2013

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2013 saw the release or occurrence of the following Legend of Zelda games, notable items, or events.

January

23rd - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD was announced in a Nintendo Direct Wii U feature.
29th - The English translation of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia was released, published by Dark Horse.

11th - A Link Between Worlds received a title and a demo was available at Nintendo's E3 booth.

28th - The Legend of Zelda was re-released on the Virtual Console for the Nintendo Wii U in Japan.
29th - The Legend of Zelda was re-released on the Virtual Console for the Nintendo Wii U in Europe.
30th - The Legend of Zelda was re-released on the Virtual Console for the Nintendo Wii U in North America.

11th - The Adventure of Link was re-released on the Virtual Console for the Nintendo Wii U in Japan.
12th - The Adventure of Link was re-released on the Virtual Console for the Nintendo Wii U in North America.
20th - The Wind Waker HD was released digitally for the Nintendo Wii U in North America.
26th - The Wind Waker HD was released for the Nintendo Wii U in Japan.

4th - The Wind Waker HD was released physically for the Nintendo Wii U in North America.
4th - The Wind Waker HD was released for the Nintendo Wii U in Europe.
5th - The Wind Waker HD was released for the Nintendo Wii U in Australia.

22nd - A Link Between Worlds was released for the Nintendo 3DS in North America and Europe.
23rd - A Link Between Worlds was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Australia.

12th - A Link to the Past was re-released on the Virtual Console for the Nintendo Wii U in Europe.
18th - Hyrule Warriors was announced.
26th - A Link Between Worlds was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan.

January 23rd - Eiji Aonuma revealed The Wind Waker HD and briefly outlined the focus of the development of Zelda Wii U in a Nintendo Direct Wii U feature.
Jun 6th - Edge published an interview with Aonuma about his career and the upcoming A Link Between Worlds.
June 11th - Aonuma described the changes to The Winde Waker HD in more detail in a special E3 Developer Direct.
June 11th - Shigeru Miyamoto told GameInformer that Zelda Wii U won't be ready to show off until after the release of The Wind Waker HD.
June 12th - Miyamoto explained to GameIndustry International why Zelda Wii U didn't appear at E3 2013.
June 13th - Engadget sat down with Aonuma at E3 and discussed Nintendo's and the Zelda series' weaknesses and plans for the future.