Legend of Zelda @ Nintendo Life

June2009

34
News Tingle Gets a New DS Adventure, and a Surprise DSiWare Game

The Zelda series's unsung hero gets not one, but two new games!
The last two editions of weekly Japanese magazine Famitsu had mysterious teasers hinting at a sequel to 2006/2007's Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland for the DS. This week's edition has finally spilled the beans! Today just so happens to be the day of Japan's weekly Wii and DSi...
- Wed 24th Jun 2009
- Announcements
- Famitsu
- DS
- DSiWare
- Zelda
32
News New Wii Zelda May Require MotionPlus To Function

So says Miyamoto
Nintendo game design legend Shigeru Miyamoto has revealed that the new Wii Zelda - which was announced at this year's E3 - is being built with the intention of exploiting the newly-released Wii MotionPlus accessory. For those of you that don't know, MotionPlus bolts onto the base of the Wii Remote and offers a more accurate...
- Mon 15th Jun 2009
- Wii
- Wii MotionPlus
- Zelda
- Shigeru Miyamoto
46
News New Wii Zelda Artwork Leaked?

Is this is image that Miyamoto showed behind closed doors at E3?
A new Wii Zelda wasn't mentioned during Nintendo's E3 conference - much to the dismay of fanboys the world over. However, Shigeru Miyamoto later held meetings with the press behind closed doors, where he revealed that work is indeed happening on Link's latest adventure. Nothing was...
- Fri 5th Jun 2009
- Wii
- Rumours
- Zelda
- Miyamoto
- E3 2009
44
News New Wii Zelda Game in the Works

Famed game designer Shigeru Miyamoto sits down and talks about some of Nintendo's upcoming titles, including a new Wii Zelda title.
Shigeru Miyamoto has held a roundtable session to speak to the media regarding some of his own personal projects so we thought we'd talk about some of the highlights here. Miyamoto-san is quite excited about New Super...
- Wed 3rd Jun 2009
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Upcoming Games
- Wii
- DS
- E3 2009

May2009

14
News Now You Can Have Your Very Own Fairy In A Bottle

Link cosplay costumes everywhere rejoice!
It's no wonder Link does the things he does. All he needs is a fairy in a jar and he can go and do whatever stupid thing he wants and the fairy'll just reanimate his corpse. Pretty handy when you're out battling pig demon things and whatnot. Your mortal enemy may not be a Machiavellian tyrant, but that...
- Wed 13th May 2009
- Zelda
- Awesome
- Merchandise
53
News Zelda: Spirit Tracks To Appeal To a Wider Age Group?

Will Nintendo dumb down Link's latest adventure?
As you may have noticed, Nintendo has released its sales figures for the fiscal year end 2009. In the document there's plenty of predictions for the coming year, and one small item that has caught the eye of Nintendo fans worldwide. The report states that: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks...will...
- Thu 7th May 2009
- DS
- Zelda
- Casual
- Hardcore

April2009

171
Review The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)

There's no just masking how great it still is
Ocarina of Time proved that the Zelda series was even more captivating in 3D than it was in 2D. It is still regarded as one of the greatest games ever made, but despite this, at the very end of the N64's life, it got a sequel that quite a few people missed out on – Majora's Mask. Not counting the...
- Sat 4th Apr 2009
- Virtual Console
- Reviews
- Zelda
- Retro

April2008

20
News Is Ocarina Of Time About To Become 2nd Best?

Since it's launch in 1998, Miyamoto's masterpiece "The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time" has filled the number one spot of many "Best Game Ever" lists. But is it about to give up it's crown?
Currently ranked at number one on popular video game ratings system GameRankings.com, Ocarina Of Time has a rating average of 97.68%. The rating, which is...
- Mon 28th Apr 2008
- Zelda

January2008

5
News Retro Studios Working On New Zelda?

Rumour mill enters overdrive
We must stress this is a rumour with a capital ‘R’, but a story has come to our attention that suggests that US development house Retro Studios, better known as the chaps behind the successful Metroid Prime trilogy, is currently working on a new Zelda title that could be announced as early as E3. It’s probably...
- Wed 30th Jan 2008
- Zelda
- Rumours

November2007

25
Review The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)

Join Link on his first DS adventure
No doubt many of you have already seen the many positive reviews for The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass dotted all over the Internet. We realize we're a bit late with our own critique of this highly anticipated videogame, but with a series like Zelda you simply have to take your time. It wouldn't be wise to...
- Fri 23rd Nov 2007
- Reviews
- DS
- Zelda
- Phantom Hourglass
- Retro

February2007

36
Review The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Close To Perfection, And An Absolute Must-Play

Just in time
This review originally went live in 2007, and we're republishing it to mark the arrival of N64 games on Nintendo Switch Online. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time did for the Zelda series what Super Mario 64 did for the Super Mario Bros. series. It successfully brought one of the most beloved game series in video game history into...
- Sat 24th Feb 2007
- Reviews
- Nintendo
- Zelda
- Nintendo Switch Online
- Retro

January2007

32
Review The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Wii Virtual Console / Super Nintendo)

A Link to a Classic
To put it simply, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is one of the finest RPGs in existence. Everything is perfect - the bold lines and subtle pastel-tones of the graphics, the triumphant rendition of the Zelda theme, the excellent yet simple combat system, the brilliantly conceived logic puzzles. Nintendo left nothing to...
- Tue 23rd Jan 2007
- Virtual Console
- Reviews
- Zelda
- Retro