Gossip Stone: How Important Are Zelda Collectibles to You?

With the recent release, and selling out, of new Super Smash Bros. Amiibos, it seems that Nintendo fans are no stranger to collecting. Collecting is an age-old past time among gamers, and Nintendo, thankfully, has put out some great official collectibles in recent years. Zelda fans, especially, have seen some great items available for buying and displaying on their shelves. Would you like to see more items like this? What kinds of Zelda collectibles would you like Nintendo to make for us? Does collecting mean a lot to you?

Join the discussion after the jump!

The funny thing about Amiibos is that one of the biggest reasons for there popularity is the fact that Nintendo themselves are making them. Too many collectible figures, such as the popular First 4 Figures and Figma action figures are freakishly expensive, making buying them difficult for many, especially younger fans with little money and no jobs. Amiibo make this an easier situation through impressive quality and low prices (barring the crazy second-hand seller prices on rarer figures). Those people that went for so long with nothing more to collect than Nintendo Power posters and the games themselves finally have a chance to head to Best Buy and pick up some sweet merchandise.

One thing that I’ve had a chance to get more into, personally, it the collection of Zelda books and other literature. I have yet to finish reading the recent A Link to the Past manga that came in my mail last week. I also recently finished looking through the Prima guide box set that was – and still is – at an awesome price on Amazon. These walkthrough guides are awesome to have on your shelf, with their sleek exterior and gold printing, and having a solid walkthrough for your games is great to have when the need comes around. Of course, I never would have gotten into the literature if not for Hyrule Historia. Nintendo made a great decision during the release of Skyward Sword in making such a fantastic book to cater to fans. The timeline, artwork, lore and retrospectives, along with the sweet manga at the end of it all, made the book well-worth the very reasonable price.

Something I have not yet gotten into is finding great fan creations for my collection, aside from some fantastic framed prints. I’ve had my eye on Kari Fry’s Legend of the Hero book, a great-looking piece of literature. Plushes are always a great thing, too, especially the fan-made ones, as the fans will make what companies never do. These days, even Amiibos are getting fan customizations, and they sell like hotcakes on eBay and such. The great thing about them is, obviously, they are likely quite limited, maybe even one-of-a-kind. The trouble is that fan creations are often so rare and high-quality that the creators sell them for hefty prices, sometimes rivaling and even surpassing equally impressive official merchandice. Buying at one’s own discretion is the obvious point here, but I would just recommend being careful. While most of these fan creations are just awesome, some may be asking a bit too much for them.

Do you have your own Zelda collection? What type of items do you most actively look for, and what should Nintendo be making more of for us to buy at decent pries? Drop a comment!