Ubisoft Milan, the studio behind the acclaimed Mario + Rabbids games, reportedly came close to making a Zelda spin-off starring the series' biggest villain, Ganondorf, instead of regular protagonist Link - but an initially receptive Nintendo eventually pulled the plug on the whole thing. Read more
The Mario + Rabbids team spent months developing a prototype.
Dot Esports•Elizbar Ramazashvili22h ago
Ubisoft Milan reportedly pitched a Zelda game to Nintendo that would have taken place in a new universe with a totally different protagonist, but the plan fell through, leading to one of the biggest what-ifs in gaming history.
IGN•Virginia Glaze24 Sept
Everyone knows the Zelda timeline is pretty incomprehensible. So in this episode of Unraveled, Brian David Gilbert puts every piece of Zelda media, canonical and noncanonical, into the timeline to make it a bit easier to understand.
Zelda Williams has taken to social media to defend her father, the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, and debunk AI-generated deepfake videos that appear to show him discussing conspiracy theories.
Nintendo is having a pretty good time of it at the moment. Last year, we learned that the Switch 2 became the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, usurping the PS4's golden record . Then, earlier this year, we learned that Switch 2 sales reached nearly 20m almost one year after release , making it the second-fastest selling console in US history . Buoyed by the runaway successes of games like Pokopia and other first-party hits, not even the reality of a hardware price rise seems to be hobbling Nintendo's momentum. Read more
Nintendo has gotten quite good at making open-ended games. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild upended the idea of what a Zelda game could be by giving the player free rein to tackle any part of the map, a philosophy iterated upon with Tears of the Kingdom. On the Switch 2 this idea […]
The Verge•Jay Peters16 Sept
The Switch 2 accessory was conspicuously missing from Nintendo's official Zelda gameplay reveal, but now it's back with a date, price, and more
Polygon previews an exciting but lopsided fall, dominated by GTA 6 and Zelda, with PlayStation playing the role of villain
The Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct and September Direct constituted a hard sales pitch for Switch 2, and it's going to work
Metroid Ravenous was the star of Nintendo's busy week, proving why remakes like Zelda: Ocarina of Time can be a bridge to something bigger.
There's a version of the Switch 2 game that looks like the original Nintendo 64 Zelda box cover, and it's a region exclusive pre-order
Amazon in the UK has started charging up to £70 more than other major retailers for several highly anticipated Nintendo preorders, such as Zelda's 40th Anniversary Switch 2 and Metroid Ravenous Special Edition.
IGN•Robert Anderson11 Sept
Plus, save on a preorder for Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Squishmallows, and more.
IGN•Danielle Abraham10 Sept
The Nintendo stock drop hit a second day after the game reveals, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cleared his calendar.
BeInCrypto•Phil Haunhorst10 Sept
We should stop meeting like this! Yes, for the second time in two days, our fates have become intertwined thanks to the matchmaking of Nintendo. Following yesterday's 40th anniversary Legend of Zelda showcase , we got to do the announcement livestream thing all over again - and this time for a proper Nintendo Direct, which managed to squeeze an enormous amount of stuff into its 45-minutes focused on games arriving this "winter". Read more
Can you believe it? Link (the green one) is 40 this year, yet his boundless enthusiasm for adventure still hasn't waned. My boundless enthusiasm, meanwhile, waned decades back, so it's clearly something in the Hyrule air. ANYWAY, to celebrate the Zelda series' 40th anniversary, Nintendo has released a special Direct showcase (the first of two planned for this week ), featuring a "variety of The Legend of Zelda-related information". Read more