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Friday1st Nov 2013
News Nintendo's At It Again With Its Musical Zelda Easter Eggs
A Link Between Worlds theme hides a secret
As you all know, The Ballad of the Goddess from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is in fact just Zelda's Lullaby played backwards. If you're just discovering this for the first time, We'll give you a minute to let you come to terms with it. ... Done? OK, then catch your breath and prepare to be dazzled...
Thursday31st Oct 2013
News Nintendo Reveals More Details for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Hero mode, new items and a tease at a hidden secret
As the weeks whizz by in the remainder of 2013, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds on the 3DS gets ever closer — it arrives in Europe and North America on 22nd November. Nintendo, for its part, has been firing up the hype train, and a press release has now been issued with a number of...
Tuesday29th Oct 2013
News Nintendo Confirms The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL Bundle for North America
Comes with a download code for the game
Not long ago we reported that Nintendo of Europe had unveiled an attractive 3DS XL model for the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, with a gold and black design that'll attract plenty of envious glances. Just three days later a leaked GameStop advert showed tha
Wednesday23rd Oct 2013
News Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Will Lay Claim To This Much Space On Your 3DS Console's SD Card
If you take the digital download version, of course
Yesterday we had the scoop on the download size of Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy, while earlier today we revealed how much space Super Mario 3D World would take up on
Tuesday22nd Oct 2013
Video of Comic-Con presentation includes additional game footage
Eiji Aonuma has often resisted describing The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds as a sequel, though it is of course set in the same world as the iconic Super NES title A Link to the Past. Over recent months we've seen a number of comparisons between the two overworlds, typically...
Artwork The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Reversible Covers Shown Off
Double the delight for Europeans
Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo UK previously revealed that The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for the 3DS will feature a reversible cover sleeve for those purchasing the game in Europe. One side of the sleeve will feature the regular multicoloured artwork, with the other being basked in a lovely golden hue...
Saturday19th Oct 2013
News Eiji Aonuma Confirms Minor Changes to A Link Between Worlds to Accommodate 2DS
3D is still recommended, however
Although it has a top-down perspective, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds has certainly been a title with a focus on utilising the auto-stereoscopic screen of the 3DS. Nintendo has proudly shown off the fact that the title runs at 60fps (frames-per-second) with 3D enabled, and various puzzles and dungeons...
Friday18th Oct 2013
News GameStop Advert Offers A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL and Luigi Bundle
It was inevitable
Earlier in the week we shared the happy news — and some pretty images — of a limited edition The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL model coming to Europe, alongside the rather attractive Luigi 3DS XL that's been available in Japan for a number of months. A GameStop Black Friday ad in the US seems to reveal that the...
News GAME Offers Musical Chest With Collector's Edition of A Link Between Worlds
There's the rub...
Earlier this week Nintendo announced that GAME would offer a musical chest with pre-orders of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between World, and then — bizarrely — GAME backtracked and said it had nothing to announce. For those that wanted the rather fun-looking collectible, it was both confusing and disappointing. The situat
Wednesday16th Oct 2013
News GAME Issues Update to Backtrack on Musical Chest Offer With A Link Between Worlds Pre-Orders
That link is now in the past
Earlier this week we shared the rather pleasing news that GAME would be offering a musical chest with pre-orders of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, a rather nifty little collectible that plays the famous "Ta-da-da-daaa" sound when opened. That was announced by Nintendo UK, yet GAME has now rather strangely...
Tuesday15th Oct 2013
News Nintendo Announces Luigi and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL Models
New Zelda title to have reversible cover, too
While we often bemoan the absence of some particularly snazzy 3DS hardware designs in the West, we today have some happy news to share. The previously Japan-only Luigi 3DS XL model is coming to Europe on 1st November, and a special The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL is also being released...
Monday14th Oct 2013
News GAME Offers Music-Playing Chest With A Link Between Worlds Pre-Orders
It plays exactly what you think it does
Follow along, children: The Link goes “YAHHHH!” The Navi goes “HEY!” And the item chest goes “Ta-da-da-DAAAA!” For UK fans of that last iconic fanfare, pre-orders of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds from GAME will come with a musical collectable chest to triumphantly hold over your head...
Saturday12th Oct 2013
News Eiji Aonuma Wants it to be "Fun To Get Stuck" in A Link Between Worlds
"We kind of have a bad habit of hand-holding"
Following his recent presentation at New York Comic Con, during which he revealed a new trailer and more information on A Link Between Worlds, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma had a chat with Polygon about the upcoming 3DS title. He confirmed that development had finished last week, mea
News Aonuma: Information About Majora's Mask Can Be Found By Playing A Link Between Worlds
Oh Aonuma, you tease
Another day, another "Majora's Mask remake" slice of speculation. As many will know by now, the successor to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64 has been teased time and again, but we don't seem to be growing tired of it; we're feeding from the information. There have been rumours, a listing
Friday11th Oct 2013
News Nintendo Unveils New Trailer and Details For The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Introducing Lorule and Hilda
As previously announced, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has just completed his developer presentation at this year's New York Comic Con, and the Nintendo of America Twitter account has shared some details online. While a video of the presentation will apparently be available soon, a new trailer and some intriguing new...
