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Yesterday we told you about Nintendo's latest Zelda promotion on Twitter. The message(or messages) are most likely about Ocarina of Time 3D, but Nintendo could slip in a message about Skyward Sword. Today, Nintendo sent yet another letter and clue via their Twitter. Hop inside to take a look at the letter and clue, and feel free to leave your answers in the comments....

In yet another Iwata interview, the Nintendo President is confident that the Wii U's launch date will not be delayed. &nbsp One of the reasons that we're talking about Wii U at the show this year is because our estimates of when we would be able to manufacture it and the timeline for launching the hardware are such that we feel confident that we'll be able to meet those timelines. So, if perhaps you were worried about a boom in smartphones that might use LCD screens having an impact on our business, with the current estimates that we have, I am not seeing any significant manufacturing issues. &nbsp Considering anything much anticpated gets delayed these days, I'm fairly skeptical about this point, especially since Nintendo's official launch window for the Wii U hasn't even been announced yet. We shall see....

The Skyward Sword release date drama continues! This time we have a promotional packaging insert listing Skyward Sword for a Fall 2011 release. While this falls neatly in line with a "holiday" release, which traditionally means anything from late fall to early winter, it's a lot more wide open. Could the E3 "holiday" announcement have been a way of avoiding possible "delays" in case Nintendo couldn't deliver on a commitment to an earlier fall release? Did all this stuff get printed before they decided to push the game back to the holidays? Or is there just some kind of mismatched information in terms of release announcements within Nintendo? You decide! Either way, "Fall 2011" sounds a lot better than "Holiday 2011."...

The Iwata quotes continue; this time concerning free-to-play software. In an interview with AllThingsD, Iwata stated that, despite the Wii U's online capabilities, Nintendo will not be offering the type of cheap/free games that are so prevalent on mobile devices, such as the iPhone. &nbsp We have no intention to provide a property to any other platforms, or making them available in a mode that does not require consumers to pay at all. Nintendo is a company, which is trying to maintain the overall value of video games. &nbsp Of course, if Nintendo asks consumers to pay more money than the other platforms, then it's Nintendo's mission to provide the added value for which the people are willing to pay. In order to do that, we must remain unique and cannot be reproduced somewhere else. Something new, something fun and some surprise. &nbsp If we were simply going to say OK, the only the way we could sell more products is by decreasing the price, then there wouldn't be a bright future and the entire industry will fold. &nbsp This basically echoes what Iwata discussed at GDC. This time however, we know he is referring both to the 3DS...

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata has spoken out today on free to play games; games such as Global Agenda where the game itself is free, and money is made on micro-transactions within the game for new items and/or other gameplay features, and also through advertisements. Turns out; Iwata? Not a fan. “I’m not interested in offering [...]

Gamestop has recently announced that they will be having a preview event for Ocarina of Time 3D for players to try out the game one day before launch. Here is what they had to say. 6/18: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for 3DS preview event Saturday, 1pm to 5pm. Guests in attendance will have [...]

Do you live in the New York/New Jersey area? This coming Sunday the Nintendo World Store in NYC will be hosting a launch party for Ocarina of Time 3D. The event will begin at 11 a.m. and will last until 2 p.m. Customers are encouraged to come to the event dressed as their favorite characters from the series. There will be some classic Zelda games playable through out the store, as well as a gold skulltula scavenger hunt. Those of you who plan on going should remember to bring your 3DS system with you so that you can pick up street passes. Also, expect to get some other Zelda related goodies just for showing up. ...

With The Legend of Zelda finally delivering a true motion control game with Skyward Sword, one has to wonder how the Wii U, with its large touch screen controller, is going to impact the future of the series. Back when Wii MotionPlus was first associated with the series, it sounded as though Nintendo was hoping for it to become the new standard for Zelda control. Honestly, after my hands-on time with the game, I absolutely agree - MotionPlus and Zelda go together like Link and his sword. So what about that new controller? It doesn't sound as though Nintendo's interested in casting it aside any time soon, so it's sure to play a role in the future of the series. Will it replace MotionPlus as the Zelda standard on Wii U? Or does Nintendo have something else in mind? I have no idea, really, but based on my experience with Wii U at E3, one idea in particular stands out......

CineMassacre is the home site of James Rolfe, better known as the Angry Video Game Nerd. However, at his own website, he’s not the only one that posts videos. Mike Matei is one of his close friends and he posts his own section at the site entitled Mike’s Game Glitches. With Ocarina of Time 3D [...]

Sometime back Zelda Williams reported she was working on some behind the scenes stuff for Nintendo, and now it has been revealed what she was doing exactly. She and her father Robin Williams were working together on an Ocarina of Time 3D commercial. You can check out this unique new trailer here! Related Posts:More Ocarina [...]