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One thing I should make perfectly clear: while we certainly get some chuckles out of some, er, less successful cosplay ventures, it's not like we think it's an invalid fan enterprise. To the contrary - good cosplay is terribly impressive and something to marvel at. That's why when I found this elaborate Skull Kid cosplay, I just had to share. It's not the absolute best job I've seen, but the costume goes to great lengths to make the Skull Kid's "skin" seem like it's made of real wood - in fact, it looks so real it may actually be - and I've got to give major props to that. This cosplayer has Skull Kid's stance and mannerisms down pretty well also (I've been replaying Majora's Mask this week, so I'm really noticing). Check out a full gallery after the jump....

Everyone remember liljes, the forum user who told us that the Triforce was in Skyward Sword? Not only can he get information from a Nintendo rep with a simple email, he's got friends in high places. The kinds of high places where you can get your hands on a developer copy of Majora's Mask 3D at a super secret conference and send them to your pal on Facebook. I need friends like that. Oh, and he's also badass enough to be browsing Facebook during alleged super secret conference. Hop inside for the the scoop, as well as other more pressing subject matter....

For every Zelda game, there's going to be a group of Zelda fans that hate it. Even if you think the game is the best Zelda game ever made, someone hates it. You can't make everyone happy, especially Zelda fans. &nbsp That being said, I liked Twilight Princess; I liked it a lot. Zant-Ganon issues aside, it had a good story, a welcomed visual style, and great gameplay. But it also had something else, that while it has existed in previous titles, especially Majora's Mask, it was never as prominent as it was in Twilight Princess. I'm talking about the power of the secondary characters, and they're one of the biggest reasons I'm excited for Skyward Sword....

Here's something that's interesting and slightly horrifying, Nintendo's Yoshiaki Koizumi thought up the scenario of Majora's Mask one night by looking up at the moon and daydreaming about what would happen if it was going to hit the earth. This is actually pretty awesome if you think about it, well, minus all the people who'd die and whatnot. Unlike Miyamoto who gets his inspiration from real life, Koizumi says that he gets a lot of his ideas from dreaming and day dreaming. Jump inside for the full quotation! ...

In the upcoming August issue of Official Nintendo Magazine, Super Mario 3DS director Yoshiaki Koizumi revealed that the game will feature more well-known power-ups and suits than just the Tanooki Suit. For the full quote, and a small look into the development process of the game, hit the jump....

Let me start off by saying that my two favorite Zelda titles are Majora's Mask and A Link to the Past. Coincidentally these are also the two titles that there has been a lot of hype around, in terms of possible remakes. Being the cult classic that it is, fans have been talking about a Majora's Mask remake ever since the announcement of Ocarina of Time 3D. Add in Ocarina of Time 3D's success, and it just fuels the fire even more. Meanwhile, Eiji Aonuma and Shigeru Miyamoto have been talking about remaking A Link to the Past in 3D for years now, and the 3DS seems like the ideal opportunity for such an endeavor. While I would certainly buy these games on day one and play them to death, I don't want them. At least not now. Jump inside to find out why. ...

One thing that gets debated heavily every time a new Zelda game is revealed is the graphical styling. It's no big secret that ever since Ocarina of Time, Zelda has been constantly changing it's graphical direction. Occasionally, the direction is even mis construed by fans. As an example, Skyward Sword has been call cel-shaded, when in reality it's not even close to remotely being cel-shaded. Ocarina of Time was pegged as a "realistic" style, when personally I always felt it was more or less what Ocarina of Time 3D depicts, just without the capability to do that sort of coloring at the time. Of course, everyone has their own favorites. Some people absolutely adore the dark color and styling of Ocarina of Time. Some like the off the wall art direction in Majora's Mask. Many claim The Wind Waker might have been the most visually stunning. Twilight Princess was a mix and mash of realistic graphics, and some consider it the best looking out there. Of course, we have Skyward Sword's impressionistic approach and Wii U's stunning visual upgrade of the Twilight Princess styling. There are a ton of different directions, so what direction do you think is the best...

Okay, that's not the actually title, but it sounded cool. DeviantArt user WhiteFoxClub has posted a short 2D animation of Link's transformation when he puts on the Fierce Diety Mask. The animation itself is based off a fan fiction entitled "Winged Ones," and as such the animation itself detours a bit from canon (Link has wings, but it still looks cool). &nbsp You can watch the animation after the jump......

Eiji Aonuma sat down with famous Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu to discuss details about Skyward Sword. We've got a few of the juicier details - which break from the usual Zelda tradition by focusing largely on story - and I've of course got my own thoughts and observations about every single detail. I'll let those of you who will care know in advance: he compares this game to Majora's Mask in some way. Want to find out how? Jump inside and check out all of the new info....

Last year, Dathen posted The Message of Majora's Mask, by Hylian Dan(Dan Merill). It was a great article that really intrigued me, and it makes you realize that there are a lot of meanings hidden beneath the surface in The Legend of Zelda. While searching around, I came across a question that I had often asked but never really ventured to answer. What is Majora? All of the Zelda games titles have a meaning to them that is explained within the story. Majora is the mask, obviously, but where does the mask name even come from? There are a lot of rumors. One simply states that it's a made up word. But I honestly don't think they'd just make something up for this game. Majora's Mask has a strong storyline, that needs a proper title. There would be a reason for it, and we have found a person, lampiaio, who has gathered some rather interesting theories. Curious to see what we've found? Click, or be cursed by the evil mask!...