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The Legend of Zelda concert schedule

  Frederick Linsmeyer • January 12, 2012 • Gaming
The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses

At long last, the music from the Sacred Realm of Hyrule has escaped and will be travelling through North America. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Legend of Zelda video game series, Nintendo has arranged for an orchestral concert aptly titled: The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses to visit select cities in Canada and the United States.

Last year, two concerts were held; one in Los Angeles, CA and the other in London, UK, to celebrate the series 25th anniversary which coincided with the launch of the latest game, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Building on the popularity of both concerts, Nintendo teamed up with Jason Michael Paul Productions Inc. to organize a musical journey for Zelda fans – The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses.

The symphony was most recently held in Dallas, TX just prior to the announcement of the remaining locations and dates. Vancouver, BC will be the first Canadian city to host event with Montreal, QC and Toronto, ON in the following months.

  • Vancouver, BC – March 14th, 2012
  • Seattle, WA – March 16th, 2012
  • San Francisco, CA – March 28th, 2012
  • Denver, CO – April 7th, 2012
  • Phoenix, AZ – April 20th, 2012
  • Phoenix, AZ – April 21st, 2012
  • Atlanta, GA – May 12th, 2012
  • Montreal, QC – May 31st, 2012
  • Austin, TX – June 22nd, 2012
  • Orlando, FL – July 14th, 2012
  • Toronto, ON – September 29th, 2012

For further details and to purchase tickets, visit the Zelda Symphony web site.

Next Zelda adventure is almost ready

  Frederick Linsmeyer • June 30, 2011 • Gaming
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Promo

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Promo

The gamers over at IGN have picked up some very interesting news about The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Eiji Aonuma, Nintendo’s game producer, has divulged details on the game’s status and story line.

Aonuma stated that the game was completed around this year’s E3 and that now the team is working on a global launch that could see Skyward Sword in the hands of fans around world simultaneously.

There are also some surprises in the story, character development and game play. For starters, Zelda isn’t a princess yet and Ganon hasn’t amassed his dark army of minions, much less even being the main villain. The legend unfolds in a floating city, Skyloft, that is focal to the adventure and will see similarities that were used in The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask in how Link finds his way back as he did in Clock Town. Awesomely enough, Link won’t have to wait to claim any of the cool pieces of equipment that he needs – much of it will be available early on in the game. In that sense, the controls for the Wii Remote have been fine tuned so that more precision is required instead of aimlessly waving limbs around to attack. Dependant of the environment Link is in, different techniques will be needed to defeat regardless if they were fought before.

It’s shaping up to be a great game, and looks like Nintendo has taken a lot to fix what was wrong with The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Let’s hope this game rejuvenates the series in opening a new chapter in the quest to protect the Triforce.

Source: IGN

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

  Frederick Linsmeyer • April 20, 2011 • Gaming
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Box Art

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Box Art

When The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released in 1998, the graphics were pretty amazing. Now that we’re in 2011, they pale in comparison to the majority of modern games. However Nintendo has done a great job in updating the classic Ocarina of Time for its new 3DS console, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D.

Nintendo also changed up the dungeons mimicking the ones from Master Quest – fans who pre-ordered The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker might have received a copy of Ocarina of Time with the Master Quest on one GameCube disc back in 2003. Basically, the levels are redone with more complex puzzles. No new items, weapons or dungeons are being introduced though.

IGN has discovered that there will be a new boss mode included. This mode allows the player to go back and re-tackle the terrorizing creatures that watch over a dungeon – something that isn’t included in previous games. Well, not officially at least as The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks let you take on previously defeated bosses in some manner.

Want more pretty screen shots? Kotaku has a couple of comparison images showing the original 1998 game with the 2011 release.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D will be available for sale on June 19th, 2011.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

  Frederick Linsmeyer • June 15, 2010 • Gaming

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword logoLink returns to the Wii with Nintendo proclaiming the new title as The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Legendary game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto, took control of the green-clad hero using the Wii remote and Nunchuk to display use of the sword and shield.

To demonstrate the title of the game, Miyamoto pointed the remote skyward as Link imitated the action on-screen with his sword and the weapon charged up so that energy beams could be fired at enemies. It’s a throwback to earlier games in the series when Link’s heart containers were filled up allowing him to launch beams at Armos Knights and the like.

Skyward Sword uses the Wii MotionPlus accessory to enhance the controls used in-game. The game utilizes the A and B buttons for actions, while the Z button locks onto opposing creatures or targets. The Wii MotionPlus allows for a far more realistic approach in combat.

The game bears similarities to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, though it’s rendered using cel-shading, similar to the style in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Skyward Sword acts and looks differently while offering greater control of Link. Link also is given new weapons and items, as well as a new method of carrying and equipping them.

Nintendo expects to have The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword available in 2011.

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New Zelda for Wii this year?

  Frederick Linsmeyer • February 28, 2010 • Gaming
Legend of Zelda Promo

Legend of Zelda Promo

Wired magazine sat down with Cammie Dunaway, an executive vice president with Nintendo, to discuss game releases, localization and the upcoming DSi XL.

Dunaway was asked if the Japanese company would release a new Mario, Metroid and Zelda in the same year. It seems that Dunaway had dropped a hint that Nintendo would likely push all three games sometime in 2010.

In the past, Nintendo has been known to provide release dates and then push them back continually in order to complete quality testing and fine tune the finished product. We’ll just have to wait and see.

Source: Wired.com

Change in new Legend of Zelda game

  Frederick Linsmeyer • November 18, 2009 • Gaming
Zelda Promo

Zelda Promo

Nintendo has rolled up its sleeves and is working on a surprise for the next installation in the Legend of Zelda Series for Wii.

Producer Eiji Aonuma sat down with the Official Nintendo Magazine in the UK to explain. Aonuma said that the Zelda team is “trying something new in terms of the structure of the Wii version” with the un-named adventure.

It’s expected that the Japanese gaming giant will reveal this new direction until E3 2010.

Source: Official Nintendo Magazine

A Link to the Past

  Frederick Linsmeyer • June 24, 2009 • Gaming
A Link to the Past

A Link to the Past

It is quite literally a link to the past. Kotaku came across an auction for six, unopened, PAL copies of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the Super NES.

Of course, a treasure like this isn’t exactly going to be cheap, but I believe that the buyer does not take rupees.

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past first came out in 1991, but has since been reincarnated on the Game Boy Advance back in 2002 and then on the Virtual Console in 2007.

Source: Kotaku

New Zelda

  Frederick Linsmeyer • June 5, 2009 • Gaming
Zelda Promo

Zelda Promo

Nintendo’s revered game designer, Shigeru Miyamoto, unveiled a concept drawing of the next Legend of Zelda game in the works for Wii. The image is that of Link standing with his back against an unknown character. No name has been mentioned for this game and neither has a release date.

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