Legend of Zelda - Timeline
Tuesday9th Apr 2024
Random Modded Nintendo Switch OLED Runs Zelda: TOTK With 4K Visuals
But performance takes a massive hit
Talk of potential tech specs for 'Switch 2' has been floating about for so long by this point, it seems that the whole thing is going around in circles. Will Nintendo's follow-up be able to run 4K or won't it? It's something that we have heard time and time again, and now one modder has taken things into their own...
Wednesday27th Mar 2024
Poll So, Do You Prefer Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Or Tears Of The Kingdom?
A clash of kings
Now that we're swiftly approaching the one-year anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, we suspect that many of you have likely completed the game at this stage. Even if you haven't yet and are still mopping up those remaining Korok Seeds, it's probably reasonable to assume that you've experienced enough of the...
Sunday24th Mar 2024
News Nintendo Places In "Top 10" Of Metacritic's 14th Annual Game Publisher Rankings
Zelda was its "best 2023 game"
Metacritic released its 14th annual publisher rankings earlier this week and Nintendo has placed in the top 10 for 2023. Thanks to the critical success of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and some other titles, Nintendo placed sixth place out of 46 publishers on the list. It had an average Metascore of 79.5...
News Zelda Live-Action Movie Director: "I Want To Fulfil People's Greatest Desires"
He knows how "important" the series is to fans
Hollywood is adapting Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series into a live-action movie and while there's plenty of excitement about the upcoming film there's also some concern. With this in mind, the film's director Wes Ball (known for the Maze Runner trilogy) ha
Thursday21st Mar 2024
News Surprise, Adding Ultrahand To Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Was A Bit Tricky
"Are we really doing this?"
It doesn't take a genius to appreciate that the Ultrahand ability featured in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a remarkable feat of technology that completely transformed the way you interact with the land of Hyrule, even if you weren't completely enamoured with the experience itself. It should come as no...
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Just Won Two More Awards
At the 2024 Game Developers Choice Awards
Nintendo's award-winning Switch exclusive The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has just won two more awards - this time at the 2024 "Game Developers Choice Awards". Link's latest outing has been recognised for having the "best technology" and "best innovation" of any game over the past year. Here are...
Tuesday19th Mar 2024
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Link Figma Locks In 2025 Release, Pre-Orders Live
Here's a closer look
Good Smile Company's new Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Link figma has finally locked in a 2025 release date. Pre-orders have also gone live alongside this announcement. There are two versions of Link - the standard edition for $60.99 / €64,08 and the DX Edition for $115.99 / €109,08 (or your regional equivalent)...
Monday18th Mar 2024
Random This Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Mod Lets Link Falcon Punch His Foes
It's dangerous to go alone, eat this!
Despite Ocarina of Time's brilliance, there is a boatload of frustrations to find in the polygonal plains of Hyrule. Pesky Kokiri get in your way, paths are barred by gates or tombstones, NPCs watch your every move. You could solve the necessary puzzles to move on, but wouldn't it be easier to, we don't know,...
Thursday7th Mar 2024
News Tears Of The Kingdom, Mario Wonder & Dave The Diver Compete For Top Prize At BAFTAs
Baldur's Gate 3 is the one to beat, though
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts — commonly known as BAFTA — has announced the nominees for the BAFTA Games Awards 2024. The Best Game category is stacked, as it has been for all game awards ceremonies over the past few months. Nintendo has both The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom...
Monday4th Mar 2024
News Switch Emulator Yuzu To Pay $2.4 Million To Nintendo & Cease Development
3DS emulator Citra to also shut down
Tropic Haze, the creators of the Switch emulator Yuzu, have agreed to pay Nintendo USD $2.4 million in damages as well as shut down the emulator for the hybrid console, along with the 3DS emulator Citra. This news comes just a week after Nintendo filed a lawsuit against the creators, and around a day after Tropic...
Random Zelda Modder Recreates TOTK's Ultrahand In Ocarina Of Time
Sheiking things up
When it came to exploring The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's massive Hyrule, Ultrahand felt like a gift from Hylia herself. Why would you walk anywhere when you could build a hoverbike in seconds? A part of us wished that such a feature had always been around to help us traverse Link's previous trials. If only there was a...
Friday1st Mar 2024
Random Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Producer Had To Put His Playthrough Of Zelda "On Hold"
Work on the new PS5 game "got really busy"
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is out this week and while many PlayStation 5 owners will be likely diving into the highly anticipated release, the game's producer Yoshinori Kitase is actually planning to return to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Speaking to BAFTA, Kitase mentioned how he had been a...
Wednesday28th Feb 2024
News Nintendo Sets Its Sights On Switch Emulator Yuzu In New Lawsuit
It wants "a shutdown of the emulator"
Nintendo has always had an incredibly strong stance against video game piracy and it's now taking legal action against the creators of the Switch emulator Yuzu. As highlighted by Stephen Totilo of Game File, the Japanese video game giant known for hits like Super Mario and
Tuesday20th Feb 2024
News You Can Now Buy Your Very Own Sheikah Slate From Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
It ain't cheap, though
If you fancy yourself your very own Sheikah Slate from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, then you're in luck. First 4 Figures has revealed a replica of the tool that you can pre-order right now with delivery estimated to commence in Q1 2025. As with the majority of products from First 4 Figures, though, it's not going...
Sunday18th Feb 2024
News First 4 Figures Unveil Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sheikah Slate Statue, Pre-Orders Open Soon
Update: Here's a look
Update [Sun 18th Feb, 2024 08:00 GMT]: First 4 Figures has now shared a full video showcasing the Sheikah Slate. Pre-orders for this will open next week on 20th February 2024. A separate video also shows off the functions including a LED light-up base that changes colours. The tablet is detachable from the base as well...
