Legend of Zelda News (Page 6)
Guide Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: A Rift In The Gerudo Desert Main Quest
How to repair the Gerudo rift
In this section of our Echoes of Wisdom walkthrough, we're covering the events of Gerudo Desert, which includes A Rift in The Gerudo Desert Main Quest. We also cover the Southern Oasis Ruins Rift Main Quest, the Southern Gerudo Desert Rift Main Quest, the Ancestor's Cave of Rest Rift Main Quest, and the Stilled Desert...
Guide Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: Gerudo Sanctum Chest And Dungeon Walkthrough
How to complete the Gerudo Sanctum dungeon
In this guide we explain how to get through the Gerudo Sanctum Dungeon in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. This Gerudo guide will cover all treasure chest locations (including how to get the Gerudo Sanctum chest, a particularly tricky treasure found here), and all puzzle solutions for the dungeon. We've also got...
Guide Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: How To Defeat Seismic Taelus
Seismic showdown
The first boss of any Legend of Zelda game is always an exciting moment, and the Seismic Taelus fits the bull perfectly for Echoes of Wisdom. In this Echoes of Wisdom Boss Guide, we'll be tackling the first true boss of the game, the final challenge of the Suthorn Ruins dungeon. We've got the best strategy for defeating the boss,...
Guide Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: How To Defeat Vocavor
Put you in a spin
The Jabul Ruins dungeon has been a relatively kind water dungeon up to this point, but if you're having trouble with Vocavor, Echoes of Wisdom's fish boss, then you might need a helping hand from us. In this Echoes of Wisdom Boss Guide, we've covered the Jabul Ruins dungeon boss fight against Vocavor, the only boss in the game...
Guide Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: How To Defeat Mogryph
Blinding winds
What's awaiting Zelda at the end of the Gerudo Sanctum dungeon in Echoes of Wisdom? Mogryph, of course! This flying mole-like creature can be a bit of a pain to take down, and requires a little bit of patience, but we've got everything you need to take down this nuisance. In this Echoes of Wisdom Boss Guide, we're taking on Mogryph,...
Guide Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: Is Link Playable?
Can you play as Link in Echoes of Wisdom
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is Zelda's first lead playable appearance in a mainline Zelda game. Despite being the hero of the franchise, it's taken over 35 years for her to stand at the helm. (No, the CD-i games don't count.) But what about Link, the series' usual hero? An ESRB rating before the...
Guide Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: An Out-There Zol Side Quest - Where To Find The Final Zol
How to find each Zol in Echoes of Wisdom
An Out-There Zol is a late-game Side Quest in Echoes of Wisdom where you need to satisfy the curiosity of a young boy just one more time. This is the second quest you get from the young boy, who is obsessed with Zols, creatures that roam around Hyrule. His last request requires a bit more work; it's a good...
Guide Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom: Elusive Tumbleweed Side Quest - How To Catch
Bumbleweed
The Elusive Tumbleweed is one of the many Side Quests Zelda can pick up during Echoes of Wisdom. The premise is incredibly simple and the solution is fairly easy, but it may not be immediately obvious to new players. Below we've detailed how to complete the Elusive Tumbleweed Side Quest and the rewards you get for finishing it. Also,...
Guide Where To Buy Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom And Hyrule Edition Switch Lite
Best deals and cheapest prices
Both The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and the gorgeous Nintendo Switch Lite: Hyrule Edition are out now! If you're wanting to find the best deals and cheapest prices for either, you're in the right place. Thankfully, the Switch Lite system is still widely available, meaning you can still buy one with ease, and...
News The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Version 1.0.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Zelda's adventure is out now
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is now officially available and as part of the game's launch, Nintendo has published details about the very first update for the game. It's not much but it's something... with the patch notes for Version 1.0.1 revealing "several issues" have been addressed. Here it is in full: The...
Round Up The Reviews Are In For The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
First Impa-ressions
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is right around the corner and ahead of tomorrow's release we can take a peek at the critical consensus. Before we dive into what the other outlets had to say, let's first recap our thoughts here at Nintendo Life. To put it simply, we loved it. In our 9/10 review, we called Echoes of Wisdom...
News Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom's Map Is Eight Times The Size Of Link's Awakening's
See that mountain..?!
Nintendo's marketing campaign for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is in full swing ahead of the game's launch this week on 26th September 2024. One big question mark in the minds of fans ahead of release is just how big the game world will actually be. Well, thanks to a new segment of Nintendo's 'Ask the Developer'...
