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Some people can't take a joke. Not even "comedian" Jamie Kennedy, who still can't handle criticism from his god awful performance from E3 2007. Kennedy has starred in such forgettable films such as Malibu's Most Wanted and Son of the Mask. So, what's gotten Mr. Kennedy's panties in a twist? A quick exchange on twitter between Michael Pachter and Gary Whitta (two respectable members of the gaming community). Jump inside to read the tweet war and to see what Mr. Jackass (read: Jamie Kennedy) said in response. ...

America really seems to be getting the shaft lately! European and Japanese copies of Ocarina of Time 3D came with a neat little decorative touch on the inside lining of the game box that showed Rupees inside of each of the small square holes in the plastic box casing. This liner was absent in the American releases, but someone put together a printable scan that you can use if you want to give your packaging a similar treatment. If I had a better printer, I'd be totally all over this. But, alas... Look inside for a direct link to the scanned image....

After seeing the beautiful Zelda tech demo at E3, fans have all been waiting for this; and Miyamoto has satisfied us all by confirming an HD Legend of Zelda title on the Wii U. While this is no surprise -a modern Nintendo console without a Zelda title? yeah right! – this is still great to [...]

Okay, so here’s the new mailbag. This time we’ve still got about half Skyward Sword questions, but the rest are a mix of Link’s Awakening, Ocarina of Time 3D, and a little about the Four Swords downloadable re-release. 10 questions in all. Enjoy! Questions and timestamps: (00:09) – What is your favorite moment in Link’s [...]

We here at ZI have been hoping to play Xenoblade Chronicles here in the U.S. for a long time, before the game was even announced for localization over in Europe. The game had been on the NA release schedule under its original title of Monado since a couple E3s back, so even though Nintendo of America didn't follow suit after the PAL announcement we were still pretty optimistic. Now E3 2011 has come and gone, and Xenoblade Chronicles seems to have been all but forgotten here. Head of the French branch spoke on a TV program about plans for Xenoblade over in Europe, including a special limited-edition Classic Controller, and let slip that the reason for the game's absence from E3 was because Nintendo of America didn't want to showcase products they did not plan to sell. Jump inside for some brief thoughts....

So after Australians receive a bonus Ocarina with the pre-order of Ocarina of Time 3D, it seems Eb Games Australia has another surprise for Zelda fans down under. They already have a page up for a limited edition bundle of Skyward Sword. Priced at $118, it’s odd that they haven’t actually stated what goodies will [...]

Nintendo will be releasing a few more titles to the Nintendo Download today. Sadly, it doesn't look like Sonic will be getting any special attention. I have found both the European and North American update, which might mean they are changing the day for updates to Thursdays there as well. There are a few differences in games, obviously, but nothing stands out to me as a must buy game. I might just be a little upset that all I get in the Nintendo eShop is Tennis, while Europe gets TWO games. Click here to go to the jump. You never know, you might want one of these!...

This topic has been a fiercely debated topic in our forums, as you can see in the original thread. The topic is essentially what makes a Zelda game truly be a Zelda game. Some users are arguing that a game like Spirit Tracks, Majora's Mask, and others are not really Zelda games. The argument is change the characters and it doesn't even appear to be Zelda. I have some rather strong thoughts on this topic, and I've been heavily involved in the debate to this point. I thought it was time to highlight this topic for a much hotter debate in the comment section. What defines what a Zelda game is? My answer after the jump....

Today I awoke to a very nice surprise indeed. My Wii was flashing blue, letting me know I had a message. What I found was the announcement of the new "Kirby TV Channel", exclusive to Wii. Well, only Wii consoles in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. The US misses out here. This is pretty exciting in my opinion. The channel is available for free download from today (Thursday 23rd), and will release an animated episode of Kirby every Monday and Thursday from now until December 2011. There are four episodes available at launch, with each episode being available for two weeks before it heads to the archives. But don't worry, there is still a way to unlock episodes in the archives so that you don't miss any. Come on inside for more details....

We told you we would be there, and here is the day of events neatly wrapped up in just under 10 minutes. The launch event was crazy, my 3DS had over 175 street pass additions from attendees–and that was after I realized I had to clear them after 10. They had the first three Zelda [...]