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The 12 most misunderstood videogame villains (Feature)

Oct 1, 2009

One reason we like games is that the stakes are high. The good guys are really good, the bad guys are really bad, and the princesses are really doe-eyed. But sometimes, games manage to work in villains that operate in shades of gray… and other times, they accidentally make a villain out of the most sympathetic guy in the story. ...

The ever-changing sizes of Ganon and Link (Feature)

Jun 23, 2009

Last year we revealed the hilariously inconsistent sizes of Mario and Bowser, two of gaming’s most recognizable characters. Makes sense then to give Nintendo’s “serious” hero/villain duo a hard time too, eh? Witness pointy-eared Link change from squat child to lean teen, and the villainous Ganon transform from monster to human and back again. ...

Who was your first gaming crush? (Feature)

Apr 21, 2009

Deep down, you realize they’re not real. You understand that what you’re seeing on screen is only pixels and polygons, that what you’re talking to is only a voice actor and that what you’re supposedly interacting with is only a fancy collection of programming codes. Sometimes, however, you can’t help but be a little fooled. Especially when you’re a young, dumb, naïve and impressionable kid… ...

The greatest game on every platform (Feature)

Jan 28, 2009

What is the best Super Nintendo game ever made? Which Xbox 360 title is already the definitive classic? What Atari, Dreamcast and PlayStation experiences are most worth remembering? Growing tired of the internet’s countless, wishy-washy attempts to answer such questions, we decided to make the tough decisions ourselves. You’ll find no Top 5s, Top 7s, Top 15s or Top 100s here - just a single winner and runner up for each platform. ...

No Zelda this Year for First Time this Decade (News)

Dec 30, 2008

"For the first time this decade, the gaming world has gone without a single new entry in the long-standing, and much beloved Zelda franchise. Not since 1999 during the gap year between the fabled Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and the love-it-or-hate-it Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask has an entire calendar year passed by that didn't bear witness to a Zelda game."

Zelda Director Won't Quit Until He Betters 'Ocarina of Time' (News)

Nov 26, 2008

In the latest issue of Nintendo Power magazine the longtime director of the Legend of Zelda franchise, Eiji Aonuma, made it perfectly clear that he will not quit his post as director until he surpasses 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'.

Games take over corporate logos: reader edition (Feature)

Sep 10, 2008

Last week we brought you ten photoshopped images of game names infiltrating popular logos. It was a huge success, and most of you cried out for more. Well, one reader provided us with enough great ideas to create another entry in this ongoing article.

Have an idea? Post it in our thread and maybe you’ll see your ideas brought to life on the site. Special thanks to reader Ravenbom for the standout submissions. See, we do read ...

Philosophy & Gaming? The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy Book Editor Talks Inspiration (News)

Aug 14, 2008

Ripten reaches out to the editor of the book titled "The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy" to ask him about his inspiration to write a philosophy book rooted in a videogame world. His response is one that every gamer should be proud of.

New Book: The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy (News)

Aug 13, 2008

From the article:

"A new book has popped up on Amazon.com titled The Legend of Zelda and Philosophy. It will be edited by Luke Cuddy and will be released on November 28. The Legend of Zelda is the first video game to get the treatment from any of the philosophy publishers. However, Popular Culture and Philosophy also has World of Warcraft and Philosophy lined up for release sometime in 2009."

The Top 7... Worst Parts of Best Games (Feature)

Jun 16, 2008

Nothing's perfect. Stare closely enough at anything - even a masterpiece - and you're bound to find flaws sooner or later. They might be small. They might be insignificant. They might not detract from the overall quality of the piece at all...

Except when they really, really do. With these seven games, in fact, you don't need to stare. Their flaws are so huge, so obvious, so frustrating and so effing obnoxious that you can't help but ...

Most Annoying Game-Over Screens Ever (Feature)

Apr 16, 2008

Nobody likes to see a Game-Over screen. As if knowing you suck isn’t bad enough, some games rub it in by torturing you with really annoying Game-Over screens. What could be worse than having to watch your demise from multiple angles, or sitting through the same long-ass cutscene of the world ending every time you fail? Tack one of these onto a tough boss fight, and you have a perfect formula for gamer rage. We’ve hand-picked this ...

What's next for Nintendo's best? (Feature)

Mar 11, 2008

Each of Nintendo's franchises is weighed down with sequels that deliver a teaspoon of new content amidst gallons of familiar fan service. This pandering ensures the devoted legions happily slam down money for the latest re-imagining of Link, Pikachu, Fox or Samus despite the overall similarity to the previous game. You love it, we love it, but after seeing crowning achievements like Twilight Princess and Prime 3, we can't help but wonder "what ...

The 10 best Zelda songs EVER (Feature)

Mar 4, 2008

Videogame music has grown tremendously over the years. From humble bleeps and blorps that could have doubled as fart noises to sweeping soundtracks that fill two discs with ease, gamers have grown increasingly fond of the melodies chirping out of their TV. And there's perhaps no set of tunes more adored than those that ring throughout the many adventures of Link. Anyone who's even held a controller in the past 20 years should instantly recognize ...

Gamers rock out! (Feature)

Feb 27, 2008

When aspiring musicians and the internetz collide, it often results in some of the most unholy power combos the universe has ever seen. We’d even go as far to say that most of these mighty Gods of Rock surpass real-world supergroups like Velvet Revolver and Damn Yankees. YouTube alone holds a treasure trove of musical gems, and these are some of our very most favoritest. And yes, we're including the hand farter. ...

