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A Zelda art book is currently the best selling title on the mighty Amazon.com. The success of The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Hysteria on the American retail site was spotted by NintendoLife, which adds that the book had previously topped Amazon.com’s listing back in August of last year. Furthermore, the …
Read More »Nintendo reveals new 3D Mario and Zelda Wii U games
Console giant increasing collaborations with other studios 'as the scope of development is getting larger'
Read More »Two Zelda games, 3D Mario and Mario Kart all due for Wii U
Well, of course they were coming out – but Nintendo has name-checked the lot, and a few will be playable at E3. In a Nintendo Direct broadcast online today Nintendo detailed a number of new games on the way for Wii U, including two Zelda games, a new 3D Mario …
Read More »Link, the bravest little girl who ever was
Gave us a proper lump in the throat, this. Dad Mike Hoye loves to play The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker with his daughter. Three and a half year old Maya likes sailing, scary birds and remembering to be brave, rescuing her little brother and finding out what’s happening …
Read More »UPDATED: GAME lists Zelda: Majora’s Mask for 3DS
A retail listing for a 3DS version of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask has appeared – and quickly disappeared – from GAME’s website. It was spotted by NintendoLife, which claims the listing also briefly featured on the Gamestation site. Majora’s Mask is a sequel to the famed Ocarina of …
Read More »E3 2012: Zelda Wii U in R&D
Iconic Nintendo IP in the works for next-gen console
Read More »E3 2012: Zelda for Wii U in R&D stage
A Wii U version of The Legend of Zelda is currently in the research and development phase at Nintendo. With the last game,Skyward Sword, that was a game where you had motion control to use your weapons and a lot of different items, and I thought that was a lot …
Read More »NINTENDO: NintendoLand to be Wii U’s Wii Sports
Wii U is getting its own Wii Sports-style title in the form of NintendoLand. Reggie Fils-Aime announced the title during the platform holder’s E3 press conference, claiming that NintendoLand will have the same effect as the Wii’s launch title – it will make the new controller easier to understand for …
Read More »Miyamoto ponders A Link to the Past remake
Nintendo's game wizard keen on 3DS version of SNES classic
Read More »3DS downloads generate $11.1m in 2011
In a rare occurrence, download sales figures have been released a Nintendo platform. A report from Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment estimates that $11.1m were spent on digital 3DS titles, encompassing remakes from Virtual Console and 3D Classics and original 3DSWare titles. The most popular game was The Legend of …
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