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The Japanese really are an excitable bunch of people. A simple Skyward Strike has never been quite as exciting as this girl seems to find it. It's also good to see Link getting dominated in one of these, instead of always looking like the pro that he is in advertisements. But, wait what's this? Is that some waggling and flailing instead of precise swordplay, in an official Skyward Sword commercial? Uh oh, looks like Tom McShea was just given an opening. It's true that you can be lazy and fight with mere wrists flicks, but why show that instead of the intended and fully functional one-to-one controls? Well, at least it shows her failing when "flailing", and succeeding with accurate strikes!...

In a similar vein to the recent interview with Nintendo Power, top Zelda guys Eiji Aonuma and Koji Kondo sat down for a chat with Game Informer. This two page spread can be found in the January edition of the magazine. We recently posted a snippet of the interview addressing voice acting and the future of Zelda, but this full version of the interview contains more. In addition to the aforementioned points, Aonuma discusses motion controls, inspirations, romance and more about Skyward Sword. Once again, a big thanks goes to Mases of Zelda Dungeon for typing out the interview. Come on inside for the full transcript....

After the announcement of the Wii U, photos started circulating around the internet of what a Zelda game could look like in high definition. Unfortunately, while we know they are working on a game, nothing has been confirmed or released about it. Awhile back Nintendo Everything posted some pictures of what Twilight Princess could have [...]

Starting December 27th, the website marathonman.net will be performing a live 96 hour Legend of Zelda marathon. They will be collecting donations throughout the marathon for the Humane Society of the United States! This event is similar to the recent Zeldathon and although it is for the same type of cause, I believe this Zelda [...]

The January 2012 issue of Game Informer is now available to subscribers across the country and it has some Zelda goodies for us. In particular there is a two-page interview with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and sound composer Koji Kondo. Both of these gentleman are two of the biggest names when it comes to the [...]

In the mood to see how fans' dedication to the series has translated into photographic form? Take a gander at this incredible Zelda artwork, inspired by the world of Hyrule from Ocarina of Time. The work is titled "Song of Storms", after the titular ocarina piece from the game, and it was crafted by artist Erik Schumacher, known on Deviant Art as kire1987, using methods of photography, matte painting and digital manipulation to construct a collage of a number of other different images, put together. And isn't the end result just fantastic! You'll have to come on inside to see the artwork in full, as well as another similar work in his series titled "Serenade of Water". Check it!...

Over at Noticias Zelda, an artist has taken the time to create an acrylic painting atlas of the overworld map from Ocarina of Time. The painting itself is true in almost all ways to the original overworld map and even side by side comparisons can be seen. You can see the finished product to the [...]

How many days left in this year? Something like, twenty? Well, whatever, it seems as though that doesn't bother Nintendo: apparently, Nintendo 3DS ambassadors will still be attaining their ten free Gameboy Advance games for Christmas... at least, that's what Nintendo's Customer Service is claiming. There's been no official date issued by the Big N, so whether this news come to light or not remains to be seen. Take it with a grain of 16-bit salt. And trust me, that's not much salt. So far we know that the games we will be rewarded with include, but are not limited to, Metroid Fusion, Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$, Mario vs. Donkey: March of the Minis and, apparently, Kirby and the Amazing Mirror. What can we also expect from the Big N? Minish Cap? Pokémon? I'd personally like to see the Nintendo-published RPG favourite Golden Sun, which is also one of my favourite RPGs of all time. We can't know for sure, but we can only hope! Jump inside for the quote by Nintendo Customer Services....

We've given away a copy of Skyward Sword, and now a 3DS + Game through our Facebook Giveaways. They've worked wonders in getting our Facebook page more active with you guys and girls, as well as introducing many new people to our exclusive content and news coverage. Not to mention our lucky winners getting their prizes. So what's next for our Facebook Giveaways? Well, this new competition marks the end of our Facebook Giveaways, and the beginning of our "Social Media Competitions", which involve both Facebook and Twitter. Although we'll confirm the full details when entry to the draw opens, in light of the misunderstanding in our most recent competition, this time around all entrants will be automatically entered into a simple random draw. Come on inside for the full details of when we'll be opening up our next giveaway....

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has been officially released for almost three weeks now. Since then, the game has become a best-seller for retailers worldwide and has received phenomenal reviews all around. This is the Zelda game fans have been waiting for since Nintendo first revealed that their new home console, the Wii, would [...]