Author: Kora Burton

The Legend of Zelda’s 25th Anniversary in 2011 was an exciting time to be a Zelda fan. If you were fully aware of all the great things Nintendo had on offer from 2011 to 2012, this period in Zelda history is probably a strongly nostalgic time for you. I was in my mid-teens, and was primarily focused on Skyward Sword. I was also completely obsessed with the 25th Anniversary Special Orchestra CD that came with the newest series title, even though…

On February 26th, 2024, Nintendo filed a U.S. federal lawsuit against Tropic Haze, alleging that the developer is responsible for the pirating of over 1 million copies of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom during the week and a half preceding the title’s May 12th, 2023 release. According to Nintendo, Tropic Haze’s open-source Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu gives users the ability to “unlawfully decrypt and play virtually any Nintendo Switch game — including Nintendo’s current generation and most…

I personally haven’t begun a complete replay of Breath of the Wild, but there are some projects so inspiring that I’ve started to think enough time has passed that perhaps I’m finally ready to start that new save file. Nearly seven years after the release of the game, and almost two years after beginning his project, Zelda fan and Minecraft creator Grazzy is now only a few major regions away from completing his monumental goal: building the entire Breath of…

If your home is anything like mine, it has a pretty complex aura. Yes, home is where I go to rest and relax after a long day of work, where I spend time cuddling my dogs, and where I do some of my favorite things, like writing, reading, and playing games. There’s so much more that happens here, though. Whether you live in a house, an apartment, or a dorm, there’s always something to fix, or to disagree with roommates…

Depending on which Zelda title you’re playing, you may or may not get the chance to meditate on a given boss name while your main focus is on feeling out their weak spots to bring them down. Until Ocarina of Time, bosses presented themselves unannounced, so you wouldn’t know them by name unless you read supplemental materials or used a guide. From then on, whether or not you get to see the boss name for a fight tends to divide…

On the heels of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate‘s fifth anniversary, starting today January 11th, 2024 for those of us in U.S. timezones, new spirits will be appearing on the game’s Spirit Board. The spirits will be unveiled during four Spirit Board events during the coming days, and are set to feature characters from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as well as Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Splatoon 3, and Pikmin 4. It appears that King Rauru will be representing…

A Tears of the Kingdom customizable Explorer’s Journal and ready-to-use themed recipe cards are now available on Play Nintendo, Nintendo’s official virtual space for kids and families. The Play Nintendo portal is packed with games, quizzes, and crafts for kids to complete alone or together with family and friends. In additional to featuring The Legend of Zelda, the platform hosts activities for fans of Nintendo franchises like Mario, Pikmin, Kirby, Animal Crossing, and more. Play Nintendo’s Tears of the Kingdom…

As more and more year-end interviews with The Legend of Zelda Series Producer Eiji Aonuma and Tears of the Kingdom Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi are published, it’s easy for readers to feel the need to flinch whenever they see a new headline, anticipating the next exciting — or, for a growing number of players, dissapointing — revelation about the series post-Tears of the Kingdom. Following comments by Aonuma questioning why fans of the franchise would want to return to a more…

As far as the calendar is concerned, the winter season won’t technically begin until later this month for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere; but that doesn’t stop the colder temperatures and grayer skies from making it feel like winter is here! Living in the U.S. south, snow is more of a dreamy ideal than a reality, but the aesthetic of winter is one I always look forward to embracing as we cycle through the seasons. While cheery music…

In a recent interview conducted by Game Informer‘s Brian Shea, Tears of the Kingdom producer Eiji Aonuma and director Hidemaro Fujibayashi discussed the game’s reception, its timeline placement, comparison to other games in the series, subverting players’ expectations, and more. With hopes for DLC being solidly squashed not only previously but again during this interview, with Aonuma stating that Tears of the Kingdom is the product of “removing all of the parts that didn’t make sense or didn’t fit perfectly,”…