Linking to the past
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom contains many great life lessons we should all take into consideration: get others to do all the work for you; talking to cats is worth your time; making friends with spiders is good; horses can smell carrots from hundreds of miles away. Oh, and beds solve all problems. Okay, in all...
News The First Review For The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Is In
Rhoam wasn't built in a day
Update: And, well, wouldn't you know it — our very own Echoes of Wisdom review is now live. You can check our thoughts on the game below (spoiler: we thought it was pretty good). <related ids="171469"> It's finally here, folks! We've reached the launch week of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (it launches...
News Echoes Of Wisdom Originally Starred Link, Until His Sword & Shield "Got In The Way"
"...this is exactly the game for her!"
Who's excited for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom? We're just two days away from the brand new top-down Zelda game's release, and in the run-up to that day, Nintendo has been sharing Ask the Developer interviews with key members of the game's development team. Today,
News The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Includes "Over 100 Echoes"
"Introducing some freedom attracted even more freedom"
We've heard how The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has been built around "being mischievous" and it seems to help with this Nintendo will be giving us access to more than 100 echoes. Echoes, in case you missed it, are officially described as "imitations of things found in the environment"...
News Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Was Built Around 'Being Mischievous'
Ooh, cheeky
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is just around the corner and, as seems to be the norm for big Nintendo titles, we've been treated to a rather comprehensive 'Ask the Developer' interview with the team behind the latest title. One of the key points raised during the interview is that Echoes of Wisdom was actually built around the...
Random Zelda: Wind Waker Mod Replaces Link With A Honking Goose
And Ganondorf with a grumpy farmer
We've seen some pretty wild mods in our time, but this one has to take the biscuit. Courtesy of modder BigSharkZ (thanks, Gaming Reinvented), players can now experience the entirety of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker as an adorable, honking goose. Blending the classic GameCube entry with Untitl
ICYMI Yes, Dungeons Return In The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
Nintendo reconfirms
In case you missed it, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will see the return of proper dungeons. Nintendo this week shared a feature on its official website discussing "everything you should know" about this upcoming release and one of the last questions officially acknowledges dungeons in the new game: Nintendo: "Hold on
News Nintendo Announces Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom In-Store Switch Demo
Playable at Game Stop locations in Canada
To celebrate the arrival of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom on the Switch next week, Nintendo of Canada has announced the game will be playable at select Game Stop stores around the country. You'll be able to try out this brand-new entry starring Princess Zelda from 28th September 2024 onwards. Here...
News The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Developer Seemingly Revealed
Link's Awakening Switch players won't be surprised
Nintendo has become increasingly secretive about partner developers working on its first-party projects, but that hasn't stopped fans from finding out who might be involved with certain upcoming releases ahead of schedule. With this in mind, it's now seemingly happened again with next week's...
News Nintendo Teams Up With Lawson In New Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Campaign
Exclusive goodies available
Ahead of the launch of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom next week, Nintendo has been promoting the game in all sorts of ways. As part of this, it's teamed up with Lawson convenience stores in Japan. Although the campaign has been live since August, a new wave of goodies are coming next week on 24th September 2024, closer to the...
Random Zelda Fan Project Turns 'A Link To The Past' Into Roguelike Dungeon Crawler
Introducing 'Dungeons of Infinity'
Zelda fans are constantly reimagining Link's classic adventures, and with this in mind, one talented individual known as Justin Bohemier has spent over four years transforming the Super Nintendo hit A Link to the Past into a procedurally-generated roguelike dungeon crawler. Dungeons of Infinity is "not a ROM hack"...
News The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Estimated Switch File Size Revealed
Update: Switch eShop confirms
Update [Sun 15th Sep, 2024 09:00 BST]: Nintendo has now confirmed the Switch eShop file size for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom as 5.4 GB. <products group-id="26848"> Original [Sun 23rd Jun, 2024 13:00 BST]: Nintendo has shared some key details about the new top-down Zelda game (starring the Princess...
PSA Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Has Reportedly Leaked Online In Full
Update: It might not be all that bad
Update [Mon 16th Sep, 2024 15:30 BST]: While it seems as though a few folks may have gotten their hands on early copies of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, initial reports that the game is accessible via emulators may have been premature. Evidence that the game is out there is certainly available...
