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Over winter break, few guys got their hands on a lost Zelda no Densetsu (Legend of Zelda) disk. However, this disk didn’t contain the original Legend of Zelda, but a lost prototype. This lost prototype contains an alternative version of the game with different sprites, different versions of dungeons, etc. The prototype makes collecting rupees [...]

Two weeks ago I wrote an article about 'The Benefits of Gaming', but after all, this is a Zelda oriented Nintendo site. What fun are analyzing the benefits and negative aspects of general gaming when the reason we're all here is Nintendo? Well fear not, for the always intended sequel to 'The Benefits of Gaming' has arrived. This time around we take a look at what I see as the top five benefits brought to gaming by Nintendo and their renowned franchises. ...

Let me start out by saying the legitimacy of this being a prototype can't actually be confirmed. Nintendo has not been responding to emails about it, but there is a lot to like about what this provides. The fact Nintendo also wont open up about it is a sign it most likely is the real deal. Material like this should of never gotten out of the home base, but thanks to a fan at Lost Levels we can now see what some of the original design for the game was before the finished product. Hop inside for more....

A few days ago we posted an article from Pocket-lint which cited Shigeru Miyamoto as saying that Skyward Sword is merely "over half complete." Though previous confidence about the game having an early 2011 release had us skeptical at the news at first, good old journalistic integrity demanded that we deliver it nonetheless. This led to some pessimism about Nintendo's initial claims. However, the subsequent investigations of some of our visitors led us to take a second look as well. Click for the full article to assess the evidence for yourself....

Nintendo has updated the official Nintendo World 2011 website with a list of 3DS titles that will be available for the public to experience live in Tokyo next month. The list inclu...

We will be streaming the one of the games in the Philips CD-I Zelda series, Link: The Faces of Evil. This stream will start live at roughly 10:00 am CST. As previously you can view it using our Live Stream Page. We have added a few new features to the page, most notably the live [...]

As 2010 comes to an end, so does one hell of a year in gaming for Nintendo fans. We saw the largest Pokémon games to date in HeartGold and SoulSilver. We experienced the highly anticipated sequel to Super Mario Galaxy as well as Mario's 25th anniversary. We lived the return of the Donkey Kong in another renowned installment of Donkey Kong Country. We learned the past of our favorite bounty hunter Samus in Metroid: Other M, and that's far from an exhaustive list of the variety of great experiences Nintendo has provided this year. Yet for all of its installments, 2010 was lacking in one regard: there was no new Zelda released. ...

Pokémon Black & White Versions seemed to pop out of nowhere last year, and their U.S. release is approaching just as fast. The new DS Pokémon duo will arrive March 6, presumably just in time for the 3DS's release sometime later in the month. With Pokémon, the 3DS, Ocarina of Time, and possibly Skyward Sword all arriving in the same month, you can be sure Nintendo's going to finish off its current fiscal year with a bang. The official Black & White website has also been updated with new character information, including a handful of new English names and descriptions. Jump inside for a link and the full press release. Source: Press Nintendo...

While rumors are always swirling around, it's been awhile since we heard any involving Zelda. According to a Gamestop employee, there will be a version of the 3DS that is bundled with "some sort of Zelda title". Being that Ocarina of Time is the only Zelda title announced for the 3DS, it is safe to say that Ocarina of Time is the "zelda" game he is referencing. Where did the employee get this information? At this point no one knows, but it's safe to say the information most likely came from their computer system, where it is starting to list all the bundles and such for preorder (yes, you can preorder the 3DS right now folks). While anything heard from Gamestop is always to be taken with a heavy dose of salt, wouldn't it be grand if you could get Ocarina of Time WITH the 3DS? Talk about a launch title!...

It's been a big year for Nintendo, with more big-name franchise releases than any other 12-month period during the Wii's lifespan to-date. Some of these have met with universal critical acclaim, others with mixed skepticism. Not surprisingly, of course, most of the undisputed success stories have come straight from the genre that first launched Nintendo to greatness: platforming. The trend towards a greater volume of platformer releases started with last year's holiday season, which saw Nintendo drop a new console Super Mario Bros. title for the first time in almost two decades. When it quickly went on to become one of the top-selling games of all time, many thought the new Golden Age of Nintendo was finally about to begin. Is that the case? Perhaps, but no matter what this year has delivered some of the best gaming experiences to hit the Wii thus far. Jump inside for my top three....