2011 was a wonderful year to be a Zelda fan. With the series celebrating its 25th anniversary along with two major game releases, Nintendo pulled out all the stops to ensure that its fans would be left feeling overloaded with goodies. Here are my favorite highlights from 2011.
Thank you for journeying with us for the last 25 days and looking back at some of the most memorable moments in Zelda’s history. We hope that you’ve enjoyed reading these articles and that they’ve kept you entertained while you’ve been waiting for Skyward Sword. The good news is that your wait is over! If…
A lot has happened this year. Nintendo has celebrated anniversaries in the past, but I think it’s safe to say that what they’ve done for the Legend of Zelda outshines anything else they’ve ever done. Better yet, this year won’t be the end of the festivities. The Legend of Zelda concert series will be going…
The 2000s were clearly an exciting decade for the Zelda series. More than half of the Zelda games in existence were released in that decade—a total of 10 out of the current 16 (if you’re just counting the canonical ones). Unfortunately though, jumping into the next decade would not be so dramatic. 2010 was a rebuilding…
Co-written by Hombre and Lysia By 2009 it was time to yet again enter another Zelda controversy. At the Game Developers Conference, Nintendo announced the next Zelda game for the Nintendo DS: Spirit Tracks. While most people seemed to be excited for Link’s upcoming adventure, there was a fair share of fans that were concerned…
Our 25 Years in 25 Days article series was released in the lead-up to the release of Skyward Sword, so for the benefit of those who may have missed some of the days, here is an easy to navigate list of all of the articles. 1986, the year of The Legend of Zelda. 1987, the…
The 2000s clearly were a golden age for Zelda games in comparison to the ‘80s and ‘90s before it. In the 2000s alone, nine Zelda games were released, ten if you count Ocarina of Time: Master Quest and even more still if you count the spinoff games starring Tingle. This has been, as of yet,…
2007 was just downwind of Twilight Princess’ debut on both the Nintendo Wii and its older cousin the GameCube, but that didn’t stop the Zelda steamroller from barreling through the year at full strength, for there were several Zelda games still awaiting us down the pike. And for those gamers who were pining for the older…
Looking Back at Twilight Princess It doesn’t take much effort on the part of any Zelda fan to remember 2006. It was a milestone for an assortment of reasons. Twilight Princess was released, the Nintendo Wii debuted, and we as fans finally got the first chance to feel the sensation of holding that Master Sword…
2004 was the beginning of a new era in the Legend of Zelda series. After years of revising what was more or less the same gameplay formula, extensive changes were being made to the series. Miyamoto promised these changes in 2004 and Japanese and European gamers were the first to experience them when The Minish…
“I am not Link, but I do know him! Even after 18 years, the Legend of Zelda never stops changing and this game is no different. We are now taking you to a world where Link has grown up – a world where he will act different and look different. In order to grow, Link…
Co-authored by Jonah and Joshua 2003 was a hugely important year for the Zelda series. It was the release year of one of the most popular Zelda games ever, The Wind Waker, as well as the release of the Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition and a two game bonus disc which included Ocarina of Time:…
The year 2001 gave us both Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons and the year 2003 gave us The Wind Waker. At a glance, the events of the year 2002 don’t appear worth mentioning. The highlight of 2002 is a remake that was bundled with a multiplayer game that many fans weren’t able to…
Ah, 2001. It was a tumultuous year, and a watershed moment for the Zelda franchise and the game industry. It saw the release of not one, but two Zelda games – two Zelda games developed by Capcom, with Nintendo’s blessing. It was a year that polarized and divided the Zelda fanbase more than any other,…
Co-authored by Jonah and The Missing Link The year 2000 was a year of suspense. Conspiracy theorists waited in suspense to see if the year would bring with it the total collapse of the world’s electronics systems, the American public were held in suspense for months waiting for a vote tally that would determine the…
