Author: Heather Beard

Over the years, Nintendo has proved rather notorious for their approach to addressing perceived infringements of their intellectual property. The company has issued DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) takedown notices to players and content creators, filed lawsuits against members of the modding community, and targeted prominent ROM-sharing platforms. Nintendo’s most recent legal pursuit is against a live steamer alleged to have streamed gameplay of various Nintendo titles, including The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, ahead of release. Jesse Keighin, known…

I hope that everyone has been enjoying or has enjoyed the newest entry in the Zelda series, Echoes of Wisdom. I personally loved the game from start to finish and it was a refreshing return to the traditional Zelda format. I didn’t realize how much I missed the traditional format until Echoes of Wisdom released; so do you wish to see a return to the traditional Zelda format in future games? Before I delve too far into the subject I…

Please take caution, this article and the comments below will contain spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Read at your own risk.   Dungeons and puzzles have always been an integral part of any Zelda game and Echoes of Wisdom is no different. We see a return to the traditional dungeon model that we all know and love. This begs the question though, what was your favorite dungeon in Echoes of Wisdom? When I sat down to…

Today’s Daily Debate is a little special to me because today is my birthday! I like to try and put a post out on my birthday and ask a birthday related question so for my birthday question this year I’m asking, which Zelda character would you invite to celebrate your birthday with you? When thinking of my own personal answer to this question I teetered on the idea of “do I choose my favorite character” or do I choose someone…

Please take caution, this article and the comments below might contain spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Read at your own risk.     I recently finished Echoes of Wisdom and if you’re like me you wanted to go back and find everything that you might have missed the first time around – Pieces of Heart, stamps, Might Pieces, and any missing echoes. When I rolled credits I had 118 of the 127 echoes that you could…

If you’re like me you’ve spent the last week enjoying exploring Hyrule and The Still World in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. The new Zelda title has a lot of interesting and new things to boast about, but what I’d like to talk about today is your favorite easter egg that you’ve come across while playing as Zelda and her new companion, Tri. Please take caution, this article and the comments below might contain spoilers for The Legend…

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is finally here, and to celebrate the game’s release, Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) has released new icon elements inspired by the game that you can use to customize your profile. These Echoes of Wisdom icons are releasing in four waves across four weeks and are redeemable with one’s My Nintendo Rewards Platinum Points. Don’t miss out on each wave before it refreshes at the end of each week! Wave One icons are available…

It is officially release month for Echoes of Wisdom! Over the last few weeks we’ve gotten a lot of new information about the newest Zelda game, but how do you approach the influx of information ahead of a new release in The Legend of Zelda’s growing library of games? Personally, it depends on the game. When Tears of the Kingdom was announced I watched every trailer that Nintendo released and followed information, videos, and trailers very close all the way…

Earlier in the year, Nintendo announced that a Tears of the Kingdom Master Works book would be coming to Japan on August 3oth, 2024. With the book due to release later in the week, Nintendo’s official Zelda X account this morning offered us a video introduction to Tears of the Kingdom Master Works and its contents. The book’s Japanese publisher, Ambit, put together a short video set to Tears of the Kingdom music introducing the different chapters we’ll find in Master Works. The chapters…

We’re a little over a month away from the release of Echoes of Wisdom, and Nintendo dropped a new teaser trailer called “Traversing Hyrule,” which shows off new features and abilities that you’ll find and use while playing the game. We got a lot of new information ahead of the game’s release, so what was your new favorite thing shown? I’m really glad to see Zelda getting some outfit customization like Link did in Breath of the Wild and Tears…