GameFly Reveals Winners of the 5th Annual Q Awards (News)

Feb 25, 2008

GameFly today (2008-02-25) announced the winners of their Fifth Annual Q Awards. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) was selected by GameFly subscribers as "Game of the Year" and also won individual honors for "Xbox 360 Game of the Year" and "PlayStation 3 Game of the Year."

The Q Awards were created to give GameFly members the ability to voice their opinion and to recognize publishers who create the best games.

In other categories, GameFly members recognized God of War II (SCEA) for "PlayStation 2 Game of the Year," Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters (SCEA) for "PSP Game of the Year," Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) for "Wii Game of the Year," and The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo) for "Nintendo DS Game of the Year."

The second- and third-place recipients of the GameFly Fifth Annual Q Awards for all categories are also named.

Console Cameos - Real-world systems hidden in your games (Video)

Feb 21, 2008

This Wind Waker sequel spells success on the high seas with a DS stylus. Goodbye end-of-the-world plot device and hello good times in (sorta) tough dungeons.

Console Cameos (Feature)

Feb 20, 2008

Most of us play games to escape reality. For a few brief moments, the trials of the material world trickle away and your only concern is how many goddamn gold coins you can collect in an hour. Then, out of nowhere, a friggin' Xbox 360 console shows up in the actual game and all your suspended disbelief goes right out the window. And it happens more often than you'd think. So often, in fact, that we had little trouble in amassing a large ...

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Ending cutscene 02-01-08 (Video)

Feb 1, 2008

This Wind Waker sequel spells success on the high seas with a DS stylus. Goodbye end-of-the-world plot device and hello good times in (sorta) tough dungeons.

Nintendo Considering Wii Balance Board Games (News)

Jan 30, 2008

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto did give a few hints on future plans in an interview in the latest issue of Famitsu.

First, the Balance Wii Board, the peripheral that's included with Wii Fit. The magazine noted that Wii Fit has been quite the success story for Nintendo so far. To this, Miyamoto responded that if the game sees success overseas as well, Nintendo may end up releasing separate titles that make use of the peripheral.

The magazine also asked Miyamoto the inevitable question about sequels, and he gave the expected answer. In case you have to hear to to believe it, Miyamoto is indeed interested in making a Super Mario Galaxy sequel. He's also thinking about the next Zelda title.

Kotaku:Nintendo Million Sellers Revealed (News)

Jan 29, 2008

Wii

Wii Sports - 17,850,000
Wii Play - 9,230,000
Super Mario Galaxy - 5,190,000
Mario Party 8 - 4,350,000
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 4,300,000
Super Paper Mario - 2,160,000
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree - 2,000,000
Mario Strikers Charged - 1,650,000
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 1,140,000
Link's Crossbow Training - 1,070,000
Wii Fit - 1,050,000

Nintendo DS

Nintendogs - 17,790,000
Pokemon Diamond & Pearl - 14,170,000
New Super Mario Bros. - 13,140,000
Brain Age - 11,710,000
Brain Age 2 - 9,840,000
Mario Kart DS - 9,670,000
Animal Crossing Wild World - 9,200,000
Super Mario 64 DS - 5,780,000
Big Brain Academy - 4,610,000
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - 3,820,000
Pokemon Ranger - 2,610,000
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness - 1,540,000

simExchange: Nintendo is Changing the Industry (News)

Jan 9, 2008

A report today from Jesse Divnich at the simExchange says Nintendo has turned casual games and gamers into the primary forces driving the videogame industry. Using data from the holiday 2007 shopping season, the firm said that one factor in the industry's growth has been a larger-than-expected next-generation adoption rate among casual gamers. (GameDaily, 01/09/08)

MSNBC announces the best video games of 2007 (News)

Jan 2, 2008

Jan. 2, 2008 -- MSNBC tallied in their Game of the Year readers' votes between December 19 and 27. "Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare" garnered 33 percent of the over 17,000 votes and is MSNBC Readers' Game of the Year. The runner-up was "Bioshock" at 22 percent of the votes. The second runner-up was "Mass Effect" at 10 percent.

Here are MSNBC readers' picks for the best in each genre:

Â¿ Best sports game: Madden NFL '08
Â¿ Best racing game: Project Gotham Racing 4
Â¿ Best casual game: Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
Â¿ Best family game: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Â¿ Best music game: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Â¿ Best handheld game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Â¿ Best role-playing game: Mass Effect
Â¿ Best action/adventure game: Bioshock
Â¿ Best shooter: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

View the full report for the runners-up in each category.

