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What’s this out of the ordinary looking article doing here you are likely wondering. You are also likely wondering what South Park imagery is doing here on a Zelda-focused Nintendo fansite. It is time for answers to those questions, as well as many more. After E3, and all of the awesome support from our fans, we’ve decided to give you a bit of a behind the scenes of Zelda Informer.

Imagine if this was a story on one of those “current affairs” shows. It would have headlines like “The Dirty Secrets of Zelda Informer Revealed”, or “Zelda Informer Exposed”, or “Behind the Scenes of Zelda Informer”. Whatever you want to call it, this is the truth of Zelda Informer. Who we are, what we stand for, why we do this, and what the classic line “Whateva! I do what I want” from South Park has to do with it all.

Apparently, The Legend Of Zelda Ocarina Of Time for 3DS is already out there – waiting for you to pick it up! That’s right, the game can already be bought at Virgin du Caroussel du Louvre in Paris, France – even though the game official release date in Europe is June 17.

Now, I think I read somewhere some people have already received the game ahead of time – so please let us know if you are one of them. Oh, and yes – there are already a couple of videos on YouTube so if you don’t want to get spoiled too much – just don’t watch too much, pretty simple. But hey, I’ve got a video here that shouldn’t get you upset if you watch it. So, feel free to jump inside!

One aspect of Skyward Sword we haven’t touched upon is Zelda’s harp. We originally saw it, as pictured on the left, in part of Link’s inventory at GDC 2011. Now with new trailer and demo, we have come to realize that the harp appears to belong to Zelda at the start of the game. Many have pointed out that the harp is the same shape as the one Sheik has in Ocarina of Time.

Some call foul play in using that item, but on second thought was that item ever really a “Sheikah item”? We all know that Sheik is just Zelda in disguise, so isn’t it entirely possible that it’s just Zelda’s item that she happened to use as a Sheik? Of course, we’ve never had any real importance attached to the harp. In Ocarina of Time it was nothing other than a musical instrument – not like the Ocarina which could affect time flow and all sorts of neat things. Still, we do know at some point Link does receive and is able to use the harp. Musical instruments in Zelda have played a big role for a long time, but what role does it play this time? How does Link even obtain it?

Two things that don’t exactly go hand in hand is the Legend of Zelda… and Chess…… Until now! Ben Howard of Fizzman Industries has been working on this custom Legend of Zelda chess set for nearly three months. If you check out his blog, you can see the progress he made during the development of this set. Unlike most chess sets the pieces for the two colors are not identical in this custom made set. Instead, this version puts the…

The German branch of GamePro was at E3 last week and they have captured 15 minutes of high quality footage from the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. The first few minutes consist of a man talking in German while showing some of the familiar gameplay, but at the 3:00 minute mark the video turns to just gameplay. Not only do you get some high quality footage, but you can also hear some some of the game music that appears!

GamePRO from Germany recently uploaded new Skyward Sword footage. The clue? Well, in this one, we actually get to hear what the game really sounds like. Interested? Hit the jump for the video!

There’s no denying that there’s been some excellent Zelda merchandise and collectable made over the years. From First4Figures statues to miniature Hylian Sheilds and Master Swords. From Bobbleheads to Pez Dispensers. Yep, Zelda has had it all. Now, there’s some new Zelda merchandise appearing on the ebay market from E3. Want to get your hands on some new Zelda items? Come inside for more info!

More videos from E3! The show may be over, but there is plenty to look into. This time we are watching Bonus Round, where a few well known faces grade the presentations and voice their opinions on Nintendo’s performance.  Of course, we’re interested to see what these guys think of the new Wii U console and Nintendo 3DS games, but with over ten minutes of discussion, you’ll just have to watch it for yourself!

For those of you who are skeptical of the release schedules for the Wii and DS, boy are you in for a treat, as they are far from dead. Nintendo released a crapload of games for these consoles, coming later this year. Some of them even have release dates or windows! The games include both Nintendo first-party games and games from third-party developers. Hop inside for the list, arranged by developer and console.

Nintendo announced the newest game in Mario’s partying franchise at E3 2011.  Being able to sell 8 games on main consoles (and two others on handheld consoles) is quite a feat, but can Nintendo pull off another Mario Party?  Read more inside!