Introducing Wind Waker Week: We’re Closing Out The Summer With a Celebration of This Beloved GameCube Classic
Posted on August 20 2023 by Rod Lloyd
Believe it or not, but The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is now 20 years old. The game released in Japan in December 2002 and subsequently released around the rest of the world in the early months of 2003. The flow of time never ceases, huh?
Typically, we at Zelda Dungeon like to celebrate the 20th birthday of a given Zelda game by hosting a special themed week in honor of that game. But because The Wind Waker‘s big “2-0” happened so close to the release of Tears of the Kingdom, we decided to postpone the festivities until the new-game hype train had slowed down a little bit.
That time has finally come!
With Tears of the Kingdom news slowing down and with summer soon coming to a close, this week seemed to us the best opportunity to kick off Wind Waker Week, a week-long celebration of all things The Wind Waker! For the next seven days, your pals at Zelda Dungeon will be sharing their thoughts, memories, and insights regarding Link’s adventure across the Great Sea and the legacy that adventure left behind.
So what can you expect from Wind Waker Week?
- Daily editorials by members of our staff, each one focusing on a different aspect of The Wind Waker. Expect everything from musical analyses, game design examinations, discussions of theme, and personal insights about the life lessons this special Zelda game taught us. This will be a great way to get to know the awesome members of the ZD team!
- Wind Waker-themed Daily Debates. Our writers have been hard at work crafting intriguing Wind Waker-focused Daily Debate topics. Make your opinion known on topics like art style, characters, and gameplay everyday this week!
- Wind Waker-themed weekly features. Fans of our weekly features like the Zelda Cast and Caption Contest will be happy to know that The Wind Waker will be the focus there as well.
- Wind Waker videos on the Zelda Dungeon YouTube channel. Tune in to the Zelda Dungeon YouTube channel right here for some fun Wind Waker videos. A little birdy told me that the Tier Force Heroes have something big in store.
- Wind Waker-based content on social media. Our dedicated social media team has plans for Wind Waker Week too! Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok for Wind Waker-themed posts, polls, and more!
- Continued Zelda and Nintendo coverage. Just because we’re hosting a special themed week doesn’t mean we’ll stop bringing you all the latest Zelda news. Everything between the editorials and features will be business as usual.
Wind Waker Week will run from August 21st to August 27th. The Zelda Dungeon team has worked really hard to make Wind Waker Week something special. I hope you all enjoy the festivities as much as we’ve enjoyed putting them all together.
Be sure to share about your favorite Wind Waker experiences in the comments all week long!
Rod Lloyd is the Editor-In-Chief at Zelda Dungeon, overseeing the news and feature content for the site. Rod is considered the veteran of the writing team, having started writing for Zelda Informer in 2014 as a Junior Editor. After ZD and ZI officially merged in 2017, he stepped into the Managing Editor role and has helped steer the ship ever since. He stepped up to lead the writing team as Editor-In-Chief in 2023.
You can reach Rod at: rod.lloyd@zeldadungeon.net
