Category: Zelda News

Earlier this summer, fans of The Legend of Zelda and LEGO were treated to the long-awaited news that a Zelda-themed LEGO set was finally hitting store shelves on September 1st. The “Great Deku Tree 2-in-1″ set is still over a month away, so to ease the wait, LEGO recently sat down with designers and fellow Zelda fans Wes Talbott and Austin William Carlson to talk about the set’s creation. Research for the set was “decades in the making,” according to…

As we are only a little over two months away from the release of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, it should come as no surprise that the game has already been given its official age rating in all regions. The US video game ratings organization, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB), has officially rated the new Zelda title “Everyone 10+ (E10+)”. And with that rating comes a very interesting content description from the ESRB: This is an adventure game…

One of the key things we look for in the workplace is credit and recognition for doing an honest day’s work. According to a recent report from the game industry news site Game Developer, Nintendo has repeatedly failed to provide this for some of the outside help they’ve received when localizing some of their biggest releases. Multiple sources told Game Developer that Nintendo has ineffectively given external translators credit on the work they’ve done for some of its first-party titles,…

My Nintendo Store UK has announced that an Echoes of Wisdom bundle and pre-order bonus are now available for fans in the UK and Ireland. All physical format pre-orders of Echoes of Wisdom, priced at £49.99 GBP (or €59.99 EURO), will receive a special commemorative keyring depicting Zelda with the Tri Rod. It has a metal epoxy cover and is approximately six cm in diameter. For an additional £11 GBP (or €13 EURO), you can also pre-order an Echoes of…

Games Done Quick (GDQ), which organizes speedrunning marathons for charity, has released its full schedule of games to be featured at the upcoming Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) 2024 event. The week-long marathon will take place from Sunday, June 30th through Saturday, July 6th in Minneapolis, MN, and it will be streamed live on Twitch. The schedule includes three Zelda titles — A Link to the Past, Twilight Princess, and Ocarina of Time — and they are all set for Friday, July…

Echoes of Wisdom has been a huge topic of conversation since Nintendo announced the game earlier this month. Fortunately for Zelda fans looking to pre-order a digital copy of the game prior to the September 26th release date, Nintendo has now opened digital pre-orders for the game in the United States. Consumers can pre-order a digital copy of Echoes of Wisdom for $59.99 USD on Nintendo’s online storefront or by finding Echoes of Wisdom on the Nintendo eShop. According to…

Today’s Nintendo Direct announced that preorders for Nintendo World Championship: NES Edition are available now. The retro-focused game is due to release for Switch on July 18th, 2024. This unique game offers over 150 speed-running challenges based on a collection of 13 classic games from the NES era, including two Zelda games: The Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link. You can play as a single player in Speedrun Mode, compete with up to eight friends locally in Party Mode,…

After years of waiting, Zelda fans will finally be able to play as Princess Zelda in a mainline Zelda game! Officially announced in today’s Nintendo Direct, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will feature our favorite noble princess as the main protagonist. After a battle with Ganon, Link has vanished into a mysterious void and it is up to Hyrule’s princess to rescue him. With the help of a fairy named Tri, Princess Zelda must use a mystic staff,…

After an action-packed Nintendo Direct, we can finally set our eyes on an official Switch Lite inspired by the Zelda series. There will be a gold-hued “Hyrule Edition” Nintendo Switch Lite releasing September 26, 2024, in conjunction with the release of the new Zelda title Echoes of Wisdom. This special The Legend of #Zelda-themed #NintendoSwitchLite console arrives Sept 26th. Enjoy access to a range of classic The Legend of Zelda titles with the included 12-month #NintendoSwitchOnline + Expansion Pack Individual…

Today’s Nintendo Direct revealed an historic announcement for the Zelda series: Princess Zelda is the star of the new The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom — the legend is officially about her now. The game will release September 26th, 2024, alongside a Nintendo Switch Lite inspired by The Legend of Zelda series. “Stolen away, across the vast lands of Hyrule, strange rifts have appeared, and have taken many people — including Link.” The game embraces the visual charm of the Link’s Awakening 2019…