Kotaku Reader's Choice 2007 Winners (News)

Dec 31, 2007

Kotaku announces the winners of Reader's Choice GOTY for the DS, PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, XBLA, PSN, and Overall. (Mon Dec 31 2007)

Playboy's Best Games of 2007 (News)

Dec 29, 2007

Here are the winners and runners-up for all the categories:

Game of the Year: BioShock
Runners-up: Rock Band, Mass Effect, Super Mario Galaxy, The Orange Box

Most Innovative: Rock Band
Runners-up: Portal, Assassin's Creed, Crush, Super Paper Mario

Best Writing: Mass Effect
Runners-up: BioShock, Portal, Assassin's Creed, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Best Adrenaline Rush: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Runners-up: God of War II, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Project Gotham Racing 4, Halo 3

Best Jiggle Factor: Heavenly Sword
Runners-up: Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Conan, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary

Guiltiest Pleasure: LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Runners-up: Stranglehold, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Overlord, Mario Strikers Charged

Best Portable Game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Runners-up: Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords, Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow, Silent Hill: Origins, Dead Head Fred

Worst Game: Vampire Rain
Runners-up: Jackass: The Game, Lair, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s, The Eye of Judgment, Hour of Victory

[ Judges: Scott Alexander, Damon Brown, John Gaudiosi, Scott Jones, Marc Saltzman, Scott Stein and Scott Steinberg ]

Kotaku's 2007 Games of the Year and Overall Game of the Year (News)

Dec 29, 2007

Kotaku's Brian Crecente writes:

"Our first-ever Game of the Year awards was a pretty straight forward deal. I asked all of the writers to submit a list of three games for each category and the three that showed up most in each category made it as a finalist. Once we had the list of finalists I asked each writer to go through and order the finalists and then tallied the vote. The one with the most points was named Game of the Year, the runner-up was named Not Quite Game of the Year. The game with the most votes for Worst Game of the Year received that dubious honor."

Super Mario Galaxy won Kotaku's Overall Game of the Year award. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune came as second, it won the Not Quite Game of the Year award. (Kotaku posted the overall results as a separate post, see the link at the Alternative Sources below for more details.)

IGN Best of 2007 - Complete List (News)

Dec 22, 2007

Provided below via the source link is IGN entire list of individual platform picks for Best of 2007. Here are selected categories and winners:

Â¿ PC Game of the Year -- BioShock
Â¿ PS2 Game of the Year -- God of War II
Â¿ PS3 Game of the Year -- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Â¿ Best PlayStation Store Game -- Super Stardust HD
Â¿ PSP Game of the Year -- Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow
Â¿ Xbox 360 Game of the Year -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Â¿ Best Xbox Live Arcade Game -- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Â¿ Wii Game of the Year -- Super Mario Galaxy
Â¿ DS Game of the Year -- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Â¿ Wireless Game of the Year -- Digital Chocolate Cafe

For each applicable platform, IGN also picks the Best Action Game, Best Adventure Game, Best Expansion, Best Fighting Game, Best First-Person Shooter, Best Music Game, Best Persistent World Game, Best Platform Game, Best Puzzle Game, Best Racing/Driving Game, Best RPG, Best Simulation, Best Sports Game, Best Strategy Game, Best Graphics Technology, Best Artistic Design, Best Original Score, Best Licensed Soundtrack, Best End Credit Song, Best Use of Sound, Best Story, Best Local Multiplayer Game, Best Online Multiplayer Game, Best Downloadable Content, Most Innovative Design, Best Use of the Wii-Mote, Best Game No One Played, Best Revival, Biggest Surprise, and Best Developer.

IGN Best of 2007 Awards also feature gaming and non-gaming categories in Movies, TV, DVD (includes HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs), Music, Comics, Gears, Sports, and Stars. Of those categories, the gaming-related winners are:

Â¿ Best Videogame Adaptation (Movies) -- Hitman
Â¿ Best Videogame Soundtrack/Score (Music) -- Super Mario Galaxy Soundtrack
Â¿ Best Best PC Peripheral (Gears) -- Novint Falcon
Â¿ Best Console Peripheral (Gears) -- Rock Band: Special Edition
Â¿ Best HDTV (Gears) -- Pioneer Project Kuro Plasm...

Vote at MSNBC: Which game deserves the crown in 2007? (News)

Dec 21, 2007

MSNBC video game section has been polling gamers about their favorite games in a number of categories, trying to narrow down the search for the Game of the Year.

On Thursday the site put up the poll to decide which of the finalists, culled from the best of each genre, should be named the game of the year.

The finalists are:
Â¿ Madden NFL 08
Â¿ Project Gotham Racing 4
Â¿ Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
Â¿ LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Â¿ Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Â¿ The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Â¿ Mass Effect
Â¿ Bioshock
Â¿ Call of Duty 4

At the time of this writing Call of Duty 4 was leading with 31 percent of the vote. BioShock was close behind with 22 percent and Mass Effect was in a distant third with 8.6 percent.

[ Words: Kotaku's Brian Crecente ]

Famitsu: Japan Sums Up 2007 in a Nutshell (News)

Dec 19, 2007

1UP - Brian Gray, 12/19/2007:

As the last of 2007 creeps away, Japanese gaming mag Weekly Famitsu asked 280 users and 63 stores to sum up the game industry this year, publishing the first part of the questionnaire's results in this week's issue. A summary of the results is as follows.

GameFly: Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect Unshakeable (News)

Dec 4, 2007

This week's top rental charts from U.S. game rental company GameFly, representing the most requested games for the week ending December 3rd, highlight both to-be-released and already released games in a unique demand-specific chart.

This week's top five all-platform requests show little movement once again, after last week saw the list barely ruffled. Assassin's Creed still takes the top spot for a third week with Mass Effect in second for its second week in a row.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which spent the last two weeks at number four, slips a bit to the fourth spot to make room for Kane and Lynch: Dead Men to move up one spot into the fourth spot, but that's the only movement -- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune stays at number five, where it entered last week.

The 10 best games of 2007 (The Chanticleer Online) (News)

Nov 30, 2007

The Chanticleer's Art & Entertainment editor Toni Merriss picks her ten best games of 2007.