News Nintendo Shows Off Some Friendly Faces You'll Meet In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
Zelda's new adventure is out later this month
Nintendo has been sharing regular information updates about Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and following an overview trailer yesterday, it's now detailed two of the characters Zelda will encounter in her new adventure. First up we have a look at 'The Great Fairy' who can apparently be found "somewhere" in...
News Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Overview Trailer Gives Us Another Tasty Look
Not long to go
Nintendo is going all-out on marketing for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom ahead of its launch later this month on 26th September 2024. The new Overview Trailer, posted earlier today, doesn't show off anything we haven't really seen before, but it's a nice amalgamation of footage from previous trailers and commercials. It goes...
Video New Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Japanese Commercials Released
We're now weeks out from release
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is just weeks out from launching on the Switch and Nintendo isn't holding back with its marketing campaign. Apart from some lifestyle ads here in the West, in Japan it's also releasing some new commercials. The latest ones give fans a closer look at Zelda and how she'll be able...
News Lon Lon Ranch Potentially Spotted In New Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Footage
Giddy up!
We're just over two weeks away from The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom's release, which means Nintendo is drumming up interest and giving us a few teases all across social media. And the company has done it once again today with some brief new gameplay footage featuring Zelda's horse-riding skills. We've seen Zelda ride a horse before...
News Here's Another Look At The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom World Map
Zelda's adventure is out later this month
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is just weeks out from release, but we already know a little bit about it thanks to hands-on impressions and some official gameplay reveals. The map of the Hyrule in this particular entry has also surfaced online in recent times, and now we've got another look courtesy...
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom's Master Works Has Some Suggestions On Kass' Whereabouts
No light to illuminate our paths
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is absolutely stuffed to the brim with characters, mechanics, enemies, and things to do. However, one glaring omission is Kass, Breath of the Wild's travelling Rito minstrel. Luckily for fans, the recently released Master Works Book does propose a few scenarios as to where
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Almost Had A Different Name
Nintendo seriously considered 'Tears of the Dragon'
Video games undergo all sorts of changes during the planning and development phases, so it's no surprise to hear a different title was in serious consideration for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom at one point in time. This information comes from the new Zelda art book 'Master Works',...
Back Page Dark World, Lorule, Termina - A Voyage Home To Hyrule Via Zelda's 'Other' Worlds
Sat-Navi
In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you'd find all the weird goofs that we couldn't fit in anywhere else. Some may call it "filler"; we prefer "a whole page to make terrible jokes that are tangentially related to the content of the mag". We don't have pages on the internet, but we still love terrible jokes — so welcome to...
News Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Details Role Of Longtime Recurring Character
A mysterious man returns
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will feature all sorts of familiar faces and recently Nintendo detailed one of the classic recurring characters in the series, who has now been about for over two decades. Warning, possible spoilers ahead... Right, with the warning out of the way, the character we're talking about here...
Dragon page
As the Western world waits for a localisation announcement, Zelda fans in Japan have been poring through The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Master Works, the latest tome dedicated to 2023’s Nintendo Switch masterpiece. Part art book, part development deep dive, part history lesson, Master Works delivers the final word on Tears...
Random Game Dev Builds Baffling Contraptions To Solve Zelda: TOTK Addison Puzzles
"H-he's standing!"
It's no secret that we love Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Addison here at Nintendo Life (at least, I do), so when we heard that Affordable Space Adventures dev Nifflas was solving the NPC's sign-standing puzzles in creative ways, we had to take a look. Reader, we were not disappointed (thanks for the tip, d-slice). Now, when most...
Round Up The Previews Are In For The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
It's sounding very promising!
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is fast approaching and we've now got the first batch of preview impressions doing the rounds. This includes a "hands on" courtesy of our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney: "We left wanting more. Wishing we could stay on and progress further than we were allowed, wishing we could take a...
News The Legend Of Zelda '80s Cartoon Series Gets DVD Re-Release
"That's how I like to start a morning."
If you deem yourself the ultimate Zelda fan, no matter the quality of the product, then you should probably count The Legend of Zelda's '80s cartoon among your collection. Wait, you don't own it? Well, fortunately, DIC Entertainment's 13-episode run is getting a DVD rerelease later this year. Pre-orders for...
