In an interview with Nintendo Power, Miyamoto talked a bit about the new Wii Zelda, and made the statement “I don’t think it’s going to be that radically different.”
This could be interpreted in many ways. Most likely it’s just a reassurance that we aren’t going to see “Zelda in Space” or “Link fighting in WWII”, or one of the other many wild theories that always appear during the speculation of a new game.
Anyone familiar with the Legend of Zelda should know Ganondorf – he has been the primary villain for most of the series, and is considered by many to be the quintessential power-hungry holder of the Triforce of Power.
However, Nathan of ZeldaInformer thinks that it is finally time for him to go.
Kotaku took a look at the Spirit Tracks demo, and has written a review of it, entitled Pigs Might Fly. It actually provides us with some interesting little details that have not previously been mentioned, so take a look.
The Returners are back for another 72 hour gaming marathon on July 10th, beginning at 5:00pm CST time. For those who haven’t heard of them, The Returners are a fundraising group who raise money for various charities by organizing gaming marathons.
The coming marathon will serve to raise money for Child’s Play, and the marathon can be followed live on The Returners’ blog. Be sure to write that down somewhere in your busy schedules!
Yes, in just three days all members of the American Club Nintendo will lose their Gold or Platinum status. Is this a bad thing? No, because members that were able to acquire Gold or Platinum status will be sent an unknown gift (one for Gold members and one for Platinum members).
If you’re a member of the American Club Nintendo and already have Platinum status, don’t register any more games until after June 30 so you can work on getting Platinum status again.
Another article has been released for The Missing Link, Zelda Universe’s most in-depth article series. Former Behind the Rupees writer Mirren, currently known as Jeff on our forums, returns from a long hiatus with his first recent article. If you liked the previous articles by Hylian Dan and Pipking, you will certainly enjoy this one.
I know there’s been a lot of downtime recently – especially today – so I just want to let everyone know that I’m working on it. There’s a plugin on ZU’s backend that seems to be causing frequent fatal errors, so I’ve temporarily disabled a good chunk of ZU’s functionality while I explore what the root of the problem could be. This includes The Bank of Hyrule’s deposit system, several “widgets” on the sidebars, contact forms around the site, videos, and a whole bunch of other stuff. They’ll be selectively reenabled as I determine what causes issues.
I will update this post when everything is fixed. Please be patient. With any luck, there will be no more downtime after this.
UPDATE (6/27): I believe I’ve pinpointed a group of plugins that might be causing the issue. The fatal error did appear for a little while – I’ve disabled a group of plugins believed to be causing this. Hopefully it won’t happen again, but sooner or later we’ll know the cause.
In a stunning turn of events yesterday, Nintendo achieved perhaps a world first by releasing a game title that is several times more informative than its actual official trailer.
The title for Tingle 2 has been confirmed – Color Changing Tingle’s Love Balloon Trip. Nobody has a clue as to why Tingle is planning to change colors, but according to Nintendo the theme of the game is “woman”, so I think we can all guess why he will be taking a trip on his love balloon.
You know how you always wanted a miniature Ganon on your desk and how you never were able to find any? Well, that can change if you’re good with paper! Nintendo Papercraft has a section of awe-inspiring Zelda papercraft. They have everything from Cuccoos to the evil king Ganon himself.
I figured that it’s been far too long that we didn’t offer some sort of music from the original Legend of Zelda for NES, so I have posted ten tracks from that very game in the soundtracks section. They’re up right now for you to download: Go check it out!
While you’re at it, don’t forget to take a look at all of the other soundtracks we’ve got on the site. Happy downloading!
For those of you keeping track of the new Tingle game, they have released a little teaser trailer for it. It’s certainly, uh, different.
I wrote, a few days ago, about Zelda Universe’s new donation system, The Bank of Hyrule. I’m pleased to announce that, after much fussing, The Bank is now live! You can find it on the sidebar under “Site Related.”
For those unaware of just what The Bank of Hyrule is, allow me to explain: The Bank replaces ZU’s traditional donation system with a so-called “deposit box.” Every time a person makes a deposit into the bank, the amount inside, naturally, rises. When we reach a certain amount of money, Zelda Universe will flush out the money in The Bank and use it to hold a contest!
Contests will be easy to enter and fun to participate in. We’re already planning for our first contest – so why not hit the jump to find out what fun we’ve got planned?
It seems that Hylian Dan’s article has spurred some excitement – particularly among one man from the old Behind the Rupees team. For those who don’t know, Behind the Rupees was the predecessor to The Missing Link. Years ago, Zelda Universe had an elite Team of Writers who specialized in creating in-depth articles about the Zelda series.
The new Team of Writers, which consists currently of Crab Helmet, Hylian Dan, Hombre de Mundo and Holly, are doing their best to revive the old tradition.
To help them along, former Behind the Rupees writer pipking graciously sent in a guest article – his first article in quite a while. pipking was, by far, one of the most spectacular authors on the old Team of Writers. I’m proud to present his latest work, entitled The 100-Year Itch: an opinion piece that discusses technological advancement in the Zelda series, and why Spirit Tracks is on the right track for innovation in Zelda.
Once again, our affiliate North Castle has finished their monthly update of their huge fan work gallery, with 29 new pieces of Zelda artwork, more fanfiction, new cosplayers, and a brand new section entitled “Arts & Crafts” which focuses on handmade works. Here are a couple of the highlights.
First up, have a look at these little Korok plushies designed by Atalaia Leafsong (click the thumbnail to see the big version). If these were for sale, I’d definitely buy one!
Ahh, fresh manga.
It seems Viz decided to answer my call from before, and it wasn’t long before the recently released Ocarina of Time manga appeared at my doorstep to review. Previously, these volumes were only available in Japanese, or “scanlated” by diehard fans, but were finally brought to the US near the end of 2008. As someone who heavily reads manga, I’ve always been skeptical about a manga series based off of a video game series, especially one as renowned as The Legend of Zelda. My perception of such things has always been skewed; they’ll either be really great, or terribly abysmal. My greatest fear was that the Ocarina of Time manga might cross the border into fan fiction territory – and did I really want to see that?
Yet, knowing this, I opened the books and read them entirely. Did the artists and story-makers who created this properly give homage to Ocarina of Time, or is this manga just another steaming pile of ink?
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