The Legend of Zelda 2008 Website (News)

Nov 25, 2007

Kotaku reports:

"Now before you get all excited, let me tell you one thing. Don't get too excited. This "website" is really only a teaser page and in all likelihood, has nothing to do with Nintendo. A quick whois lookup reveals that the domain was registered through GoDaddy and seeing as Nintendo generally registers their domains through Network Solutions, the probability of this being an actual licensed project is slim to none. More probable is that this is some fan project that may or may not ever come to fruition. Anyone care to make further speculations?"

Gold, Rose DS Bundles Launching on Black Friday (News)

Nov 20, 2007

Nintendo has announced two new DS Lite hardware and software bundles, to launch this Friday, November 23 in North America. One bundle features a gold, Triforce-emblazoned DS Lite packaged with Nintendo's own The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, while the other includes a metallic rose DS Lite stamped with a paw print and bundled with the "Best Friends" version of puppy sim Nintendogs.

Hidden secrets of Phantom Hourglass (Feature)

Nov 14, 2007

Nov 14, 2007 So youve filled the hourglass, saved the girl and pillaged the ocean. But before you cast the latest Zelda aside, here are all those tricky bits around the ...

Xbox Officially Wins September (News)

Nov 7, 2007

The official NPD numbers are in for September, and the Xbox 360 swept, even beating out the Nintendo Wii for that month.

We think it has something to do with Halo 3.

Here are the hard Numbers, from industry analysts at the NPD Group:

Hardware

Xbox 360: 527,800
Wii: 501,000
Nintendo DS: 495,800
PlayStation Portable: 284,500
PlayStation 2: 215,000
Playstation 3: 119,400
Game Boy Advance: 75,000

Australian Game Charts for Week Ending 28th October (News)

Nov 2, 2007

Australian GfK's weekly software sale charts for All Formats, PC, Xbox 360, DS, Wii, PS2, PS3, and PSP.

Current Swedish Best Sellers (News)

Nov 1, 2007

Metroid Prime 3 is followed by The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass, making it a Nintendo top two on the multiplatform chart.

The top twenty includes six football games. Last week's best seller, Football Manager 2008, sits at No3, while three versions of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 and two versions of FIFA 08 also chart.

01. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii)
02. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
03. Football Manager 2008 (PC)
04. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS3)
05. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2)
06. Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (PC)
07. Singstar Swedish hits Schlager (PS2)
08. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (360)
09. World of Warcraft (PC)
10. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)
11. FIFA 08 (PS2)
12. Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (PC)
13. Half-Life 2: The Orange Box (360)
14. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage (PC)
15. The Witcher (PC)
16. Halo 3 (360)
17. Battlefield 2 (PC)
18. Warcraft III Frozen Throne (PC)
19. FIFA 08 (PS3)
20. World in Conflict (PC)

Two New DS Models Announced - Zelda and Doggie Fans Rejoice! (News)

Oct 31, 2007

Via Ripten:

"In case you haven't already bought one of the 53.64 Million DS units already sold, here is your chance to get a snazzy new piece of gaming hardware."

Sears Black Friday ad reveals two new DS Lites (News)

Oct 29, 2007

The annual pre-"Black Friday" bargain hunting has started among predatory shoppers, and sears already reaping the benefits of shoppers' insane vigilance. This detail from a Sears ad has revealed two new DS hardware configurations. DS Fanboy already knew of the gold Phantom Hourglass box, but this is the firmest confirmation we've seen from an actual retailer.

More interesting is the reveal of a metallic pink Nintendogs: Best Friends Edition bundle for $149.99. DS Fanboy does not know if this is a Sears exclusive, but the little ad clipping makes no mention of exclusivity. We doubt it, since one of the intrepid commenters hinted at exactly this hardware for GameStop as well. A new hardware bundle for a two-year-old game? Seems ludicrous on the outset, but it'll probably sell a (few million) bundle(s).

Current European Best Sellers (News)

Oct 29, 2007

Link's latest Legend of Zelda adventure for Nintendo DS debuts at No1 in Spain and Germany, and at No2 in Sweden.

FIFA 08 makes three entries in the Spanish chart and two in the German top ten. In Sweden, Football Manager for PC tops the league.

While PC titles dominate the German and Swedish top tens, the Spanish chart has a distinctly console, specifically DS, flavor.

Phantom Hourglass enters Spanish and German charts at number 1 (News)

Oct 29, 2007

Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass has entered the Spanish and German charts at number one on the first week of release. It just managed to beat The Orange Box package in Germany, which enters at number two. Fifa 08(PS2) is at number 2 in Spain with the PS3 version at four and the PSP title at nine.

Gears Wins Big at Golden Joysticks (News)

Oct 26, 2007

Tens of thousands of gamers voted for the true people's awards, held Friday in London, which highlighted the elite titles from the past year across a diverse range of categories.

Undoubtedly the big winner at this year's awards was Microsoft and Epic's stellar third-person shooter Gears of War, which took four top honors. Gears triumphed in the Ultimate Game of the Year, Xbox Game of the Year, The Nuts All-Nighter and the Editor's Choice categories. It also placed third in the 1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year and The GameTribe Online Game of the Year categories.

Codemasters received the UK Developer of the Year award for 2007 sponsored by Next-Gen.biz, while Game took the prizes for Retailer of the Year. Nintendo took the Publisher of the Year award ahead of Microsoft Game Studios and Codemasters, while the Wii was labeled Innovation of the Year.

