Dedicated fan spends a year 100% completing every canon Zelda game
The Hero of Time.
An extremely dedicated Zelda fan has successfully achieved his ambitious goal to 100% complete every single canon Zelda game in Nintendo's back catalogue - and the entire endeavour took a little over a year.
Breath of the Wild has finally been given a spot in the official Zelda timeline
No link to the past.
Nintendo has once again updated its Legend of Zelda timeline, finally given 2017's masterful Breath of the Wild an official place in the series' chronology.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild's motorbike added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Da-da-da-daaaaa.
Surprise! There's a new update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe downloading to your Nintendo Switch which contains Link's lovely motorbike from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
After 30 years, Nintendo fans want Zelda to be the star of a Legend of Zelda game - so much so, a team of modders are trying to make this happen within Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Champion's Ballad expansion launches today
And Link has a motorbike - the Master Cycle Zero.
At long last, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild expansion Champion's Ballad has a release date: today.
It's been a lengthy wait to find out, but our prayers were answered tonight during the Game Awards 2017 livestream.
And just after we'd caught our breath from the instant release - there was Link riding a motorbike.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Xenoblade quest now live
Champion amiibo support added, detailed.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been updated with its new Xenoblade quest and support for the Champions amiibo.
A rare look at how Nintendo built Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Hyrule
And hid so much from view.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a masterpiece of game design. Exploring the huge, seamless world of Hyrule, your curiosity always feels like it is rewarded. And yet, at the same time, the world never feels like it is guiding you anywhere in particular, or simply dragging you from one quest to the next.
To date, publisher Dark Horse has released two beautiful, strapping Zelda-themed books in the form of the Hyrule Historia and Arts & Artifacts. It's now announced that a third hardback extravaganza is on the way early next year.
Bizarre mod adds GTA character to Zelda: Breath of the Wild
All we had to do was follow the damn Oaki, CJ.
Do you ever play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and just think, "I hate you Link. Why can't you be more street?" Well one modder has heard your cries of disdain and is granting you your wish - by letting you play as CJ from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Engineer invents Switch peripheral for one-handed gamers
Releases free blueprints to 3D print it.
Mechatronics engineer Julio Vazquez has invented a couple of peripherals that make the Switch's Joy-Con controllers much easier to play for disabled players limited to the use of one hand.
You'll soon get Zelda: Breath of the Wild in-game items via your Switch's news channel
UPDATE: First free items released. And they are...
UPDATE 9/8/17 9.20am: Nintendo has released the first free in-game items for Zelda: Breath of the Wild available through your Switch's news channel. But... don't get your hopes up.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild glitch lets you play without the Sheikah Slate or night cycle
The day Hyrule stood still.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild recently received the ultra-hard Master Mode difficulty as part of its first DLC, The Master Trials, but it turns out there's another way to make Zelda much more challenging in a way the developer never intended. Due to a recently discovered glitch, it turns out you can play the entire game without gathering the Sheikah Slate, i.e. the in-game menus.
Modders are adding co-op to Zelda: Breath of the Wild
A Link together.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an already stunning achievement, yet there's one huge feature the fanbase felt could add even more to Nintendo's masterpiece: two-player co-op.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild speedrunner blazes through Trial of the Sword in under 44 minutes
And 54 minutes on Master Mode.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's recent Master Trials DLC adds a three-part series of combat arenas called the Trial of the Sword. This 51-level obstacle course provides a stiff challenge that took roughly four hours for anyone to conquer upon its launch a week and a half ago. Now that it's been out for a bit, people have taken to speedrunning it with impressive results.
In Breath of the Wild's The Champion's Ballad you will be playing as Link
Aonuma reveals a little more at Japan Expo.
Eiji Aonuma, the series producer and manager of The Legend of Zelda, has revealed a handful more details on The Champion's Ballad, the next big DLC drop for Breath of the Wild which is due to drop towards the end of the year.
