Tag: New 3DS

If you are planning to browse your local Best Buy or Gamestop store soon, you are certain to pass through the Nintendo 3DS section and when you do, you may see something quite special. In selected stores nationwide the New Nintendo 3DS XL is on display along with a playable Majora’s mask demo! Hit the jump to find out more.

As the release date for Ocarina of Time’s sequel gets closer, more outlets are publishing their own reviews of the game. Majora’s Mask 3D is already getting good critiques from other sites, and now CNET has put out their review…

For those of you in the UK who plan on getting Majora’s Mask 3D and a ‘new’ 3DS, Nintendo is offering you a special promotion that you would be crazy not to take advantage of. Those who purchase and/or register their new handheld console and copy of the game by February 28th will receive a free and exclusive Skull Kid figurine (shown above). This promotion applies to all ‘new’ 3DS owners in the UK, no matter the version, so you aren’t being overlooked if you are a ‘new’ 3DS Ambassador. In fact, if you are a registered ambassador…

Great news for fans who pre-ordered the UK Ambassador Edition New 3DS with a copy of Majora’s Mask 3D. You can receive a free Skull Kid figurine when you register your game with Club Nintendo by February 28, 2015. No need to worry if you purchased the system but haven’t purchased the game yet, because you can still buy the game separately and qualify for the promotion. Hit the jump to see all the ways you can qualify for this…

The reviews are finally in and Majora’s Mask 3D has not met with a terrible fate! Though the game releases next Friday in most countries, critics were able to get their hands on advanced copies and they were not disappointed, well most weren’t. Metacritic compiled a list of the reviews done thus far, and out of more than thirty reviews only eight gave the game a rating of less than 90 out of 100. Some of the most reputable review…

Zelda fans fearful of their Majora’s Mask Edition 3DS XL pre-orders being canceled have even more reason to be paranoid now. Users on Reddit and GameFAQs have reported that their Majora’s Mask 3DS XL pre-orders from Fry’s Electronics were canceled…

As most Zelda fans know, Four Swords and Four Swords Adventures are not typical Zelda games. Neither contain an overworld, both are multiplayer, and wouldn’t you know Link splits into four. The emphasis on multiplayer mechanics in these games shifted focus away from compelling story lines which made them feel less welcome in the series. But, technology has come a long way since 2004 and we’ve yet to see another multiplayer Zelda. With the recent outcry for Vaati to return…

Lovers of 3DS Zelda themes rejoice! A Majora’s Mask theme is on the way (to Japan). It seems the release date will coincide with that of Majora’s Mask 3D. It’s almost like it was planned that way or something…

Over the weekend we reported about a series of Majora’s Mask 3D demo events in select stores across Canada. Within this announcement, Nintendo hinted that more retailers would have similar events and it seems that we’ve learned the first of these. Those of you in the United States will be able to try out the remake on Nintendo’s new handheld for one day only at various GameStop stores throughout the country.  Not all stores are participating, however, so we recommend that you check to see… 

With all of the hype surrounding Majora’s Mask 3D, many fans have been enjoying a nostalgia kick and pondering all of the components that made Majora’s Mask so enjoyable. One of these would certainly be the music, which always fit the different scenarios so well that it helped immerse players into the atmosphere of Termina. Musician Michael T. Samson recently arranged an extraordinary addition to the multitude of Majora’s Mask medleys out there. Samson’s orchestral rendition “The Legend of Zelda:…