Australian Game Charts for Week Ending 21st October (News)

Oct 26, 2007

Australian GfK's weekly software sale charts for All Formats, Xbox 360, PC, PS2, PS3, DS, PSP, and Wii.

UK charts: Football Manager knocks FIFA off the top (News)

Oct 23, 2007

The Orange Box debuts at 3, Phantom Hourglass at 4

Sega's Football Manager 2008 has entered the UK's all-formats chart at number one this week, knocking EA's FIFA 08 off the top spot.

Accounting for 38 per cent of all PC titles sold in the past week, Sports Interactive's management sim is Sega's first multiformat number one title since last year's version of the popular football franchise.

1. Football Manager 2008 (PC)
2. FIFA 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC)
3. The Orange Box (Xbox 360, PC)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS)
5. Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
6. Project Gotham Racing 4 (Xbox 360)
7. Ratatouille (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC)
8. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS, PC)
9. Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3)
10. Crash of the Titans (Wii, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, DS, GBA)

Europe to receive Legend of Zelda special DS Lite Bundle (News)

Oct 14, 2007

It would seem as if Europe is set to receive a special edition Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass special edition DS Lite bundle which will be available from October 22nd. The retail price in the UK has been set at £129.99.

Phantom Hourglass - video guide (Feature)

Oct 12, 2007

Oct 12, 2007 Phantom Hourglass is a little easier than most of the other Zelda titles, but that doesn't mean it's a total cakewalk. To lend a helping hand, we've constructed this fast-pass guide. Seeing as you're savvy enough to be on GamesRadar, playing Zelda and looking up help, we're going to assume you've played a little Zelda in your day. Therefore, we're not going to bore you with every last detail. If the route is simple, we'll say "advance" or "move on." If there's a puzzle the ...

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Ocean King B10-B13 10-12-07 (Video)

Oct 12, 2007

This Wind Waker sequel spells success on the high seas with a DS stylus. Goodbye end-of-the-world plot device and hello good times in (sorta) tough dungeons.

Halo 3 remains top selling game in US; Xbox 360 sales still rising (News)

Oct 10, 2007

VGChartz has just uploaded the new hard- and software sales for the week of September 30 - October 6. Not suprisingly, Halo 3 remains the top selling game in the US with an additional 562.000 copies in its second week, which brings its total to almost 3.2 million. Nintendo DS's biggest title of the year thus far, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, debuted on second place with almost 350.000 copies. Also, NBA 2K8 on the Xbox 360 outsold NBA Live 08 on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 2 with a debut of 116.000, compared to NBA Live's 102.000 on the Xbox 360. Microsofts exclusive title Project Gotham Racing 4 debuted with just 90.000 copies in its first week.

On the hardware side, the Halo 3 effect seems to still effect the Xbox 360 hardware sales as Xbox 360 hardware numbers jumped another 6% to almost 130.000. Nintendo DS was still the top selling hardware this week, despite a 5% decline to 135.000 copies. Nintendo Wii sales dropped 2% to 95.000 as Playstation 3 numbers remained at the same level with almost 30.000 units. Check out all this weeks numbers after the jump.

Phantom Hourglass guide - part 1 (Feature)

Oct 5, 2007

Oct 5, 2007 We've obviously been counting the seconds until Phantom Hourglass hit store shelves, and now we can finally spend a solid weekend navigating Link through perilous dungeons. Phantom Hourglass is a little easier than most of the other games, but that doesn't mean it's a total cakewalk either. To lend a helping hand, we've constructed this fast-pass guide to the first three dungeons, with a particular emphasis on the bosses. Let's go! Temple of Power - Blaaz First dungeons are ...

Nintendo Giving Away Phantom Hourglass Feather Styli (News)

Oct 5, 2007

In this post, Kotaku writes:

"Feel ever so slightly disconnected from Link when using a dull, stock Nintendo DS stylus? Friend, we have a deal for you. Simply buy a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, register it at Nintendo.com, burn through a quick online survey and a mere 4 to 6 weeks later, you'll be tapping your touchscreen to your heart's content with this lovely little feather pen stylus."

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Review)

Oct 1, 2007

Oct 1, 2007 In some peoples Zelda codec, boat = monotony. Wind Wakers Triforce trawl and irksome wind realignment did for many of you, leaving jaded gamers in its wake. Well, get over it. Although a canonical continuation of Wind Waker, this is a custom-built DS outing, determined to deliver more than a control-scheme makeover. From the moment Link plunges his hand into a chest and pulls out… nothing at all to an off-key discovery jingle, you know youre in for something quite ...

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Screenshots)

Oct 1, 2007

Looking back: The Legend of Zelda (Feature)

Sep 28, 2007

Sept 28, 2007 Nintendo currently owns four of the top 10 best-selling franchises in the video game world. Number one? Of course it's Mario, the bouncy platform king everyone knows. Nipping at his heels are 493 super-powered Pokemon. Charging right behind them, however, is one lone figure riding atop his tireless steed, sword held high in utter triumph and hard-nosed defiance against all other comers. So, even though Mario and Pokemon outrank Link by a wide margin, the latter's mindshare and ...

Nintendo Europe unveils official release list for 2007 (News)

Aug 24, 2007

Nintendo Europe have officially confirmed the release dates of several big titles in Europe, and confirmed that some won't quite make their way onto the shelves in 2007 as well.