Nintendo still rules video game sales in Japan.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Master Mode adds toughest mini-boss to starting area
New Golden Lynel discovered.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's new Master Mode is serious business. How serious, you ask? Well it takes what was the game's most challenging enemy in the open world (and quite possibly in general), the White Lynel, and places it in the goddamn starting area.
Someone has already beaten The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's new Trial of the Sword challenge, released today as part of the game's big Master Trials DLC pack.
How to find Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Master Trials DLC goodies
EXtra EXtra, read all about it!
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's first DLC pack, Trial of the Sword, is upon us and here's how the new content is added.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild blog reveals new details on Twilight Princess' Midna
And what all your new DLC costumes will do.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's first proper DLC pack, The Master Trials, launches worldwide this Friday. To celebrate, Nintendo has been taking a look at some of the wearable items included in the DLC, and the classic Zelda characters which inspired them.
Blogs featuring details on the new Midna's Helmet item, as well as the Tingle suit, Korok mask and Phantom armour are all worth a read.
The article on Midna is especially interesting. In it, Breath of the Wild art director Satoru Takizawa reveals that Midna, your ally in Twilight Princess, was based on a design originally concepted for another, "secret project" Nintendo worked on before Twilight Princess was greenlit.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild hard mode has its own save slot
Everything not saved will be lost.
Here's some good news that got buried during E3 week: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's hard mode has a separate save slot to that of your main campaign.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild: The Champion's Ballad DLC teased
Focuses on Zelda herself, and the past champions.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's meatiest DLC pack, due out this "Holiday", has just been teased by Nintendo.
Live-action Zelda escape game lands in London this July
Wouldn't Midna go.
The Legend of Zelda's live-action escape game will journey to London this July.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild update lets you play with Japanese VO, English subtitles
And lots of other languages.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been updated to let you choose a separate voice-over language to the on-screen text.
This means you can now play with English text and subtitles, but Japanese voice-over.
An option to switch the English voice acting to Japanese has been a common request among fans - many of whom have said they prefer the Japanese voice-over.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild's first DLC detailed
Trials! Map tracking! Tingle armour! And more.
Nintendo has detailed the first slice of extra content coming to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild this summer, as part of the game's Expansion Pass.
Nintendo Switch shifted 2.74m units in its first month
More copies of Zelda on Switch sold than Switch itself.
Nintendo Switch is off to a strong start, with more than 2.74m consoles shipped during its first month of release.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild isn't short of mysteries. With hundreds of sidequests to complete and Korok Seeds to uncover, you'll be playing Link's latest adventure for a long time before you've seen it all. But there's one mystery that remained unsolvable due to what one can only assume is a glitch in the game.
Zelda fan is making Breath of the Wild-inspired 2D game
Play the Breath of the NES prototype now.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild began as a 2D-looking prototype, which Nintendo unveiled in a GDC talk followed by a "making of" documentary.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has received a lot of accolades over its open-ended structure and unique physics engine. Indeed, all the elements react as one would expect in the real world. Flint creates fire, fire creates wind, and water douses fire.
Ghost Recon: Wildlands bests Zelda in US sales for March
Mass Effect Andromeda sales are the second-best in the series.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands took the top spot in US sales for the month of March, according to analyst firm NPD Group.
The stat-tracking company noted that Ghost Recon: Wildlands had the best launch of any Ghost Recon title and the second-best launch of a Tom Clancy game, after The Division.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild came in second, even though it shifted 1.3m units in its launch month, making it the fastest-selling Zelda title ever. Over 900k of these were on Nintendo Switch, a system that's seen stock shortages since its 3rd March launch.
Nintendo's Legend of Zelda website has stated the surname of the series' big baddie: Ganondorf Dragmire.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild's first 100 per cent speedrun still takes 49 hours
Korok Seeds of discontent.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a massive game. It length is variable, as its open-ended nature means you can make a beeline for its final boss after a brief tutorial section, but it's not unusual to spend well over 100 hours sussing out its secrets. Nintendo's latest flagship adventure is so saturated with content that speedrunning a 100 per cent run still took world record holder Xalikah a whopping 49 hours, nine minutes and 41 seconds.
