Author: Emi Curtis

When we play games, especially The Legend of Zelda, we often go in expecting to be the hero. Hyrule was meant to be saved, so why wouldn’t we be saving it? It seems though that mod developer BigSharkZ has a different idea. After creating a randomized evil campaign and recreating Ocarina of Time within Legend of the Zelda: The Wind Waker, BSZ this time has turned to a more… sinister inspiration. Presented as The Legend of Goose: The Honk Waker,…

Food-based collaborations with video games are certainly no uncommon thing. Nintendo’s IPs have found themselves on everything from pre-made lunches to snack cookies. This might be the first time they’ve been featured on coffee though. Announced on the official Japanese Zelda Twitter account on August 10th, Japanese beverage and spirits company Suntory will be hosting a special Tears of the Kingdom-based promotion in Japan in early September. Specifically, Suntory’s Boss Coffee brand, popular in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, will…

After years of development, the work of the Tears of the Kingdom team is done, and the Switch title is booming across sales platforms. As the sequel finally settles into our collective consciousness in all its glory, it’s inevitable now that fan works reflecting the game are going to begin pouring in. With hardly a moment to breathe, a new Tears of the Kingdom zine has emerged on Twitter. Originally announced on May 6th, an entire week before Tears of…

It’s almost July now, and Pride Month will soon be coming to an end. I’m determined to get one last little chat in before that though. Two years ago, I wrote an editorial on the non-binary nature of Link. It was divisive to say the least, despite actually being relatively tame in terms of its ideas; ultimately, I think people just really didn’t like seeing Link in front of a non-binary flag. Today’s piece is in some ways a sequel…

As per usual, Nintendo has gone and blindsided us with a sudden Direct announcement out of nowhere. With barely 24 hours’ notice, the Big N has announced that there will be a general Nintendo Direct on June 21st at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET. As it stands, all we know is the presentation will feature 40 minutes of content focused on Switch titles releasing this year. Thus far, the only game mentioned by name is Pikmin 4. Beyond…

Spoiler Warning: The article below contains minor spoilers for the first couple hours of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is possible the comment section could contain spoilers in both pictures and words. Please click at your own risk. I’m just gonna put it straight. Nintendo spoiled us pretty rotten with Tears of the Kingdom. Save for being able to pet the dogs and Korok Seeds returning, the game improved on Breath of the Wild in almost…

Spoiler Warning: The article below contains minor spoilers for the first couple hours of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is possible the comment section could contain spoilers in both pictures and words. Please click at your own risk. Six years is a long time to wait for a new Zelda game, and if there’s anything Zelda fans love to do, it’s speculate. I don’t think I’ve ever seen as many theories as there were on Tears…

Spoiler Warning: The article below contains minor spoilers for the first couple hours of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is possible the comments section could contain spoilers in both pictures and words. Please click at your own risk. Sorry, folks; the days of 999 Diamonds, Star Shards, and Dragon Horns have passed. After seemingly being left untouched in Tears of the Kingdom‘s 1.1.1 update, Nintendo has squashed quite a number of the item duplication glitches in…

Spoiler Warning: The article below contains minor spoilers for the first couple hours of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It is possible the comment section could contain spoilers in both pictures and words. Please click at your own risk. If there was a phrase I’d use to describe Tears of the Kingdom, it’s “déjà vu”. Despite the development team’s best efforts, there is sure a lot of Tears of the Kingdom that calls back to the opening…

When one decides to work in journalism, there is often an unspoken commitment that one should be dedicated to reporting the truth of any given situation. The modern age of the internet has made reaching the truth of a situation all the more difficult however. Within that difficulty, there are quite a number of reporters who have sacrificed that commitment in the name of creating more and more sensational headlines from unclear situations. The realm of Zelda news is in…