Exclusive WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2008 screens and interview (News)

Aug 16, 2007

New issue of free PSP/DS magazine has new screens of WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2008, preview and developer interview. Also includes God of War: Chains of Olympus, Zelda and more.

EDGE smashes Blue Dragon, Transformers and Hour of Victory in reviews (News)

Aug 1, 2007

The newest issue of the British magazine EDGE is in stores as of today and its always interesting to see which games were reviewed and what scores they got. This month some interesting titles have been reviewed, such as: Blue Dragon, Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, Transformers and GRAW2 for the PS3.

Apparently EDGE didn't really like Transformers and Hour of Victory as both games got 2/10 from EDGE. The British don't really like Blue Dragon and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 as well as both games 'only' got 6/10. Zelda: Phantom Hourglass did really well as it scored 9/10. Check out all of this months reviewscores below.

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (NDS, Nintendo): 9
Blue Dragon (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 6
Transformers (Xbox 360/PS3/Wii/PS2, Activision): 2
Odin Sphere (PS2, Atlus): 6
Ouendan 2 (NDS, Nintendo): 8
Monster Madness (Xbox 360, Southpeak): 5
Exit 2 (PSP, Taito): 7
Hour of Victory (Xbox 360, Midway): 2
Tenchu Z (Xbox 360, From Software): 6
Calling all cars (PS3, Sony): 6
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (PS3, Ubisoft): 6
More Brain Training (NDS, Nintendo): 7
Anno 1701 (NDS, Disney): 8

Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2007 Winners (News)

Jul 31, 2007

The votes have been tallied and the Best of E3 2007 Winners have been announced.

Rock Band with 3 seperate votes took first...just barely ahead of Mass Effect who placed second with 2 votes. However, the surprise comes with the games that took the rest of the places:

Bioshock
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty 4
Crysis
Halo 3
Killzone 2
LittleBigPlanet
Madden NFL 08
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Virtua Fighter 5
World in Conflict

Gamecriticsawards.com even broke down the tally further and the console with the most wins was...Xbox 360 (acquiring 11 wins), followed in second by the Playstation 3 (aquiring 8 votes). Third place was the PC (with 4 votes), and tied for fourth was both the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. Oddly enough, the PSP was last...not even getting one game on the list this year!

Aonuma reflects on developing Phantom Hourglass (News)

Jul 18, 2007

Eiji Aonuma, the new leader of Nintendo's Zelda endeavours, spoke with Game|Life at the E3 Media & Business Summit last week, and discussed Link's latest adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

Nintendo unveiled the game early last year, but development has been taking place ever since the Nintendo DS hardware was first finalised within the company. Aonuma explained that the long development process was due to the team finding "that in order to create a real, quality, stylus-controlled Zelda game, we needed to tweak and tweak and tweak.

E3: Zelda DS, Metroid Prime 3 dated for UK (News)

Jul 12, 2007

CVG got the latest Nintendo release schedule that reveals the much anticipated European release dates for two of its biggest upcoming games.

Samus' massive Wii debut isn't far off because Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is hitting stores on October 26. YES!

And Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (aka The Best Game on DS) is sailing it's way to our little island a week before that: October 19.

Donkey Kong, R-Type and Transformers in free handheld magazine (News)

Jul 12, 2007

New issue of HGZine for DS and PSP manages to fit giant monkeys, spaceships and robots all into one issue. There's an exclusive preview of Donkey Kong: Jungle Climber, plus Race & Create, and tonnes more.

Nintendo's real DS news: Phantom Hourglass and Advance Wars 2 Euro dated (News)

Jul 11, 2007

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass finally gets a European release date of October 19th.

A game we rumoured was/should be in development, Advance Wars 2 has been announced too. It has a release date sometime during the Winter.

Phantom Hourglass US Cover Art (News)

Jul 6, 2007

Rumor has it this is what the box art will look like in North America.

It certainly has a piratey feel to it, wouldn't you say? The logo looks good, an hourglass is featured, and link stands next to a very proper-looking fellow.

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass dated (News)

Jul 2, 2007

After a year of delays, Link's first DS adventure finally has a release date - The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is coming stateside on October 1. Great, just in time for the holiday "great game every five minutes" rush. Already out in Japan, Phantom's mysteries are slowly being unraveled by gamers instead of press releases, but that's not stopping Nintendo from summing up the plot in one bite-sized paragraph: "The game involves legendary hero Link and Tetra, the leader of a band of ...

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass gets dated for October in the US (News)

Jul 2, 2007

Possibly the most anticipated DS game this year will be heading to America on October 1st 2007. Unlike normal Zelda games, the DS iteration of the classic is entirely touched controlled and it plays surprisingly well. The game contains the same art style in 3D that the GameCube version Wind Waker had and even has Wifi Connection multiplayer.

Nintendos' George Harrison says that "The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass stays true to the richness of the console Zelda franchise while introducing new controls that allow veterans and first-time gamers to become fully immersed in the adventure."

Phantom Hourglass sells 350,000 copies in two days (News)

Jun 28, 2007

Released in Japan just a few days ago, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass has performed respectably on store shelves so far. The DS game sold 350,000 copies in just two days, making it the fastest-selling Zelda game since Ocarina of Time nearly ten years ago.