Here's one way to cheat Breath of the Wild's shield-surfing challenge
The rules are just different on the mountain.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild contains a lot of score-attack challenges and given the game's open-ended design, people are finding endlessly creative ways to cheat the system.
Here's how to make a working go-kart in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
I want to drive you through the night, down the hills.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is so full of possibilities that you can use its interlocking systems to cobble together a functional go-kart.
Switch is Nintendo's fastest-selling console ever in the US
More copies of Zelda sold on Switch than the console itself.
We knew the Switch got off to a rousing start in Europe, smashing Nintendo's previous platform sales records, but we didn't know just how strong US sales would be after the initial launch. As it turns out, the Switch's performance remains stellar in the States with 906k consoles sold in March alone, according to analyst firm NPD Group.
Nintendo finally unveils the last Smash Bros. amiibo
Plus three new Link figurines, and three more Splatoon figures.
The last few Super Smash Bros. amiibo have been given a release date - nearly three years after the game launched for Wii U and 3DS.
Final Fantasy's Cloud, Bayonetta and Fire Emblem's Corrin were all shown off in last night's Nintendo Direct broadcast. Each of the three will come in two variants, and all six will launch here in the UK on 21st July.
These figures were confirmed a long while ago - and there's been no reason given for the long wait. Some had suspected Nintendo was waiting on the launch of a potential Super Smash Bros. port for Nintendo Switch.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild's new patch removes infinite arrow exploit
Also neuters Wolf Link.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has received its second post-launch patch with version 1.1.2.
Like the previous patch, Nintendo's notes are cryptic, merely stating that "Adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience."
What does that mean, exactly? It's still a bit unclear, but several Redditors have confirmed that it removes an infinite arrow exploit in which Link could stand just out of range of enemy archers so they'd consistently miss him, leaving their arrows at his feet in the process. Now the enemy projectiles disappear after you've collected about 20 or so of them.
Zelda player builds flying contraption, glides across entire map
North by Northwest.
A The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild player has figured out a way to glide across the entire land of Hyrule in one amazing descent.
Anyone who's spent any significant time in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will know the pain of encountering the dreaded Lynel, a centaur-like creature that rivals any of the game's bosses as its hardest challenge.
Zelda patch improves frame-rate on Switch
UPDATE: Digital Foundry weighs in with new performance tests - and do Wii U users get the improvements too?
UPDATE 4/3/17 6:45pm: Apologies from Digital Foundry for not getting to this one sooner - the team were attending EGX Rezzed last weekend. The good news is that the performance boost with the latest Zelda patch is confirmed for Switch owners, with many frame-rate dips removed, and entire stretches of 20fps gameplay improved.
However, the game's most intensive areas - like Korok Forest - only see a smaller bump to the game's fluidity. In-game visuals appear identical to the pre-patch version, and dynamic resolution scaling acts in the same way - there's no graphical downgrade here, it's a pure optimisation improvement.
The bad news is that the Wii U version doesn't benefit much - if at all - from the new patch. Gameplay performance here is effectively identical. Areas that caused issues on both Switch in docked mode and Wii U are improved on the new machine, but left as is on older hardware. We can also confirm that the handheld Switch configuration still remains the smoothest way to play Breath of the Wild, followed by the docked mode, with Wii U exhibiting the biggest frame-rate drops.
One of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's most entertaining toys is a glider that lets players soar over the expansive land of Hyrule. Typically gravity and stamina prevent Link from hovering too far, but diligent YouTuber Yukinosan found a way to stay adrift for a staggering 7615.8 meters.
Zelda directors reveal their favourite foods, locations and characters
"There is always something to discover."
Nintendo has provided an encore reel to its The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild documentary it released earlier this month.
