It looks like Nintendo’s official website for Spirit Tracks in Japan is live. Although it’s fairly empty, it does offer a better view of the artwork on European box that we saw earlier, and with the already rampant speculation fluttering around about the tower in the background, I expect this website to make that explode. More visible now are the ominous tower (complete with treacherous terrain below), a mountain made of ice, and a volcano with a winding pathway.

In addition, a graphic at the bottom of the page indicates that Nintendo might be giving away feather styluses once again, so if you didn’t manage to get one the first time around – when Phantom Hourglass came out – you’ll probably be able to get one yet.

What is it that makes the Zelda community special? I’m tempted to say “me” but that would only be part of the answer.

It has a lot to do with the Zelda games, of course. Without them, we wouldn’t be here – but what exactly is it about Zelda that makes people create websites devoted to the series, or gather to discuss theories and the latest in Zelda news?

Nathan of ZeldaInformer takes a deeper look into the question in his article, where he explains why he thinks the Zelda community is better and bigger than – for instance – the Mario community.

Nintendo has finally announced the release dates for their European Autumn/Winter Lineup on the official Nintendo of Europe website.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks has been announced for a December 11th European release, just four days after its release in America. The Australian release date has not yet been confirmed.

Interested in getting a Zelda-themed ocarina so that you can be like Link in Ocarina of Time? Blast Magazine recently interviewed ocarina-makers STL Ocarina about their Zelda-themed products and plans for the future. You can read the interview here.

Alongside replicas of the Ocarina of Time itself, the site also has other Zelda-themed products, such as a fully functional ocarina in the shape of a rupee, and songbooks of music from the Zelda series.

Hey guys, remember this trailer?

For those that don’t, this is a fan-made movie about a story loosely based of Ocarina of Time. The movie has been completed for over three months and ZU staff has been completely unaware of it. Do we suck, or what?

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