Nintendo’s working on a giant Zelda photo mosaic to go on display in the Nintendo World Store in New York and they want your pictures.

In addition to possibly being part of the mosaic, participants will be entered into a raffle to win a replica Master Sword and Hylian Shield.

For the violent lot of you, if you’re only interested in the weapons, a photo isn’t required for entry into the sword and shield raffle. However, it is necessary if you want to be part of the store mosaic. Naturally.

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According to Eiji Aonuma, work has already begun on the next Legend of Zelda game.

The announcement comes from a fan translation of a message by the Zelda producer in Hyrule Historia (via GlitterBerri):

“The long sailing time of creating Skyward Sword, a game to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Zelda series, has just come to an end. The voices of those who’ve played it from around the world reach us. We hear their admiration, comments and their criticism too. All those voices become energy for the next voyage. Well, to tell the truth, we’ve already set sail in a new voyage.”

Aonuma doesn’t state what that project may be. It could be the unnamed Wii U Zelda title, or it could be a still-unannounced project. Maybe a new 3DS Zelda?

Any guesses?

Source: GlitterBerri [via ONM]

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The Zelda: Symphony Of The Goddesses concert tour will be making four new stops. After starting in Vancouver on March 14, the orchestra will make its way across the U.S.

• April 20 – Phoenix, AZ
• April 21 – Phoenix, AZ
• May 12 – Atlanta, GA
• July 14 – Orlando, FL

Tickets for the new stops will go on sale tomorrow via Ticketmaster.

Source: Nintendo Life

If you’ve been racking your brain trying to figure out where the Philips CD-i Zelda games and Saturday morning Legend of Zelda cartoon show fit in the greater series timeline, The Legend of Zelda timeline V2.0 by  Zac Gorman (of the awesome Magical Game Time) will put your mind at ease.

We should all be glad that the Princess did excuse Link. While having Link become a breakfast cereal would be delicious, I’d much rather live in a world where we have Link’s Awakening.

Source: Magical Game Time [via Tiny Cartridge]

It’s been a while since The Speed Gamers’ last marathon, but they’re back and ready to play through the Legend of Zelda series for charity.

This time, the group is raising money for the Rocking H Ranch, which supports a wide array of charities for several causes.

If the group raises $15,000, they will extend the marathon for another 24 hours and attempt to speed through Skyward Sword.

As usual, there will be plenty of prizes that will be raffled away to marathon donators and contributors.

Donations can be made on The Speed Gamers website.

The Legend of Zelda 25th anniversary celebration continues. In addition to producing Skyward Sword, Four Swords and the symphony concerts, Nintendo is now working on a Zelda art book.

Titled Hyrule Historia, the 274-page art book features sketches, details and concept art from the entire Zelda series. A 32-page comic centered around the events in Skyward Sword will also be included with the book.

So far, the book has only been announced for Japan. It’s priced at ¥3,255(≈$42USD) and goes on sale on December 21.

Source: Nintendo World Report

Wired’s interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, the one in which he was misunderstood as saying he would be retiring, is now up in its entirety.

The iconic game creator touches on the company’s shift towards appealing to the “core” gamers, the Wii U and his changing role at Nintendo. However, while speaking about working with Retro Studios on Mario Kart 7, the Super Mario creator mentioned that the company is open to letting the western developer work with the Zelda series.

“As you know, we have already collaborated with Retro for the Metroid Prime series in the past,” Miyamoto told Wired. “And I think when we talk about any other franchise, Zelda might be a possible franchise for that collaboration.”

Retro has definitely proven they are capable of taking care of Nintendo’s franchises. Donkey Kong Country Returns and the Metroid Prime series were well received by the public and critics. It’s interesting to imagine what they could do with the Zelda universe.

Souce: Wired’s Game|Life

This year’s Spike TV’s Video Game Awards will honor The Legend of Zelda series by making it the first member in their “Video Game Hall of Fame.”

Spike’s Geoff Keighley said the decision to honor the series was “natural” for “a franchise that inspired many of us to see the potential of games when it debuted 25 years ago.”

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword has been nominated for four awards, including Game of the Year.

The complete breakdown of nominees for this year’s show by category goes:

Game Of the Year
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros Interactive / Rocksteady Studios)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
Portal 2 (Valve)
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

Studio Of the Year
Bethesda Game Studios
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve

Best Xbox 360 Game
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros Interactive / Rocksteady Studios)
Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft Studios / Turn 10 Studios)
Gears Of War 3 (Microsoft Studios / Epic Games)
Portal 2 (Valve)

Best PS3 Game
Infamous 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Sucker Punch)
Killzone 3 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Guerrilla Games)
LittleBigPlanet 2 (Sony Computer Entertainment / Media Molecule)
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

Best Wii Game
Disney’s Epic Mickey (Disney Interactive Studios / Junction Point Studios)
Kirby’s Return To Dream Land (Nintendo / Hal Laboratory)
Lost In Shadow (Hudson Entertainment)
The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)

Best PC Game
Battlefield 3(Electronic Arts / DICE)
Minecraft (Mojang)
The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings (Atari / CD Projekt)
Portal 2 (Valve)

Best Handheld/Moibile Game
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Capcom)
Infinity Blade (Epic Games / Chair Entertainment)
Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo)
Jetpack Joyride (Halfbrick Studios)