Fan project to get Zelda: Breath of the Wild running on PC shows remarkable progress
Fans get exploration, combat, runes working.
Earlier this month, we reported on a group of programmers trying to get The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild running on PC.
Internet discovers high school student who achieved dream of working for Nintendo
Spotted in Zelda's credits.
Who hasn't, at some point, dreamt of working for their favourite company?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has an astonishing 900 Korok seed collectibles hidden throughout its vast world.
Nintendo releases Zelda: Breath of the Wild documentary video
UPDATE: Missing videos restored. I am error no more!
UPDATE 14/03/2017 11.03pm: The videos that were mysteriously removed by Nintendo earlier are now back up. Enjoy!
The Legend of Zelda fans have turned a recurring Easter egg from the series into a surprising new battle tactic.
It's faster than a horse and quicker than gliding - a Zelda player has discovered a new way to travel: clinging to the side of a flying boulder.
Nintendo toyed with, then ditched, several familiar Zelda items in Breath of the Wild - as well as a set order of progression through the game's massive open world.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild already up and running on PC
Joy-Cons shown working on PC, too.
A group of programmers are trying to get Nintendo's Wii U and Switch masterpiece Zelda: Breath of the Wild running on PC.
Nintendo hid secret message for Switch fans in Pro Controller
Under the thumb.
Eagle-eyed Nintendo fans have spotted a secret message hidden inside the Switch's Pro Controller.
GAME is having trouble with launch day Nintendo Switch deliveries
UPDATE: Amazon, Nintendo UK store, ShopTo having issues too.
UPDATE 3.15pm: Back to GAME's issues now - and a spokesperson for the company has told Eurogamer that all orders will apparently be delivered by midday tomorrow.
We contacted GAME for comment on this morning's story, below. The chain has assured us it is contacting everyone affected.
"We are aware some consumers have received conflicting emails regarding their Nintendo Switch orders being dispatched," a GAME spokesperson said.
Here's how Link looks in his Zelda expansion pass-exclusive Nintendo Switch T-shirt
Takes our breath away.
Last month, Nintendo announced Zelda: Breath of the Wild's expansion pass - and with it, an exclusive in-game Switch T-shirt.
You can only get the dashing red T-shirt if you have the Ł17.99 expansion pass, which is primarily for a dollop of DLC in the summer and a larger expansion at Christmas.
Now, players have been able to purchase the pass and redeem their Switch T-shirt.
Yes, Nintendo Switch games really do taste bad on purpose
Lick's awakening.
Console launches are a confusing time. Rumours can spread, and without widespread access to the hardware it can be difficult to tell fact from fiction.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild's first prototype looked like a NES game
Director wanted multiple solutions so people wouldn't look up walkthroughs online.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was originally prototyped as a 2D-style game.
It's no secret that Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now... out in the wild. In fact, people have been playing early copies - and cracked versions - for several days.
Hey, listen! Zelda: Breath of the Wild streams are spoiling the game's ending
Leaked copies spill spoilers (but not here).
Wii U copies of Zelda: Breath of the Wild are being streamed online - and people are already revealing the game's ending.
We now know what effects The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo have when paired with Nintendo's highly anticipated adventure.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild hard mode, Cave of Trials part of Ł17.99 season pass
New story and dungeon this winter.
Nintendo has announced a Ł17.99 (€20/$20) expansion pass for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild image confirms fan-favourite character
And another Wind Waker reference.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will feature another familiar face from the series so far - and another reference to fan-favourite game Wind Waker.
Yes, Wind Waker shopkeep Beedle is indeed back for Breath of the Wild.
He's been spotted in the distance before, but now Game Informer has posted our first clear image.
Let's take a look inside Nintendo's Zelda: Breath of the Wild wrap party
Don't Triforce your way in.
It's not every day Nintendo finishes a new Zelda game - and it's not every day we get to see a gathering of staff from within the famously private company getting together to have a bit of a celebration.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild fans in a flap as bird race appears to confirm timeline theory
You gotta fight for your Rito party.
