It's hardly going to rock your world to learn we're quite the fans of all things Hyrulian here at Nintendo Life, so when we got word of a super-rad smartphone case with a serious case of the Zeldas you can imagine our barely contained excitement.
Okay, so technically it's only available in Japan at the moment (come on, all the best things usually are), but that doesn't stop this officially-licensed accessory from looking pretty amazing. With its embossed Zelda 'Z' and Divine Beast logos, we're loving the distinctive Breath Of The Wild motifs.
It's due out in April, and can be pre-ordered from the Japanese end of the Official Nintendo Store for 2,980 Yen (that's about £19.50/$26). No news on a western release just yet, but we imagine dedicated Zelda aficionados will find a way to add it to their personal shrine. Does this officially-licensed bit of gear float your boat? Worth an import? Comment, we dare you...
[source store.nintendo.co.jp]
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Looks pretty good, and it's cheaper than I imagined it would be.
Omg this title is incredible kkkkkk.
That purdy.
I doubt it's genuine leather...
To EBAY! Let's go!
It opens on the wrong side
It looks great but what phone does it fit? I'd also like a plastic insert to protect the phone case.
@Bunkerneath maybe Japanese open cases from the other side or something?
Instead of saying "Give Your Smartphone A Link To The Past With This Awesome Zelda-Themed Case", should have went with, "A Breath of wildness and a touch of style"...or something like that. Actually thought this harbored LttP embossing somewhere.
Looks like it'll be a play-asia import.
It's actually from the "My Nintendo Store" not Japanese Nintendo Store. As you can use 50 gold coins for 30% off and I want this for my iPod Touch
This case is a marketing tool for ALBW for iOS.
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That headline got me hoping for an ALttP themed case...but this is still pretty awesome.
Nice.
I wonder if it plays the treasure tune when you open it.
@Nincompoop Now, THAT would be interesting.
If it were genuine leather I’d actually be interested.
I wonder if it fits a Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
@gurtifus
It's basically $20.00. Of course it's not genuine leather.
Looks cool but I'll stick to my phone case that I know will protect my phone.
Looks great, bet they don’t release it for a Sony Z5 though 🙄
@gurtifus What’s the point in real leather, the chair I’m sitting in isn’t real leather and feels, looks the same as the real leather seats in my car... I get real leather can be more durable, but it depends on the quality.
Can't think of anything worse than carrying a phone in one of these, that you have to clip and unclip every time just to look at the lockscreen when it buzzes. And you have it flapping about when trying to take photos. But each to their own, it looks cool if I used those cases.
An ad portrayed as news.
Would be great if I could get one here in the UK. And to fit my OnePlus 5... xD
For those wondering which phones are compatible the list of phones is here http://www.gourmandise.co.jp/nintendo/multi.html
Nope, I hate cases. I now have one that is basically a skin just to make the phone less slippery, since its basically glass. I don't like having the screen covered since I rely a lot on the notification light.
@Nincompoop Oh! Of course! This makes sense!
It's great and all but you forgot the most important info about this thing: FOR WHAT PHONE?!?! I bet my xiaomi note 4 will be very sad because there's no way they will make one for it.
@gurtifus It's made from genuine Bokoblin skin
It looks good.
If this could fit my iPhone 6s Plus, I would get one. Even if it were a bit overpriced.
@gurtifus I doubt it too, and sadly, some people does seem to be oblivious to the fact that real leather is usually much more durable that imitated leather.
The thing is:
Imitated leather with high quality exists, but it's rare and usually expensive. Medium quality is uncommon, and low quality imitated leather is common.
On the other hand you got:
Low quality real leather is rare, while medium to good quality is common. High quality is uncommon and usually very expensive.
I like the office chair example. I have cats (indoor cats) and they turn imitated leather into shreds within a day or two.
We used to have an imitated leather office chair, but it turned ripped and destroyed fast with our cats treatment. So, we got a real leather office chair. And the cats have really tried to tear and rip it, but so far it's only small lines, that are just barely visible. That is the real test. And the real leather proved that imitated leather is usually the less durable. Exceptions does of course exist.
@Bunkerneath In Japan they also read books the wrong way so that is probably the reason.
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