Zelda DS scores HIGH in Famitsu (News)

Jun 20, 2007

The first reviews of Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, the series' first instalment on DS, are starting to trickle in from Japan - and it's scoring big. Three out of Famitsu's four reviewing editors gave the game top marks, with the other rebel reviewer dishing out a near-perfect 9/10. The final score is 10 / 10 / 9 / 10 - (39/40), the highest scoring Zelda game ever behind GameCube's Wind Waker (cough, cough).

Miyamoto was "worried" over Zelda DS controls (News)

Jun 18, 2007

Although there's no doubt that Zelda: Phantom Hourglass has always looked good, fans have been concerned that the new stylus-only control system might spoil the game, and Mr. Miyamoto admits that he was, too. "When we decided to develop a Zelda title for the DS, we wanted it to be a fun game with the essence of the DS," the Zelda daddy explains. However, he goes on to confess: "we were worried whether we could make a good Zelda game that used the stylus control scheme of the DS." But his ...

The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Japanese Trailers (News)

Jun 9, 2007

A couple of new Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass trailers have hit the web showing what we could expect in terms of gameplay. In the first trailer trailer, the main focus is on how to command link to attack enemies. Link can attack not only forward, but his signature spin attack is easily performed with a simple circular motion.

Stunning new Zelda: Phantom Hourglass shots (News)

May 30, 2007

Phantom Hourglass is looking better every time Nintendo hits us with a new batch of screens, and this latest load is no exception. Check out the detail in the house interior screen, or the way the sand kicks up in the dungeon and the water splashing off Link's boat out at sea. We've seen flatter water in PS2 games, and it's the sort of tech that you'd assume impossible on ...

Phantom Hourglass: Stylus controls (News)

May 25, 2007

The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass will make extensive use of the DS touch-screen, with Link performing three different sword attacks depending on how you swish your stylus. He'll also leap or run to distant areas you poke at, while walking toward closer places you touch. These morsels of control info come from Japanese gaming mag Nintendo Dream. Our recent previewof the game hints at other controls (like nautical combat) however the only release we have so far is the Japanese street ...

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Preview)

May 24, 2007

Such a treasure chest of gorgeous new screens can mean only one thing - Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is due for release in Japan in mere weeks on June 23, and were giggling insanely at the thought of setting sail once more on the Great Sea in search of pirates, booty and… the missing Tetra? Phantom Hourglass is the sequel to the excellent Wind Waker on GameCube, an adventure that saw Link reincarnated as a lad in a flooded future world where only the highest bits of land remained ...

Time traveling with Link (Feature)

May 23, 2007

Mention Link today and most people will envisage the young wolf boy that inhabits Twilight Princess complete with his signature sword, shield and green tunic. And while theres no denying that this is certainly the best Link has ever looked, hes come along way since he first graced our consoles way back in 1986. Of course it comes as no surprise that Link has taken on a wealth of different looks over his years of adventuring and exploring. He began his adventures as a tiny sprite in The Legend ...

First sightings of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (News)

May 17, 2007

It's the most anticipated DS game of the yea with a rapidly approaching Japanese release date of June 23rd. Pocket Gamer has spied The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass sneaking out onto the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The question is: who's playing it?

New Zelda DS features revealed (News)

May 15, 2007

The hourglass named in the title of Link's highly-anticipated DS quest will come into play by keeping you alive in a cursed dungeon that constantly drains your health. According to NeoGAF translations of the latest issue of Famitsu, Link will tackle the caverns of an underwater shrine which is under a curse that slowly drains his health while he's inside. The only way to survive is to use the Phantom Hourglass, which protects you from the curse for a limited amount of ...

Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Preview)

Apr 18, 2007

We've all been clamoring for more Zelda ever since completing Twilight Princess (who'd have thought Midna was such a hottie, eh?). And with Phantom Hourglass coming into view, our next adventuring fix is only just around the corner. While details on the single-player game are still thin on the ground (we know it's a sequel to Wind Waker, and there's an enormous "master dungeon" you'll need to leave and re-enter as the game progresses, as you won't be able to finish it in one go), more info has ...

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass voicechat rumour still just a rumour (News)

Apr 16, 2007

Being the most keenly anticipated game for the DS since the excellent New Super Mario Bros can only mean one thing for Link's first outing on DS: rumours, rumours and more rumours.

So what can fans expect from the Phantom Hourglass? The ability to play as Ganondorf in wi-fi multiplayer battles? Or maybe Link will get some new weapons, like a sawn off shot gun or a chainsaw? These sorts of rumours are hard to swallow, mostly because we just made them up. Some speculation however seems unwilling to die, no matter how vigorously it's beaten back with the fact stick.

Zelda and Ouendan 2 Dated in Japan (News)

Apr 11, 2007

IGN reports that April is looking as big as can be for the DS over in Japan, with Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings closing off the month. So how's Nintendo going to top this big Square Enix blockbuster in the months that follow?

The release chart in the latest issue of Famitsu provides the answer. The magazine reveals that Nintendo Japan will be publishing Ouendan 2, the sequel to the Japanese inspiration for our Elite Beat Agents, on 5/17. And if that's not big enough for you, Zelda: Phantom Hourglass will hit Japanese retail a month later, on 6/23!

You can own Link's Sword and Shield (News)

Apr 9, 2007

Kotaku have found that you can buy a full size Hylian Shield and even a Master Sword from TrueSwords.com for $75 and $44 respectively.

Go on, show the world you're a TRUE Zelda fan!