Zelda fans believe they are closer than ever to pinning down Breath of the Wild's place in the series' timeline - thanks to the recent confirmation of the game's bird race.
Japanese magazine Famitsu has this week revealed the feathered species, briefly seen in the game's latest trailer, as the Rito. (There had been confusion whether this was the case, since their appearance differs somewhat from their previous look.)
The Rito previously appeared in Zelda: Wind Waker. They lived on Dragon Roost Island, acted as messengers across the game's submerged world, and were evolved from the series' regular Zora race of aquatic allies.
Nintendo announces huge Zelda eShop sale
Tingle your senses.
Nintendo is discounting the entire Zelda series (well, nearly) by 30 per cent for a limited time.
The sale begins tomorrow, 26th January, and lasts until midnight UK time on 9th February.
Dozens of Zelda games, add-ons and themes for Wii U and 3DS are included.
Revealing Zelda: Breath of the Wild guide pulled from Amazon
Spoilers: it's very big indeed.
We always knew Zelda: Breath of the Wild would be big, but Nintendo's official guide to the game has now revealed exactly how huge it is.
Zelda will be Nintendo's last game for the Wii U
Console takes its final breath.
Nintendo has confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be the last game it produces for the Wii U console.
Ł60 Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Nintendo Switch now Ł50 on Amazon UK
Or Ł48 if you're Prime.
Amazon UK has cut the price of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for Nintendo Switch.
Zelda fans uncover Breath of the Wild backstory from Special Edition map
Runes translated from Sheikah to Japanese to English.
Dedicated Legend of Zelda fans have uncovered a detailed backstory for Breath of the Wild, hidden on the reverse of the game's Special Edition map.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Switch and Wii U differences outlined
900p on Switch, 720p on Wii U.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild releases 3rd March for both the Nintendo Switch and Wii U and now we know the differences between each platform's version of the game.
A download of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will fill nearly half of Nintendo Switch's internal storage.
Breath of the Wild amiibo range expands with detailed Zelda, Bokoblin figures
But Nintendo has yet to say what they'll do.
Nintendo detailed a trio of Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo figures back at E3 2016. Now, it has unveiled two more.
Nintendo confirms Switch launch lineup of games
Five games out 3rd March.
Nintendo has confirmed the games coming out for the Switch throughout 2017 in the UK.
The Switch has just five games available when it launches on 3rd March, Nintendo confirmed. These are:
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Let's compare and contrast the US and European Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild box art
They're quite different.
It turns out Europe's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild box art is a little different than North America's.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild will launch with Nintendo Switch
3rd March, on Wii U too.
Nintendo closed this morning's Switch event with confirmation that Zelda: Breath of the Wild will launch alongside Nintendo Switch on 3rd March.
That goes for the Wii U version, too.
We were also treated to a lavish new trailer for the game - featuring our first look at Zelda herself, and a voiceover which sounds like it's from her dad.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild looks like it's back on for a March release, alongside the launch of Nintendo Switch - at least in Japan and North America.
But what about Europe? The situation here is less clear.
Last year, sources close to Nintendo told Eurogamer that Zelda was content complete but "still four-to-six months" from launch and would miss the Nintendo Switch's March release. Since then, things have changed.
Nintendo wishes us a happy holiday with snowboarding Link
Hylian Hanukkah is the best Hanukkah.
Nintendo wishes us all a happy holiday with new The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild footage wherein Link uses his shield as a makeshift snowboard. 'Tis the season!
Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch shown live for first time
Meanwhile, Miyamoto jams with the band.
Nintendo has shown off Zelda: Breath of the Wild running on the Switch for the first time.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild gets its own official pocketwatches
You can always count on Link.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is getting its own licensed pocketwatches via game publisher Taito.
Here's what Zelda Amiibo do in Breath of the Wild
It's dangerous to go alone! Take this.
