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A second full Zelda title on Switch is great news for the platform
Read More »Nintendo Direct E3 highlights: new Zelda in development and Animal Crossing delayed
Horizon Zero Dawn beats Zelda to No.1
Critical smash hit The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild hasn’t made it to No.1 in its first week in the UK charts. Instead, it’s Sony’s PS4 exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn that grabs the crown, beating Nintendo’s adventure title by a comfortable margin and becoming PS4’s biggest ever new …
Read More »Zelda: Breath of the Wild UK release date confirmed for March 3rd
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will be arriving in the UK on March 3rd 2017. Nintendo confirmed the game’s release date in its worldwide Switch Presentation event this morning, cementing its place as one of the shining stars of the Switch launch line-up. It will also join …
Read More »Mario Maker, Pikmin and Yoshi’s Woolly World are 3DS bound
The NX may be as much portable as it is home console, but that isn’t stopping Nintendo’s support of its existing handheld. The company yesterday announced a trio of top IP for the device. First off, Super Mario Maker will be making the jump from Wii U to 3DS under …
Read More »Nintendo orders removal of 3D Zelda tribute
A fan-made 3D Zelda game designed as a tribute to the RPG series has unsurprisingly been taken offline at Nintendo’s request. While only a browser demo, the software got its fair share of media coverage and was played by over half a million people before its removal. Nintendo asked us …
Read More »Nintendo tops US hardware and software charts
PS4 may have again beaten Xbox One in the monthly US hardware charts in February, but it was Nintendo that emerged as the month’s surprise winner. The launch of the new 3DS XL in the region saw Nintendo’s handheld platform win the hardware race, while The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s …
Read More »Nintendo says Wii U is first opportunity for a ‘seamless’ open-world Zelda title
Zelda on Wii U will be as large a game as the console hardware will allow. Speaking to Gamereactor, producer Eiji Aonuma said that the power of Nintendo’s current home console relative to its predecessors has afforded it a new level of development scope. "A huge, seamlessly unfolding world is …
Read More »Zelda Symphony tour returns to London next year
A third worldwide outing for The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert series has been announced. The tour will grace London’s Wembley Arena on April 17th 2015, with additional European dates to be announced in the near future”. The event will feature music from 3DS title A Link …
Read More »VIDEO: See Zelda Wii U in action
It may still not have a name, but there’s no holding back Zelda Wii U in the visuals department. With a sprawling game world that sounds akin to Skyrim and a visual style the blends Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, Nintendo’s new Zelda will undoubtedly be the answer to many …
Read More »NINTENDO: Open-world Zelda game confirmed for 2015
A new Legend of Zelda game is coming next year. Footage of the title was shown off during Nintendo’s E3 digital presentation. Few details of the game were revealed other than that it’s an open-world experience and dated for a 2015 release. A large draw distance were amongst the impressive …
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