Nintendo

It’s Dangerous To Drink Alone. Take Cards.

A year ago, Swiss artist Nelde released some images of an idea for a deck of Zelda playing cards. They were, given the template, almost perfect.


In Real Life

Unlikely Fan Fiction Crossover Battle: Link Encounters Resistance

Colorful. Bright. Cartoonish. These are all adjectives used to describe the light-hearted and airy adventures found in Insomniac’s Resistance series. What happens when Nintendo’s dark anti-hero Link comes on the scene? Glorious chaos.


April 2, 2012
In Real Life

Hey, Zelda, Get Off Link’s Back

He’s got enough to worry about without you banging on about saving this, or doing that, or going wherever.


March 30, 2012
In Real Life

Dragon Roost Island, You Stole My Heart

Long-time readers of Kotaku may know that my absolute, unquestioned, favourite video game of all time is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. There are many reasons for this. The timeless art style, the “open world” design, the inherent charm and humour present throughout.


March 27, 2012
Retro

Zelda Games Are Taking Longer And Longer To Get To The Point

I found Tevis Thomson’s lengthy critique chronicling the decline and fall of the Legend of Zelda franchise to be very convincing. That doesn’t quite diminish my enjoyment of more recent Zelda games, but then, I’m no Zelda super-fan. But it was hard to argue with his points about how the series has changed and in his eyes gone astray.


March 16, 2012
Nintendo

Wind Waker Reimagined Is A Wonderful Thing

Dave Rapoza’s Crimson Daggers (who we last saw taking on Gauntlet) has held another redesign competition, this time tasking artists with drawing alternate cover art for The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker.


March 13, 2012
In Real Life

The Dorkly Weekly: Yeah, Zelda II Was Kinda Dirty (NSFW)

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link briefly exchanged the series’ fairy-based healing mechanics with an going into a house with a strange woman and coming out healed feature. I’ve always assumed the worst. Dorkly does too, only they make it awkward for everyone.


March 8, 2012
In Real Life

Here’s A Bunch Of S**t That Zelda Fans Say

I don’t know how many Zelda fans actually say any of this, but this Shit Zelda Fans Say video is kind of amusing if only because it’s so damn specific.


March 4, 2012
In Real Life

Skyward Sword’s ‘Ballad Of The Goddess’ Performed By Harp-Playing Twin Zeldas

Kotaku AU

Meet Camille and Kennerly Kitt, identical twins and professional harpists. In the video above they crank out a rendition of “Ballad Of The Goddess” from Nintendo’s The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword. I should mention they’re dressed almost perfectly for the part(s) and well, to borrow from Lorraine Baines McFly, are dreamboats.


March 1, 2012
In Real Life

An Enormous Zelda Painting To Blow Your Socks Clean Off