Author: Julia Wilson

Nintendo of America has revealed that May 15th, 2025 will be the official opening day for their new San Francisco store. The plans for the store were originally announced last year, with more information promised to follow. Details of the opening event are yet to be unveiled; however, Nintendo has disclosed that “reservations will be required for entry.” On May 15th, Nintendo will open the doors to Nintendo SAN FRANCISCO, its second official store in the United States. Details on…

March 3rd, 2025 marked the eight-year anniversary of Breath of the Wild‘s release. The game moved away from traditional Zelda dungeons and offered open-world freedom in a vast incarnation of Hyrule. The new world gave Link new challenges: Towers to conquer, Shrines to solve, and Divine Beasts to tame. Other changes included the breakable weapons, cooking for health restoration and enhanced abilities, combat skills, climbing, and of course the Shiekah Slate. Plus, we saw a new type of enemy, the…

Rolling Stone recently published their 20 Best Nintendo Switch Games of All Time list, and the rankings are topped by Breath of the Wild. The publication describes The Legend of Zelda‘s first Switch outing with this glowing accolade: “It just so happens that this particular video game isn’t just the best on the Nintendo Switch, but arguably, the greatest ever made.” They expand further on what makes Breath of the Wild such an outstanding game: “The successes of Breath of…

Both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom utilize puzzle-based Shrines to offer rewards that can be exchanged for Stamina or Heart vessels. Having analyzed both the number of Shrines, and their types, as you would expect, there are a number of differences between the two games. Which game do you think offers the best Shrine challenges? I’ll start with my least favorite Shrine types. Breath of the Wild had the five “Apparatus” Shrines, which involved using motion…

A 1998 interview from Japanese magazine GAMEJIN with Shigeru Miyamoto, then the Nintendo Information and Development Division Head, has recently been translated into English by Good Blood, pseudonym of online content creator Javed Sterritt. The interview took place following the release of Ocarina of Time on the Nintendo 64. Miyamoto shared some interesting insights into the fauna of Hyrule, starting with the Cuccos, citing a lack of time “to create an animal unique to Hyrule.” However, as the Cucco hunting quest…

There is a very good reason why Breath of the Wild has never been out of the top three in the Best Zelda Ever rankings: it is an excellent game. The depth and scale of this incarnation of Hyrule are vast, which in turn offers great replay value. Beyond the various ways to approach the game’s story, Breath of the Wild also provides different challenges to keep the game fresh, with completion percentages, the Hyrule Compendium, and the two DLC packs…

As the main protagonist, Link has always had abilities designed to make saving Hyrule easier, and when I say abilities, I mean anything other than a weapon. These abilities come in many forms, whether the skill is learnt like the Bomb Rune, an item acquired such as Clawshots, or an accessory like the Korok Mask. These abilities have evolved as the Legend of Zelda franchise has progressed. The early Zelda games offered basic items like the Handy Glove in The…

Update: Takaya Imamura has further clarified the statements he made to Edge magazine regarding his work on The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. In response to a post on X covering the interview (as reported by CBR), Imamura explained that the humorous tone of the interview had been somewhat lost in translation: “I think this was probably an interview that took place in Germany, and the answers [I] gave, given in a humorous manner in the atmosphere of the…

Nintendo has published the Questions and Answers Summary from its recent Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2025. The meeting included Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa, and a key subject of the discussion was the price point for the newly revealed Switch 2. When asked if Nintendo would consider current inflation and exchange rates when deciding the price, Furukawa affirmed that Nintendo will take these elements into account along with the affordability that consumers have come to expect from…

After months of speculation and several alleged leaks about the Switch 2, the first-look trailer was finally unveiled last month. This announcement also signaled further updates in April with a Nintendo Direct on April 2nd, 2025 and hands-on opportunities for fans looking to try the new console for themselves with the Switch 2 Experience tour. At the moment, all we know regarding the Switch 2’s release date is that it will be during 2025. However, at what point are you…