Thursday10th Oct 2013
News Eiji Aonuma Wants the Wii U Zelda's Hyrule to be "A Setting No One Has Ever Imagined Before"
The quest for uniqueness remains at the core of the franchise
The Legend of Zelda can be a contradictory series, at times. It's tempting for gamers to reel off a list of what binds the various entries together, perhaps even bemoaning similarity in dungeon and collect-a-thon structures. And yet it's a series that's experimented with stylus-only...
Thursday3rd Oct 2013
"Why does it have to be traditional?"
While this week's Nintendo Direct was light on major revelations, Satoru Iwata did take the opportunity to explain that The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds would shake up item and dungeons conventions — some key items will be available to rent and buy, rather than be unlocked in the story, giving the...
Tuesday1st Oct 2013
News The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Shakes Up Item and Dungeon Conventions
Dated for 22nd November
While the Wii U gets the remake treatment with The Wind Waker HD, the 3DS is getting the all-new The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, which itself is set in the same world as Super NES classic A Link to the Past. Relatively little has been revealed to date, with Nintendo teasing small details and revealing returning...
Friday27th Sep 2013
News Nintendo Australia Announces EB Expo 2013 Lineup
Plenty for Aussie gamers to get excited about
Nintendo of Australia has revealed its lineup for the Sydney EB Expo 2013, and there's no shortage of great Nintendo content for those attending to look forward to. Confirmed to be playable for the 3DS are The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Sonic Lost World and Professor Layton and the Azran...
Friday6th Sep 2013
News Eiji Aonuma Advises Adventurers to Hoard Rupees in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
"It will be more important than ever"
One of the oddities of the Zelda franchise is its currency system — Link runs into strangers homes to loot their chests and smash their pots for money, and he can even accumulate wealth when chopping up grass in the wilds. We've tried cutting grass ourselves in the hopes that money will simply appear where the...
Wednesday28th Aug 2013
News The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Mario Party: Island Tour Dated For North America
Christmas is looking expensive
Nintendo of America has announced release dates for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Mario Party: Island Tour; both will arrive across North America on 22nd of November, just in time for the Holiday season. The latest update from Nintendo of Europe simply states November for both titles. Link's upcoming...
Video Players Give Their Opinions On Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Nintendo builds up expectation for 3DS Zelda prequel
Nintendo recently showed off The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds to eager attendees at the MCM Manchester Comic Con, and unsurprisingly, they rather liked it. You can view some of the reactions below. The game is exclusive to the 3DS and will be launched before the end of the year. Does...
Thursday22nd Aug 2013
News Nintendo Launches Wind Waker HD Art Competition, Winning Art Will Appear in Zelda Symphony
Oh, and the top five get a console and the game
Update: Nintendo of America has now notified us that, unsurprisingly, this competition is for the U.S. only. You can see full details of how to enter, if you're in the U.S., below. Original Article: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD is one of the major Wii U releases on the way from Nintendo,...
Wednesday7th Aug 2013
News The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Confirmed for November
Europe all set alongside North America
Since its announcement during a previous Nintendo Direct, fans have been hotly anticipating The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for Nintendo 3DS; after all, the game is a direct sequel to one of the most beloved SNES games of all time, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. During this morning's...
Friday14th Jun 2013
Exclusive Zelda's Aonuma: We're Looking Into Going "Beyond The Disc" With DLC
"We're certainly looking at different ways to add on content"
Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has exclusively revealed to Nintendo Life that he and his team are looking into ways of incorporating DLC into future titles in the franchise. Speaking in an interview which will run on the site later today, Aonuma — who is currently hard at work on...
Thursday13th Jun 2013
News The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Launches This November In North America
Still no date for Europe
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, the upcoming 3DS title set in the same world a A Link to the Past, has been listed for a November release in North America. The date was announced during an analyst meeting at E3, where Satoru Iwata revealed the schedule of 3DS titles Nintendo has in store for 2013. Europe is...
Tuesday11th Jun 2013
News Link to the Past Sequel Officially Named The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
New trailer confirms the name
As always, Nintendo is full of surprises. Following the company's E3 Nintendo Direct broadcast, it uploaded a new trailer for the highly anticipated sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. What's most interesting about this trailer, is that it confirms the name to the upcoming game, so we no longer have to...
Thursday6th Jun 2013
News Aonuma: I Want To Work On Things Other Than Zelda
"I only have about ten more years to make games at Nintendo"
Eiji Aonuma has worked on the Zelda series for 15 years now, and has been responsible for some truly amazing entries in this beloved franchise. However, in a recent interview with EDGE magazine, he has revealed that he'd like to try other things before he retires: I'm 50 now, so I only...
Wednesday5th Jun 2013
News The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2 Will Run At 60FPS
Eiji Aonuma confirms you can play the game without the 3D turned on
The highly anticipated sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - which is set for release later this year on the 3DS - will run at 60 frames per second, even when the 3D is switched on, according to the game's producer Eiji Aonuma. In an interview with EDGE, Aonuma...
Thursday2nd May 2013
News Eiji Aonuma: Zelda 3DS Will Feature a Light and Dark World
Also explains the paper Link feature
In a recent interview with CNET, The Legend of Zelda series producer, Eiji Aonuma, shed some light on the highly anticipated sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the 3DS. The original game for the SNES featured two worlds, Light and Dark, in which Link had to alternate between both. According to...
