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I stumbled upon an article by Chris Buffa at Modojo that suggested that the long-rumored Final Fantasy VII remake that everyone but Square seems to want should actually come to 3DS. And, having taken a second crack at the game in recent weeks - I never had the time to devote to it the first time I tried it - I have to say that I kind of agree with him. (This is, of course, ignoring the fact that the 3DS should get brand-new titles and not just remakes.) Now, Chris's argument focuses mostly on how it's time for Final Fantasy to come back to its original home on Nintendo systems, but he does touch on a point that I think is worth discussing. Find out what that point is after the jump. ...

Before Nintendo went ahead and revealed the big secret that was the official Zelda timeline, one fan was taking steps to prepare what could be the longest timeline article ever written. The fan in question, Zach, made his way through every single Zelda game in a month (save the CD-I titles, of course), in an attempt to gather as much information as possible before embarking on his essay. Zach had to change his approach after Nintendo spilt the beans, but he still pressed on. Instead of trying to determine the order of the timeline, Zach instead sought to detail out Nintendo's timeline. ...

The fourth episode of the Hero of Hyrule is now available and this one shows off Ganon and his minions jamming to the Death Mountain theme. If you ever wanted to see a Legend of Zelda Guitar Hero, then this is the closest thing to it. I’ve really enjoyed the Hero of Hyrule series up [...]

When I first started watching the video for this, I assumed it was just going to be a spoof, but then, after about half-a-minute in, I realized it was too legit to be a spoof. This video was footage from an actual fan-made game. The game, which is currently in BETA, is a cross between Pokemon and Street Fighter, in which Pokemon battles are held in a Street Fighter playing field. ...

Canadian animator Joel Furtado longingly awaits a HD Wind Waker sequel, which he thinks would be perfect for the Wii U. Personally, I think it's never going to happen because 1) Nintendo has relegated the Wind Waker style to handheld Zelda titles and 2) I think we're all ready for a different art style considering the Wind Waker style has been overused at this point. Like many artist types who dream of their ideal Zelda atheistic, he has put his ideas to paper, resulting in a fan-made trailer for a game that doesn't exist, called The Legend of Zelda: The Lost Oracle. Like all fan art, this was done in Furtado's spare time, but, despite that, it still looks quite awesome. ...

Do you have what it takes to be the next champion? As a representative of the ZI BW League, I cordially invite you to join the ZeldaInformer Pokemon Black and White League! ZeldaInformer has quite a forum community. I was rather amazed to find this particular group of fans having fun on the forums, but upon further exploration it's easy to see it's a worthwhile activity if you love Pokemon. The ZI Black/White League originally started as a joint project by Zelda and Pokémon fans that were looking for a competitive battling experience. Now, it has enlarged the Pokemon part of the site to rival (but certainly not surpass) the Zelda forums. For more information, clickity click the jump or hop into our forums to see for yourself!...

Our friends over at Zeldanime have updated with the next round of pages in their ongoing Zelda manga, which is based off the Legend of Zelda cartoon that aired during the 1980s. The new pages are part of the third chapter of the manga, so make sure to check out the previous pages before reading these new ones. ...

For the past several months they have been hard at work creating, tearing down, and recreating an exact 1:1 scale replica of Ocaraina’s of Time’s Hyrule. Yesterday we featured the live stream video showing off a project being created by our great friends over at GenGame.net. In the live stream they showed off the culmination [...]

Japanese translators among the Zelda community have been hard at work translating every last bit of the Hyrule Historia timeline section, and we're proud to present the fruits of their labors. Today's updates bring fresh looks at the backstory of Skyward Sword, in which the Goddess Hylia seals away the evil demons, Tetra's true identity in The Wind Waker, and the nature of the World of the Ocean King in Phantom Hourglass. There are also a few details about the Twili tribe, Zant's rise to power, and Ganondorf's goals in Twilight Princess. Hop inside for the goods. UPDATE: Now with a translation of the Sleeping Zelda section!...

In this line of work your attention is often directed towards fan-crafted modifications of hardware. I've seen my fair share of modded Nintendo hardware; some modifications were geared toward a Metroid theme, others toward a Zelda theme, and others towards countless more artistic directions. Overall, the majority of them are pretty cool. However, I think none of them have had such good presentation as this most recent NES case modification. ...