The Legend of Zelda 30th Anniversary Amiibo launched today and Nintendo revealed the effects these will have when implemented into Breath of the Wild.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild director Eiji Aounuma presented new footage of the upcoming open-world adventure at The Game Awards this morning.
Finally, we'll see new Zelda: Breath of the Wild gameplay this week
Back from the wilderness.
After a long wait since E3 in June, Nintendo will finally unleash a fresh look at The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild this week.
New gameplay will be shown off during the Video Game Awards, which take place on Thursday, 1st December (although here in the UK the start time is actually 1.30am on the 2nd).
We will, of course, be reporting live.
Nintendo announces US Legend of Zelda live puzzle escape game
So you can play Zelda in March after all.
The Legend of Zelda is being turned into a live action escape game - in North America, at least.
Titled as Defenders of the Triforce, the experience has been created by Nintendo and escape-the-room game company Scrap to tour the US in spring 2017.
Eight cities across the US will host the game from the beginning of next year: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, San Diego, Phoenix, Houston and New York.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild to miss Nintendo Switch launch
That's a blow.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo's biggest Switch game, will not be available when the console launches in March.
That's according to a new report which details the game's current state of development, and which tallies with information provided to Eurogamer by sources close to Nintendo.
Last night, reliable Nintendo tipster Emily Rogers detailed the game's localisation schedule, which will now continue through until the end of 2016. "Four-to-six months of testing will follow" before the game launches.
Before the Switch: Here's the full line-up of what's left for Wii U and 3DS
The Wii U has two first-party games on the horizon: Zelda and... Project Giant Robot?
Nintendo has unveiled the full line-up of what games it still has coming out for Wii U and 3DS.
New Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild footage
From Wii U, but still - wow.
Nintendo has yet to unveil its big NX announcement (less than one hour to go, folks) but it has kept us happy with some new Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild footage.
New Zelda 30th anniversary amiibo will work with Breath of the Wild
Also out now - Skyward Sword on Wii U, new Hyrule Warriors DLC.
Four amiibo figures based on classic Legend of Zelda games to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary are on the way.
Sure it's August today, but tomorrow it's September and the start of the slow, depressing descent into the long dark and cold of winter.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild needs to sell 2m copies to profit
Setting sales.
Nintendo needs to shift 2m copies of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to recoup the game's huge development costs.
What's going on with Zelda: Breath of the Wild's rupees?
You can find them out in in the wild after all.
Back at E3, Nintendo told us that Zelda: Breath of the Wild's rupee currency works a little differently.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild's cooking system looks very Monster Hunter
What's in your pouch?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild certainly shakes things up a lot by making the classic franchise open-world, but the new terrain isn't the only radical change to the formula. Instead of cutting grass to replenish lost HP, Breath of the Wild will make players hunt, gather and cook in order to survive the Hylian wilderness.
Zelda: Breath Of The Wild is being co-developed by Monolith Soft
Over 100 Xenoblade devs collaborated on it.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild is being co-developed by over 100 staffers from Xenoblade studio Monolith Soft.
A few hours of archived The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gameplay footage from yesterday's Nintendo E3 Treehouse live stream are now available. The footage gives an appreciable indication of what the bold new open-world role-playing game will be like to actually play.
Many of the things Tom talked about in his The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild preview are seen in the video. We see Link running, climbing and hang-gliding around a vast, green open-world, where he shivers in frozen regions if he's not dressed appropriately. I really like that idea! No silly bikinis for Link.
The open-world RPG trappings of other games are obvious, but they're new for Zelda, generally. There's freer looting and customisation than in other Zelda games, so Link will swing axes and clubs and even loot what looks like plate armour. Knight Link! But Breath of the Wild is also distinctly a Zelda experience, with arrows above heads and the kind of discoverable abilities that open entirely new strategical possibilities for how you play. You can create wind to spread fire in certain directions for instance.
