2011

2011 saw the release or occurrence of the following Legend of Zelda games, notable items, or events.

Highlights

• February-April - The Nintendo 3DS was launched.
• June - Ocarina of Time 3D was released.
• November - Skyward Sword was released.
• December - The Hyrule Historia was published in Japan.

Monthly

February

• 26th - The Nintendo 3DS was launched in Japan.

March

• 25th - The Nintendo 3DS was launched in Europe.

• 27th - The Nintendo 3DS was launched in North America.

• 31st - The Nintendo 3DS was launched in Australia.

April

• 28th - The Nintendo 3DS was launched in South Korea.

June

• 7th - Link's Awakening was re-released on the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS in all regions.

• 16th - Ocarina of Time 3D was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan.

• 17th - Ocarina of Time 3D was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Europe.

• 19th - Ocarina of Time 3D was released for the Nintendo 3DS in North America.

• 30th - Ocarina of Time 3D was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Australia.

September

• 28th - Four Swords Anniversary Edition was released for DSiWare on the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS.

November

• 18th - Skyward Sword was released for the Nintendo Wii in Europe.

• 20th - Skyward Sword was released for the Nintendo Wii in North America.

• 23rd - Skyward Sword was released for the Nintendo Wii in Japan.

• 24th - Skyward Sword was released for the Nintendo Wii in Australia.

December

• 16th - The Minish Cap was re-released worldwide in the Nintendo eShop as part of the Ambassador Program for the Nintendo 3DS.

• 21st - The Hyrule Historia was released in Japan.

Interviews

• March 3rd - Iwata Asks: Asking Miyamoto Right Before Release was published.

• March 11th - MyGames interviewed Eiji Aonuma and Koji Kondo about the 25th Anniversary.

• April 21st - GameBlog.fr got an exclusive interview with Miyamoto in Paris.

• April 30th - The Guardian asked Miyamoto some personal questions and about his thoughts on future releases.

• June 1st - Iwata Asks: Ocarina of Time 3D - Sound was published.

• June 8th - IGN interviewed Aonuma at E3.

• June 9th - Iwata Asks: Wii U was published.

• June 16th - Iwata Asks: Ocarina of Time 3D - Original Development Staff Part 1 was published.

• June 22nd - Miyamoto told Kotaku that he wants to make an HD Zelda for the Wii U.

• June 23rd - Iwata Asks: Ocarina of Time 3D - Original Development Staff Part 2 was published.

• June 26th - Iwata Asks: Ocarina of Time 3D - Development Staff was published.

• June 27th - Iwata Asks: Ocarina of Time 3D - Mr. Shigeru Miyamoto was published.

• July 1st - Wired published an article based on discussions with Eiji Aonuma and Yoshiaki Koizumi during E3.

• July 14th - IndustryGamers published an interview with Aonuma.

• August - Nintendo Power included two interviews with Aonuma, one about Skyward Sword and one about Zelda Wii U.

• October - Game Informer had exclusive coverage of Skyward Sword, including interviews with Eiji Aonuma and Hajime Wakai.

• October 18th - Iwata Asks: Skyward Sword - Volume One: Wii MotionPlus Inspires New Controls was published - the first of eight interviews in the series.

• October 20th - Metro interviewed Aonuma and Kondo.

• October 25th - Iwata Asks: Skyward Sword - Volume Two: The Dense Forest was published.

• November 9th - GamesRadar interviewed Aonuma and Kondo.

• November 14th - Iwata Asks: Skyward Sword - Volume Six: The Dense Script and Direction was published.

• November 16th - Miyamoto tells Famitsu about Skyward Sword development.

• November 22nd - A Skyward Sword postmortem by Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi appeared in Famitsu.

• November 25th - Iwata Asks: Skyward Sword - Volume Eight: Those Who Played The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Hundreds of Hours was published.

• December 6th - Aonuma explained Skyward Sword's development to Nintendo Power.

• December 10th - Game Informer interviewed Aonuma and Kondo.

• December 13th - Wired interviewed Miyamoto.

• December 21st - Statements by Miyamoto and Aonuma were included in the Hyrule Historia.

• December 23rd - Miyamoto explained to LA Times how story fits into Zelda and Skyward Sword.

• December 30th - Miyamoto described Skyward Sword's target audience in a Q&A with Mercury News.