Topic: No digital manuals?

I tried Zelda out for 50 minutes last night (it was going to be a four hour session but my baby daughter wasn't well😣) and could not find any digital manual.
Is there supposed to be one?

I couldn't find any manuals either. Perhaps their inclusion is considered on a game-by-game basis?

The time I was playing there were a few things that totally confused me and there was no in game contextual help to guide me.
It's a massive oversight for such a wonderful game.

I don't think it's a massive oversight. It's a game of adventure and discovery. Pretty much everything in game has explanations if you want them but they're not endlessly thrust in your face. It's so well put together that a manual couldn't really tell you much that isn't covered in game and accessible at any point. Plus, if you're worried about remembering some piece of advice an in game character is giving you, just 'capture' it and refer to it at any time.

I suspect other games will have some form of manual though.