The new Zelda is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
UPDATE: Trailer and Amiibo revealed.
UPDATE: Three Amiibo for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild have been announced and here's what they look like:
Gorgeous leaked Zelda art suggests rock climbing
River deep, mountain Hyrule.
Nintendo's not to be left out of today's rampant leak action: a hitherto unseen piece of concept art for the next Legend of Zelda game, which we will be hearing a lot more about at E3 this week, has surfaced.
A Legend of Zelda Hong Kong crime drama launches tomorrow
Listen - and watch the trailer now.
You've never seen The Legend of Zelda like this before. Tomorrow, Nintendo's top adventure franchise is reimagined as a Hong Kong crime drama.
In this adaptation, Link is a lone cop looking into Ganon's crime empire. But he quits the force after disobeying orders in an attempt to rescue Zelda.
The film will be released by DaysideTV, a YouTube outfit behind numerous live action shorts based on video games and pop culture.
It "would not support the business", says Nintendo president.
The NX will not be sold at a loss upon its March 2017 launch, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima has confirmed.
Zelda's browser-based fan remake shut down by Nintendo
Devs will re-release it without Nintendo assets.
Earlier this week a couple of hardcore Zelda fans put up a browser-based remake of the original The Legend of Zelda made with voxels to commemorate the series' 30th anniversary. Now that fan tribute has been removed due to Nintendo issuing a copyright strike.
Here's a browser-based Zelda remake made with voxels
A link to the past.
A couple of hardcore Zelda fans have created a browser-based remake of the original Legend of Zelda with voxels as a way of celebrating its 30th anniversary.
Google Maps has a cute Legend of Zelda surprise
Link to the Park.
Go on Google Maps today and you'll spot a cute The Legend of Zelda surprise.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD includes a cheeky nod to the as-yet untitled new Legend of Zelda for Wii U.
Pokémon announcement lends weight to previous NX, Zelda reports
Here's why Nintendo fans are excited.
Earlier this week a NeoGAF poster going by Trevelyan9999 claimed to have insider knowledge that the next Zelda game would launch later this year as an NX title - or at least come to NX very shortly after a Wii U release. Rumours are a dime a dozen in this industry, so we didn't put much stock in it at the time. But it looks like they were right about something incredibly specific, giving noticeably more weight to their claim.
You see, the report mentioned a Pokémon 20th Anniversary game codenamed "Niji", the Japanese word for rainbow. When Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon were revealed earlier today, Gematsu noticed that the logo images included with the press release are titled "Niji_A_logo" and "Niji_B_logo." That's... pretty specific. You don't just correctly guess a working title or codename. So clearly Trevelyan9999's source has some pretty clandestine information about goings on at Nintendo.
Trevelyan9999 claimed to have access to an internal US marketing budget and scheduling overview for 2016. The poster claimed that "The Legend of Zelda NX [is] to be a holiday 2016 release either same day at Zelda Wii U or shortly after during the Nintendo NX holiday 2016 launch window."
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Amiibo features detailed - report
Hey big spender!
Last week it was revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD would feature an all new dungeon that would require the Wolf Link Amiibo to access. Now the full details regarding the game's Amiibo functionality has been allegedly revealed via Famitsu leak at Hokanko-alt (translated via Nintendo Everything).
Watch 13 seconds of new The Legend of Zelda Wii U footage
See those mountains?
Nintendo's latest Nintendo Direct conference was heavy on Zelda with the announcement of Twilight Princess HD, Linkle (female Link) coming to Hyrule Warriors Legends, and Spirit Tracks and Phantom Hourglass launching on the Wii U eShop, but the Kyoto-based company kept things close to its chest with the upcoming The Legend of Zelda Wii U. But it did reveal a snippet of glorious new footage showing how the under wraps main attraction is shaping up for its launch in 2016.
Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses 2016 concert tour dates announced
UPDATE: Watch them on Stephen Colbert. Returning to Wembley Arena on 23rd April.