Friday16th Feb 2024
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Wins D.I.C.E. Awards 'Adventure Game Of The Year'
And Super Mario Bros. Wonder wins family GOTY
Update [Fri 16th Feb, 2024 06:45 GMT]: The 27th annual DICE Awards has just ended and (unsurprisingly) Baldur's Gate 3 took out the game of the year award. On the Nintendo front, Super Mario Bros. Wonder won "family game of the year" and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Sunday11th Feb 2024
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Link Figma Final Design Unveiled
Ganondorf, Zelda & other Nintendo characters also teased
Last July, the Good Smile Company lifted the lid on a new Max Factory figma of Link based on his latest Switch outing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. At the time, we got an early look at him, and now in a new update at the 'Wonderful Hobby Life For You 38' event, the final (and...
Saturday10th Feb 2024
News The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess Manga Series Is Getting A Box Set
Featuring "all 11 volumes of the smash-hit manga series"
Remember The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga series that began life in February 2016 and ended its run in early 2022? It was created by Akira Himekawa (the combined name for the two artists behind this series) and will later this year be available as a complete set. According to...
Friday9th Feb 2024
News Nintendo's The Legend Of Zelda Orchestra Concert Is Now Available To Watch For Free
Da-da-da-DAAAAAAA
Ready for some Hylian tunes? Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda orchestral concert is now available to watch on YouTube for free! This broadcast follows the cancellation of Nintendo Live 2024, with both The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon concerts being rescheduled for today and tomorrow respectively. The eagle-eyed viewers out there...
Random Get A Closer Look At Nintendo's Link, Zelda And Ganondorf TOTK Statues
Witness a king's revival
We all remember back at Nintendo Live 2022 when the world first locked eyes on that awesome Tears of the Kingdom Link statue, right? Nintendo would later go on to reveal a Ganondorf version too and now, as a part of the
Thursday8th Feb 2024
Random Nintendo's President Dodges Question On The Legend Of Zelda Movie
Nope, next
During Nintendo's Q&A session for its latest financial update, President Shuntaro Furukawa practically dodged, dipped, ducked, dived, and dodged his way out of a question regarding the upcoming Legend of Zelda movie from Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad. Granted, we're surprised someone even had the gall to ask such a specific question...
Tuesday6th Feb 2024
News Nintendo Has Seemingly Filed More Patents For Mario Wonder And Zelda: TOTK
Keep it secret, keep it safe
Nintendo loves a good patent and after the monster year of gaming that was 2023, it should come as no surprise that the company has more in the pipeline. Instead of looking to the future, however, the recently revealed patents appear to concern mechanics that we already know about, potentially putting certain Super Mario...
Monday5th Feb 2024
Random This Zelda: TOTK Rupee Glitch Might Be The Easiest We've Seen
Early game dolla
Remember back in the early days of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom when money-making glitches ran rampant across Hyrule? Ah, simpler times. Of course, a lot of these were patched shortly after they were discovered, but it was only going to be a matter of time before a new one ascended into view. Well, surprise! There is a...
Thursday1st Feb 2024
Random Skipping Zelda: TOTK's Great Sky Island Tutorial Is Possible, With The Right Glitches
Scratch that glitch
A game as massive as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was always going to have a couple of bugs just waiting to be found by the glitch hunters out there. Since its launch, we have seen players discover ways of getting infinite items,
Wednesday31st Jan 2024
News Zelda amiibo Are Getting Restocked, Pre-Orders Now Live (US)
Get them while you can
If you've not completed your Zelda amiibo collection, you might be interested to know more restocks are happening. As highlighted by amiibo Alerts on social media, restocks for Sheik, Wolf Link and Guardian are apparently planned for 8th March at retailers like GameStop. They're also being made available on sites like Amazon,...
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom & Super Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo GDC 2024 Talks Announced
Featuring members from both development teams
The Game Developers Conference 2024 has announced developers from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder will be presenting talks at the upcoming conference, taking place between March 18-22. Here's an idea of what you can expect from each talk, including the presenters:
Thursday25th Jan 2024
News Eiji Aonuma Has Been Spotted Alongside Miyamoto At Universal Studios Japan
Update: The video has now been pulled
Update [Thu 25th Jan, 2024 GMT 17:10]: The video posted by Universal Studios that showcases Eiji Aonuma and Shigeru Miyamoto has now been taken offline (thanks, Eurogamer), possibly adding fire to the theory that Aonuma was visiting the park to look into a potential Legend of Zelda expansion. It's not concrete...
Wednesday24th Jan 2024
News Nintendo To Broadcast The Legend Of Zelda Orchestra Concert For Free
Mark your calendars
You know the classic saying, "You wait ages for a bus, then two come at once"? Well, perhaps not, but the point is that less than a full day after ZREO: Second Quest released an orchestral recording of 'Midna' from 'Twilight Symphony', Nintendo itself has now announced that it will be broadcasting a special performance of The...
Tuesday23rd Jan 2024
News ZREO Is Revisiting Zelda: Twilight Symphony With An 80-Piece Orchestra
Starting with 'Midna'
ZREO: Second Quest, the group behind the sublime Legend of Zelda-inspired Twilight Symphony, is back with 'Scoring Sessions', a new series recorded with a live studio orchestra. Each entry to the series will bring with it a full-performance video and high-quality audio recordings, with ZREO kickstarting proceedings with a...
Monday22nd Jan 2024
News Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Dev Would "Love" To Make A Zelda Game
A Zelda II spin-off, perhaps?
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is finally here and has quickly been racking up praise from seemingly everyone who plays it. With such acclaim, it was only going to be a matter of time before speculation began about what the Ubisoft Montpellier team would turn their talents to next and it seems like the devs themselves...