Best Shooter
Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts / DICE)
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision / Infinity Ward / Sledgehammer Games)
Gears Of War 3 (Microsoft Studios / Epic Games)
Rage (Bethesda Softworks / Id Software)

Best Action/Adventure Game
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft Annecy)
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros Interactive / Rocksteady Studios)
The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

Best RPG
Dark Souls (Namco Bandai / From Software)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Square Enix / Eidos Studios – Montreal)
Dragon Age Ii (Electronic Arts / Bioware)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios)

Best Multi-Player Game
Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts / DICE)
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision / Infinity Ward / Sledgehammer Games)
Gears Of War 3 (Microsoft Studios / Epic Games)
Portal 2 (Valve)

Best Individual Sports Game
Fight Night Champion (EA Sports / EA Canada)
Tiger Woods Pga Tour 12: The Masters (EA Sports / EA Tiburon)
Top Spin 4 (2K Sports / 2K Czech)
Virtua Tennis 4 (Sega)

Best Team Sports Game
FIFA Soccer 12 (EA Sports / EA Canada)
NBA 2K12 (2K Sports / Visual Concepts)
NHL 12 (EA Sports / EA Canada)
MLB ’11: The Show (Sony Computer Entertainment / SCE Studios San Diego)

Best Driving Game
Dirt 3 (Codemasters)
Driver: San Francisco (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Reflections)
Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft Studios / Turn 10 Studios)
Need For Speed: The Run (Electronic Arts / EA Black Box)

Best Fighting Game
The King Of Fighters XIII (Atlus / Snk Playmore)
Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate Of Two Worlds (Capcom)
Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros. Interactive / Netherrealm Studios)
WWE All Stars (THQ / THQ San Diego)

Best Motion Game
Child Of Eden (Ubisoft / Q Entertainment)
Dance Central 2 (Microsoft Studios / Harmonix)
The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo)
The Gunstringer (Microsoft Studios / Twisted Pixel)

Best Independent Game
Bastion (Supergiant Games)
Minecraft (Mojang)
Superbrothers: Sword And Sworcery EP (Capybara Games)
The Binding Of Isaac (Edmund Mcmillen)

Best Adapted Video Game
Back To The Future: The Game (Telltale Games)
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros Interactive / Rocksteady Studios)
Captain America: Super Soldier (Sega / Next Level Games)
Lego Star Wars Iii: The Clone Wars (Lucasarts / Traveller’s Tales)

Best Song In A Game
“Build That Wall (Zia’s Theme)” By Darren Korb – Bastion
“Exile Vilify” By The National – Portal 2
“I’m Not Calling You A Liar” By Florence + The Machine – Dragon Age II
“Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme)” By Darren Korb – Bastion
“Want You Gone” By Jonathan Coulton – Portal 2

Best Original Score
Bastion (Warner Bros. Interactive / Supergiant Games)
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros Interactive / Rocksteady Studios)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (Square Enix / Eidos Studios – Montreal)
Portal 2 (Valve)

Best Graphics
Batman: Arkham City (Warner Bros Interactive / Rocksteady Studios)
LA Noire (Rockstar Games / Team Bondi)
Rage (Bethesda Softworks / Id Software)
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

Best Performance By A Human Male
J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson – Portal 2
Mark Hamill as The Joker – Batman: Arkham City
Nolan North as Nathan Drake – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Stephen Merchant as Wheatley – Portal 2

Best Performance By A Human Female
Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Ellen Mclain as GladOS- Portal 2
Emily Rose as Elena Fisher – Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Tara StrongaAs Harley Quinn – Batman: Arkham City

Best Downloadable Game
Bastion (Warner Bros. Interactive / Supergiant Games)
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (Microsoft Studios / Fuelcell Games)
Stacking (THQ / Double Fine)
Trenched (Microsoft Studios / Double Fine)

Best DLC
Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues (Bethesda Softworks / Obsidian)
Mass Effect 2: Arrival (Electronic Arts / Bioware)
Mortal Kombat: Freddy Krueger (Warner Bros. Interactive / Netherrealm Studios)
Portal 2 Peer Review (Valve)

Source: Gamasutra

EBGames Australia added a new page for the limited edition Legend of Zelda 3DS, confirming the gold-styled handheld will be launching in the land down under.

The handheld will be an EB Games exclusive. It’s worth noting that, unlike the 3DS announced for Europe, this one doesn’t include a copy of Ocarina of Time 3D.

This limited edition will be out in December, but pre-orders are currently being taken. Be prepared to pay, though. It’s priced at $248 AUD (≈$254 USD).

Source: Vooks

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Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma revealed to Portuguese gaming site MyGames that a new Zelda game is in the works for the 3DS.

Unlike Ocarina of Time 3D, this new Zelda will be more in line with the previous handheld games.

As for the Majora’s Mask remake he hinted at a while back, Aonuma said that the idea is still being considered.

“It’s something I’m asked about often and I assure you that it is something I’ve spoken to Miyamoto about. But recently we released The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D as a remake. We are considering the idea, but it didn’t seem right to launch a remake one after another, so the next Zelda game on 3DS will be original.”

Source: Nintendo Everything