Category: Nintendo News

As November 20th creeps closer, Nintendo has opened the hype tap a little wider for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. In a portion of today’s Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase, the big news was that Chapter 1 of Age of Calamity is playable today. Perhaps more specifically exciting is that within the accompanying trailer footage, Zelda fans got an extended look at how the Divine Beasts are incorporated into the action of the game! For each of the four metal…

Today, Nintendo released their last Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Showcase of 2020, and there were a lot of great reveals throughout the entire roughly 20 minute Direct. They ended the Direct with a brand new trailer for the upcoming Breath of the Wild prequel, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. We even learned that the Divine Beasts will be playable! The biggest news announced in the trailer, however, is the fact that they are releasing a demo of the game that is available…

For the first time since its digital release, the rhythm dungeon crawler Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda is available for physical purchase. The physical edition includes a code for all 3 DLC packs, including: Symphony of the Mask Character Pack Melody Pack Earlier today, to celebrate the game’s physical release, Nintendo announced that will be giving away vinyl editions of Cadence of Hyrule‘s soundtrack to a few lucky fans. Personally, I prefer physical…

Nintendo of America revealed today that it will begin selling individual Joy-Con controllers on November 9th. They will be available for $39.99 USD. As of now, only one color for each controller has been announced: the left Joy-Con in Neon Blue and the right Joy-Con in Neon Red. If you’re in the market for a replacement Joy-Con, this will certainly come as good news. Consumers will now have some flexibility if just one of their Joy-Cons stopped working or they…

Now you have the chance to move to the music with a limited edition soundtrack of Cadence of Hyrule from Nintendo. Nintendo revealed on Twitter this morning that US followers have a chance to retweet their announcement for a chance to win a limited edition vinyl of the Cadence of Hyrule OST. The vinyl features remixes of classic music from the Legend of Zelda series. Cadence of Hyrule released last summer to huge praise from fans for its remixed classics of Zelda…

Nintendo has given us another short preview of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity this morning. The video is part three of Nintendo’s “Untold Chronicles From 100 Years Past” series that details new features of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. The short clip packs a lot of new details in a pretty package, so let’s get down to it! Immediately we see more battle gameplay of Link; he’s featured wielding different weapons and sporting new armor as well. We see him…

Fans in the United Kingdom are in for a treat if they pre-order Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity from the Nintendo Official UK Store, as the game is available to purchase as a pack. Those lucky ducks can get their hands on an A5 notebook, postcard set, and an A2 poster alongside the game itself. Both the A5 notebook and the A2 poster feature the box art of the highly anticipated title, while the postcards come in a set of…

Released this past summer, The Legend of Zelda: The Missing Link was a project created by a team led by Kaze Emanuar, well known for their Super Mario 64 mods. Using assets from Ocarina of Time, Emanuar and their team created a Zelda game that was set between the events of Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask. Since its release, The Missing Link has received a lot of positive feedback and buzz. It shouldn’t come as a surprise though that this popular fan-made title has…

To close out today’s Nintendo Treehouse presentation for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, fans were treated to new gameplay demonstrating exactly what Impa is capable of. In this particular segment, Impa takes on the challenge of defeating a Hinox in a set amount of time. Some of Impa’s abilities are easily compared to those who are members of the Yiga Clan, especially teleportation, hand movements, and the use of seals to teleport. Other than that, she is easily her own…

The recent Nintendo Treehouse livestream featured lots of exciting news, and finally, fans have got a glimpse of the entire map from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. It’s as many might have hoped, as the full map from Breath of the Wild has been recreated for this highly anticipated installment. Check out the livestream and feast your eyes on the stunning intricacy of areas such as Central Hyrule, Gerudo, and Necluda. It’s through these locations that the player can access…