. Our resident forum member, Vibed has posted a few scans and there is a lot of goodies to be heard. In particular we learn quite a bit about the Skyloftian citizens early on in the game. I have to warn you all, these contain some spoilers, so stay away if you don’t want to hear any of the goodies. If you aren’t concerned with spoilers from the early portions of the game, jump on in to find out more.
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September 7th, 2011 by Mases 
The September issue of Nintendo Power arrived for subscribers last week and is now on store shelves all across the country. There are a lot of little goodies to be found throughout the issue, but surprisingly almost nothing concerning the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. One of the goodies came in the Pulse section of the magazine where one of the fans asked this concerning the Zelda Timeline.
Breah D.: I was really excited to see a lot of Zelda articles in the last issue. I was especially psyched to see an interview with Eiji Aonuma, but one of the questions that piqued my curiosity: “Where does Skyward Sword fall in the timeline?” So, I was wondering, is there an official timeline for the series?
Nintendo Power: This question has been asked a lot, but we’re addressing it again because Mr. Aonuma has recently confirmed that there is an unofficial Zelda timeline that his team refers to. However, in order to retain the freedom to insert future adventures wherever they’d like, there are no plans to release the timeline to the public.
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August 29th, 2011 by Mases 
The Zelda Publications page has been updated with all the Nintendo Power magazines from the year of 1998. The year was one of most hyped years in Zelda history. The drum of Ocarina of Time, still known as Zelda 64 at the time, was beating louder than ever. While the game repeatedly got pushed back, with each passing month of Nintendo Power magazine, slight details had emerged. As of the end of 1997, Ocarina of Time was slated for a Spring 1998 release. However, as the first issue of Nintendo Power hit in 98, the game had an updated release forecast of Summer 1998. By February of 1998, that release date quickly changed to Fall 1998. In May of 1998, the game was marked for a November 1998 release and this was the final delay in the game as it officially hit stores on November 23rd 1998 in North America.
In March of 1998, the game finally got its tentative sub-title, Ocarina of Time, and it was confirmed that it would release as a gold cartridge, much like the original Legend of Zelda did on the NES. The hype of Ocarina of Time continued in future issues of the magazine, with it spotlighting both the previews and reviews of E3 1998. Nintendo new they had something golden with Ocarina of Time as in September 1998 – Issue #112, they conveniently titled a 4-page feature, A Gem in the Works. This continued the following month in October 1998 – Issue #113, where Nintendo titled their 6-page feature History in the Making. Full coverage of the game continued in November and December, providing guides of the Child Link portions of the game and the first three Adult Link dungeons. You can find all of these goodies in the links below.
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August 25th, 2011 by Mases 
In the most recent issue of Nintendo Power, Eiji Aonuma commented about the Nintendo Wii U controller and what it could possibly mean for the Legend of Zelda series. A tidbit of what Aonuma had to say can be seen below.
I really think [having two screens is] one of the most exciting features of the system. Unlike the Nintendo DS, there’s distance between the television and you and your other screen. That really allows for some different interactions, some of which you saw [at E3]. For example, imagine having the contents of Link’s satchel available to you on the screen of your controller, and using elements of the pouch to interact with gameplay on the television.
With The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, we had the Nunchuck and Wii Remote sort of stand in for the sword and shield that Link carries. But in a game for the Wii U, I can definitely see something like the controller itself becoming the different items that Link is using, allowing you to interact with the game world and with the game items in a very different way.
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August 13th, 2011 by Mases 
Our Zelda Publications page has been updated with all the Zelda related Nintendo Power features found within the 1997 issues of the magazine. Ocarina of Time was still labeled as Zelda64 during this period and it was featured a number of times throughout the year. However, early in the year, it was said that the game was going to be released by the end of 1997. As time went by, that end of the year and Fall 1997 release dates got pushed back to Winter 1997. Then in the following months, that got pushed back to Spring 1998 for North America. In October of 1997, the game was still hoping for a 1997 release in Japan. Even as late as the December 1997 issue, the game was still slated for a Spring 1998 release. Obviously none of this came to fruition and while the game was delayed a number of times in 1997, the following year would prove to have just as many release delays.
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July 24th, 2011 by Isaac
Recently, Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma sat down with Nintendo Power magazine and revelead some interesting story elements that will be in Skyward Sword. Now we have the rest of the interview in which he talks more about Skyward Sword and the possibility of making Majora’s Mask for the 3DS. Read the interview and hear my thoughts after the jump.
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July 22nd, 2011 by Locke
The August issue of Nintendo Power contained an interview with Eiji Aonuma, producer of Skyward Sword, in which he talks a lot about different elements of the game’s story. Read further if you don’t mind reading several spoilers. The interview can be found here, and a summary with comments are after the jump.
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June 14th, 2011 by Mases 
The folks over at Nintendo Life have posted their official review for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and guess what… another 10 out of 10! You can read the full two page review over at the site, but shown below is their quick conclusion.
As you may have already guessed, this is a title that we wholeheartedly recommend. Beautiful visuals, improved controls, exceptional pacing and engrossing gameplay are all present and correct. The N64 version is an all-time gaming classic, but this is truly the finest edition of Ocarina of Time. Is it absolutely perfect from a technical perspective? Not quite, but it is close to gaming perfection, a classic that has been refined and polished with great care. Time to find a quiet room, plug in some headphones, and get swept away by one of the finest video games ever created.
In addition to Nintendo Life, we’ve got other reviews from Pocket Gamer, GameBlog.fr and Game Kult. To see a listing of all the reviews and their scores, continue to read on.
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May 27th, 2011 by Mases 
The latest issue of Nintendo Power magazine is still about a week away from its street date, but several of its official review scores are already out. The one we are concerned with is for Ocarina of Time 3D and it scored a 9.5 out of 10. It is worth noting that back in 1998 when the game released for the Nintendo 64, Nintendo Power magazine also gave the game a 9.5 Shown below is what Nintendo Everything had posted in regards to review in Nintendo Power magazine.
As you may have expected, the review was full of praise. The magazine made sure to point out the positive impact of the 3D visuals and the new touchscreen usage. Although Navi is apparently more of a nuisance this time around, Nintendo Power believes that the 3DS game is significant better than the N64 version.
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In November of 1998, Ocarina of Time finally hit shelves after several years of hype. For almost the entire years of 1997 and 1998, Ocarina of Time was being promoted time and time again with new screenshots, information, and interviews. When the game finally came out it was featured in several issues of Nintendo Power in late 1998 and this continued into early 1999. The February 1999 issue of Nintendo Power had yet another guide feature, this time focusing on the Mask and Trading Sequences.
