In its latest release, Metacritic unveiled its 14th annual publisher rankings, revealing that Nintendo has secured a spot in the prestigious top 10 for 2023. With the impressive reception of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and a few other noteworthy titles, Nintendo managed to secure the sixth spot among the 46 publishers on the list. In 2023, ...
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Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Link Figma has been confirmed for a 2025 release, and pre-orders are now available
The new Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom by Good Smile Company The release date for Link Figma has been confirmed for 2025. Pre-orders are now available alongside this announcement. There are two versions of Link available: the standard edition priced at $60.99 (€64.08) and the DX edition priced at $115.99 (€109.08) (or your regional equivalent). The estimated shipment ...
Read More »Nintendo targets Yuzu, a Switch emulator, in a recent lawsuit
Nintendo is known for its firm stance against video game piracy and is currently pursuing legal action against the developers of the Switch emulator Yuzu. According to Stephen Totilo of Game File, the Japanese video game company famous for popular titles such as Super Mario and Zelda has accused the Yuzu developers of “illegally” bypassing Nintendo software encryption and enabling ...
Read More »Director of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Made 2023 ‘Variety500’ List
Nintendo has many talented people, but Hidemaro Fujibayashi deserves more respect. He has directed the series since 2001, most recently The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. He’s been named one of the most influential business leaders shaping the global media industry in the seventh annual ‘Variety500’. The website said this about Fujibayashi and Zelda over the years: Hidemaro ...
Read More »Year In Numbers Infographic Highlights 2023 Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Sales Success
As 2023 winds down, many sites are compiling data to show the year in games. Awards-winning game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom appears in GamesIndustry.biz’s “year in numbers” infographic. It was among the “top 3” best-selling games of the year in the US and UK (digital sales excluded). It was also Japan’s “best-selling boxed” game of the ...
Read More »Zelda Producer Addresses Fans Wanting “Traditional Linear” Adventures
Tears of the Kingdom builds on Breath of the Wild’s beautiful open-world formula, continuing the Zelda franchise’s new direction. Despite their critical acclaim, some fans miss the “old-style” Zelda and the more “linear” games. Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma knows that, and he gave IGN an interesting response. Aonuma attributes fans’ desires to nostalgia and “the thing that we don’t ...
Read More »TOTK Director Says Zelda Timeline Is Only Considered “To An Extent” During Development
Many timeline theories existed before The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s release earlier this year. It follows Breath of the Wild, but how does it compare to Ocarina of Time or A Link to the Past? TOTK did not answer well. In this Hyrule, references to other games are vague. We wanted the game’s producer and director, Eiji ...
Read More »Yahoo! Japan’s “Most Searched” Video Game of 2023 Is Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Yahoo! Japan has released its 2023 stats. Since you asked, it’s still going and has a big following in Japan. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was Japan’s “most searched” game of 2023. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Pokémon Sleep, Pikmin 4, and Honkai: Star Rail followed. Splatoon 3 won last year, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus placed second. Game ...
Read More »Tears of the Kingdom Japan Unveils Ganondorf Statue
Link’s life-size statue from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was unveiled for photos at Nintendo Live 2022, and Ganondorf may have followed suit. Fans can now visit Fukuoka, Japan, to take photos with Ganondorf and Link in front of the Mitsukoshi department store, according to the official Zelda X (formerly Twitter) account. As expected, such a statue ...
Read More »Golden Joystick Awards 2023: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom wins Nintendo GOTY
The Golden Joystick Awards 2023 are over, and we have the full list of winners. For Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won the 2023 Nintendo Game of the Year. Larian’s RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 won “ultimate” game of the year. It won the show’s biggest award and several other categories. Other winners included Sea of Stars ...
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