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Nintendo’s forward release schedule no longer lists a release window for the Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda. The company’s Wii U listings have both Zelda and Devil’s Third down as TBD. A few titles remain slated for 2015 including Starfox, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, Art …
Read More »The Legend of Zelda Wii U to miss 2015
UPDATE: The Legend of Zelda for Wii U will not arrive this year as planned, Nintendo has said, and it won’t be shown at E3 either. Zelda franchise boss Eiji Aonuma said in a video today that the development team has come across ‘new possibilities’ in its bid to create …
Read More »Interview: Nintendo’s hopes for New 3DS
Nintendo has launched five (count them) Nintendo 3DS-related products today. Two consoles (or four, if you’re counting special editions) and three games, including the highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask and Monster Hunter 4. MCV has played on them, and we like them. But just how significant are …
Read More »Live-action Zelda TV series in production at Netflix, report claims
Nintendo is in the early stages of making a live-action The Legend of Zelda series that will be shown on Netflix, it has been claimed. The Wall Street Journal reports that Netflix is already in the early production stages with the show being described internally as Game of Thrones for …
Read More »VIDEO: Live-action TV ad ready for Majora’s Mask 3DS launch
Nintendo has unleashed a live-action TV ready to maximise the nostalgia surrounding the upcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D. The 30-second short is small on detail, but gives a basic outline of the game’s plot and draws successfully on a number of iconic images and sounds …
Read More »One area in Zelda Wii U the same size as the entire Twilight Princess map
Stepping up from the Wii to Wii U has allowed Nintendo to drastically increase the size of the gameworld in the upcoming Legend of Zelda game on Wii U. "Because of the hardware limitations [of the Wii], what we always had to do was segment off each area and piece …
Read More »VIDEO: Nintendo shows new The Legend of Zelda Wii U gameplay
Nintendo showed gameplay for its 2015 blockbuster The Legend of Zelda for Wii U. The video showed Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto play the game alongside franchise creator Eiji Aonuma, and featured some lush wildlife, a huge gameplay map and the horse Epona (who can now ride by itself). There were …
Read More »Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask re-make for 3DS confirmed
After what feels like years of rumours, Nintendo has at last confirmed that N64 cult classic The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is being ported to 3DS. The game was originally released on N64 back in 2000 and still stands as one of the more unique entries in the Zelda …
Read More »Monopoly Legend of Zelda edition arrives next month
Monopoly publisher USAopoly is creating a special Legend of Zelda-themed edition of the tabletop game set to release in September. GameStop is currently taking pre-orders for the customized board game, offering exclusive bonuses for those who do. The package includes a standard Monopoly board altered to include locations and characters …
Read More »Zelda boss acknowledges demand for Majora’s Mask remake
Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma has said that he is aware of the demand for a remake of Majora’s Mask. The Zelda bosssaid in an interview with Kotaku that he has heard to fans demanding he revist the title. Not only this – he admits to toying with fans by including Majora’s …
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