UPDATE 14/10/2015 5pm: The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses appeared on The Late show with Stephen Colbert last night. Behold their majesty in the following clip:
ORIGINAL STORY 13/10/2015 3.11pm: The official Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert tour returns in 2016 for yet another round of performances.
This extended US and European tour is still subtitled Symphony of the Goddesses: Master Quest, as it was back in 2015.
Fans launch Kickstarter for unlicensed Zelda animated series
UPDATE: And it's gone.
UPDATE: 17/07/2015 5.15pm: The Zelda anime series Kickstarter has been removed.
According to project lead Michael Patch, Nintendo never sent a cease and desist order, but it was rather backlash from other fans that convinced Patch to pull the plug.
[Editor's note: It appears that the Kickstarter campaign received a copyright strike after all. It came from Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, a firm that's represented Nintendo in the past. This strike and Aeipathy's resignation post both went up on 15th July. We're currently investigating the order in which these went up.]
Nintendo's missing-in-action Legend of Zelda game is still planned for a release on Wii U, the company has stated.
Game of Thrones opening meets Legend of Zelda
Starring Groose Bolton?
What would Game of Thrones be like if it was set in Hyrule? You'd probably be less likely to tuck into chicken.
The Wii U games confirmed for release in 2015
Triforce yourself to forget Zelda's delay.
Nintendo has knocked the Wii U's biggest game of 2015 - its upcoming open-world Legend of Zelda - out of this year's release schedule.
In fact, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma did not even commit to a 2016 launch when he recently announced the game's delay, and with word of the new Nintendo NX console on the horizon it is easy to speculate that the game could be held back further for repurposing as a next-generation launch title.
So which games can Wii U owners still hope to play, and which are confirmed to be due out in Europe this year?
The Legend of Zelda Wii U will not launch in 2015
Won't be at E3 this year.
The highly anticipated Wii U Zelda game won't be out in 2015, series producer Eiji Aonuma revealed today in a development update video.
Nintendo also noted on Twitter that the game won't be shown off at this year's E3 in June.
This may come as a surprise to some as Aonuma just said in December that the upcoming Zelda was on track for 2015. So what's the holdup? It turns out that Aonuma and company have been discovering all new gameplay possibilities as they've been designing the first fully open-world Zelda adventure.
Live-action Legend of Zelda fan film trailer released
We Zora few before, this might be the best yet.
A team of talented Zelda fans have released a trailer for The Legend of Zelda: The Final Battle, their upcoming live-action film.
The Final Battle will centre around the finale of N64 classic Ocarina of Time, as Zelda hero Link faces off against the evil Ganondorf.
Fairy companion Navi and noble steed Epona also put in appearances.
A live-action Zelda series is in development for Netflix - report
UPDATE: Iwata pours cold water over rumour.
UPDATE 23/03/2015 5.47pm: Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has cast doubt on the Wall Street Journal report about a live-action Zelda series coming to Netflix.
Zelda Wii U detailed with new developer walkthrough video
Due next year, but not before Star Fox.
The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto and series director Eiji Aonuma showed off the upcoming Wii U Zelda at tonight's The Game Awards.
Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses 2015 concert tour dates announced
Headed to Wembley Arena on 17th April.
The official Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert tour returns in 2015 for a new round of performances.
Now subtitled Symphony of the Goddesses: Master Quest, 2015's updated set list includes new compositions and old favourites.
Among the new additions are musical and visual excerpts from 3DS adventure The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and the upcoming Majora's Mask 3D remake.
Officially-licensed Legend of Zelda Monopoly revealed
Now that's a trading sequence.
There's an official The Legend of Zelda version of Monopoly due out next month.
Miyamoto: Nintendo "gradually changing the structure" of The Legend of Zelda
Open world Wii U game will reflect that.
When Nintendo developer Shigeru Miyamoto talks about The Legend of Zelda game for Wii U to consumers he calls it "open world". But for his designers "open world" is a dirty term.
