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This bit a news just hit my inbox this morning and was too juicy to pass up. Everyone recognizes the above photo taken last year as Reggie and Miyamoto chow down on some Mario cake in celebration. What most don't know is the cake itself origination from Miyamoto's favorite bakery in Japan. What also is overlooked is the importance of that bakery in Nintendo's upcoming Zelda game, Skyward Sword. This comes from an interview at IGN: IGN: While the name Skyward Sword makes sense in the context of Skyloft in the upcoming Wii title, was their any other inspiration for the game that came from your experiences? Miyamoto: *laughs* I like to think there is a bit of my real world experiences in every game I create. If we want to narrow it down to just this particular game, the title was actually inspired by my favorite Bakery back home called Skyward Donuts and More. IGN: Wait, a Bakery inspired a Zelda title? Miyamoto: They do fantastic work with all Nintendo related cakes at PR events, so it only makes sense. We always wanted to tell the story of Link in the clouds, but coming up with just the...

So we’ve all seen the new Skyward Sword trailer. It was probably the most interesting one yet. Unlike previous ones, it was done theatrical-style and showed us more story than it did gameplay. I wrote an article analyzing the last Skyward Sword trailer, and I received requests to do more, so I thought I’d have [...]

With the Australian release of the Nintendo 3DS on Thursday March 31st, Nintendo's revolutionary new console has now completed its triumphant launch around the world. It started here at Zelda Informer with Matt's review hot off the European release, and then Nate's unboxing the 3DS video as it hit the States. As a follow up to my review of the 3DS from a preview event over a month ago, I've gotten quite acquainted with my little aqua beauty over the last 24 hours, so read on for my thoughts. ...

Alright you Lozers time to show your support here, redpoemage has started a thread in the forums and I felt it was attention worthy here. It’s another video game deathmatch thing so vote one game versus another. I’ve put my vote in for Zelda, and at my time of voting it’s 55% Zelda, 45% Halo. [...]

Youtube user snubbyj has an incredible recreation of several songs from Ocarina of Time played on a homemade instrument made of  various pvc pipes. This instrument is the same that was made famous by The Blue Man Group, and this particular instrument is a home brew version. The four minute medley covers songs such as [...]

This is the sort of creatively I love with musicians. Take some material meant for uses unrelated to music and turn it into a musical instrument, and then throw a little twist in. While this is far from the best rendition of any of the music played I have heard, it's definitely one of the most fun and creative versions to date. I like how several of the songs fit so well as they transition, and I mostly just love the pure "thud" sound you get from the pipes themselves. Truly talented. How long until this instrument ends up on ebay?...