2011
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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.