Video We've Played The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom - Here's 15 Minutes Of Gameplay
Rhoaming around
We are mere weeks away from the release of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom on 26th September and just to get the excitement levels even higher, we have a crisp 15 minutes of brand-new gameplay footage to share with you. The above footage comes from our recent trip to a hands-on event, where we got to play through the opening...
Hands On Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Brings Tantalising Creativity To The 2D Template
Echo, Echo, Echo, what's going on here?
It’s fairly safe to say that everyone was pretty jazzed when Nintendo announced The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. We haven’t had a new top-down Zelda game since 2013’s A Link Between Worlds, assuming of course you don’t count Tri Force Heroes, and if that was your mindset, we wouldn't entirely...
News Switch Online's Missions & Rewards Adds Zelda: Link's Awakening DX Icons
Play to earn
Nintendo has refreshed its monthly retro icons lineup for Switch Online members with a selection of tasty options from The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX. There are a total of five icons available and, as per usual, they'll cost 10 platinum points each to redeem. Just like Donkey Kong Country last month, however, you'll need to...
News Nintendo Releases Its First Commercial For Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
"Save Hyrule your way"
We've officially made it to September, which means the new Switch exclusive Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom arrives later this month! Nintendo has been steadily promoting this one since its initial reveal in June and now it has taken its advertising to the next level with the game's very first commercial featuring two actors, pugs,...
News Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Reportedly Offers 'Normal' and 'Hero' Difficulty From The Get-Go
It's even more dangerous to go alone...
Nintendo brought the first publicly playable demo of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom to PAX West this weekend, and attendees were quick to spot one feature that is yet to be officially revealed. As highlighted on Twitter by @Nintendeal, it seems Echoes of Wisdom will offer both 'Normal' and 'Hero'...
News Zelda-Themed 'Hyrule Edition' Switch Lite Spotted At PAX West 2024
It's out later this month
PAX West 2024 is taking place this weekend in the US, and as part of the fun, Nintendo is showcasing upcoming games and hardware. This includes the Zelda-themed 'Hyrule Edition' Switch Lite, which will launch alongside the new Zelda game Echoes of Wisdom on 26th September. The first photos of this new themed Lite are now...
News Two Zelda amiibo Restocked Ahead Of Echoes Of Wisdom Launch (US)
Secure yours today
Update [Sun 1st Sep, 2024 00:30 BST]: Nintendo has now issued a formal reminder about US restocks of select amiibo ahead of the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Once again, this includes the Link's Awakening amiibo and the Wind Waker Zelda amiibo. Original article [Thu 15th Aug, 2024 01:45 BST]:
News Zelda Timeline Featuring Breath Of The Wild And Tears Of The Kingdom Spotted
A history of Hyrule at Nintendo Live 2024
Over the life of the Zelda series, the timeline has been a massive talking point with all sorts of information and discoveries shared. With this in mind, it's become the big talking point this weekend after a graphic was sighted at Nintendo Live 2024. Nintendo fansite Vooks is on the ground at this event in...
Feature The Return Of Lynels And Five Other Exciting Reveals In The Latest Zelda Trailer
Lynels and dungeons and tears, oh my!
A new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is here and we are excited! So excited, in fact, that we have watched it another 20 times to narrow down our top reveals — the things that really got us beaming cheek to cheek. These aren't blink-and-you'll-miss-'em details like those we spotted after...
News Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Trailer Introduces Us To The 'Still World' And Dungeons
It's still dark in there
Nintendo has dropped a brand new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and we finally know a little bit more about those rifts that cover Hyrule. The Still World is a brand new location that probably reminds you of the Dark World by its name alone, but it's a little bit more than that. In these rifts, Hyrule is...
News Zelda: TOTK 'Master Works' Art Book Looks Stunning In New Introductory Video
Launching in Japan this week
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is getting a 'Master Works' art book in Japan. For the time being, it is only launching in Japan, but those of us elsewhere can still get a glimpse at some of the goodies inside thanks to a new sneak peek trailer from publisher Ambit. @ZeldaOfficialJP shared the trailer on...
News Online 'Pop-Up Shop' Brings Former Japan-Exclusive Zelda Merch To My Nintendo Store (Europe)
Pin-ish Cap
After even more merch to pad out your Zelda collection? The European My Nintendo Store is now home to a special 'Pop-Up Store' section, stocked up with Hylian-themed pins and clothing — much of which has long been exclusive to Japan. Pin fans, this is one for you. The Zelda pop-up store is now home to seven exclusive pins available...