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - multiplayer hands-on (Preview)

Mar 14, 2007

There's been talk of a Zelda: Four Swords game for DS for a while now, so when we got our first look at Phantom Hourglass's multiplayer element, we were surprised to see that the co-op steal-a-thon we were expecting was nowhere to be found (although there are different colored Links). Instead, Eiji Aonuma and his portable Zelda team have come up with a fun little one-on-one battle game which has a red and blue Link fighting over scattered triforce pieces in a Pac-Man style maze. You're tasked ...

Phantom Hourglass reappears (News)

Mar 14, 2007

Remember last year when Nintendo premiered its new DS Zelda game, Phantom Hourglass at GDC? It's been a full 12 months and we still haven't seen squat. A brief, multiplayer E3 2006 appearance and a handful of screens are all we've been allowed to witness - but today that path changes. Below is the re-issued trailer for Link's next cel-shaded adventure, plus the Images tab above holds several new screens for your viewing enjoyment. According to Nintendo's newest announcements, Phantom Hourglass ...

GDC: Zelda DS - first multiplayer details (News)

Mar 8, 2007

Hidden in the corner of Nintendo's GDC expo booth is the first mutliplayer demonstration of Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

The demo pits two players against each other in a Pac-Man-style battle mode, with one player controlling Link and the other guiding three enemies around the map using stylus-drawn directions.

The player controlling Link is tasked with collecting as many Tri-Force pieces littered around the stage as possible, though the larger the pieces you pick up the slower you will be able t move. Once the baddie player successfully captures our green-hatted hero roles will swap and the game goes on.

Zelda shipwrecked until '07? (News)

Sep 26, 2006

Back in March, Nintendo announced The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass for the DS. The touch-screen adventure would be a continuation of The Wind Waker's cutesy, animated style and ship in the fourth quarter of this year. Nintendo's own press site still claims this is the case. However, searching for the game on pretty much any retailer's website shows a 2007 release is in the cards. EB Games claims March, Best Buy says January 31... no one knows. It makes sense, however, to not spit ...

Through the Phantom Hourglass (News)

Aug 24, 2006

We've unearthed some new shots of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (check out the Images tab for more), which will continue the story and cartoon visual style of 2003's Wind Waker when it is released for DS next year. It's still Zelda as you know it - townsfolk to talk to, grass to cut, dungeons to explore - but using the DS stylus for all actions, issuing directions for Link rather than direct control. Hungry for more? Hit up our earlier ...

Where's Zelda DS? (News)

Jul 26, 2006

Wednesday 26 July 2006 Nintendo has recently released its 2006 DS line-up for the US and, while it is an undeniably exciting list, there is one game that's conspicuously absent - The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. The beautiful looking adventure is a continuation of the Wind Waker story which finds Link lost and alone at sea, and promises innovative control of the elf with the stylus and touch-screen. Phantom Hourglass was playable at this year's E3 and was down for a winter 2006 release ...

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass hands-on (Preview)

Jun 22, 2006

Friday 12 May 2006 Were you one of those people that really had to struggle with the Saturday morning graphics of 2003's Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker? Well, get over it, because the 'toon style is back and this time you're only going to be using the DS' stylus to save the day. Phantom Hourglass seemingly ignores every button on the handheld, forcing you to guide Link through Hyrule by pointing and sliding the stylus across the touch screen. A fairy accompanies the pointy-eared hero, ...

The Legend of Zelda hits DS (News)

May 12, 2006

• The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (WMV, 4.78MB) - right-click to download Friday 12 May 2006 Nintendo has released a video and screenshots of Link's debut on DS in The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. The game is set months after the events of GameCube's WindWaker when Link and Tetra have set sail to explore new lands. Unfortunately when searching an abandoned ship, the two explorers are separated, with Link being washed up on the shore of a mysterious island. From here he must ...

E3 06: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - hands on (Preview)

May 11, 2006

Were you one of those people that really had to struggle with the Saturday morning graphics of 2003's Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker? Well, get over it, because the 'toon style is coming back - and this time, you're only going to be using the DS' stylus to save the day. Phantom Hourglass seemingly ignores every button on the handheld, forcing you to guide Link through the land of Hyrule by pointing and sliding the stylus across the touch screen. A glowing fairy serves as a sort of reference ...

Pre-E3 blowout day five: Nintendo (Feature)

May 5, 2006

We can't wait Metroid Prime 3 There's so little known about any and every Wii title that we could easily just slap the entire console down as our most sought-after E3 experience. But if its games were laid bare for all to see, Metroid Prime 3 is where you'd find us. So far, all anyone's seen of Samus' latest bounty hunt is a brief trailer, where she... exits her ship on a desolate planet. Whee. But we don't really care which creature she's tracking down or what poison-spewing aliens are on ...

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass revealed (News)

Mar 24, 2006

Nintendo has delighted DS gamers by announcing that a new Zelda game - The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - will be appearing on the portable pocket filler later this year, and you can see the first trailer for it right now by clicking the movies tab at the top of this very page. The latest addition to the Zelda family was unveiled at the Game Developers Conference in California and, despite Nintendo not offering attendees much information regarding the game, the trailer certainly gives ...

The Legend continues on DS (News)

Mar 23, 2006

Most of us expected to see a brief Revolution trailer or two at the Game Developers Conference today. Well, there was no such thing. What we got instead is a brand new Zelda adventure for DS. In fact, it's well into development and aimed to come home this fall. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass carries the cartoony, exaggerated design of 2003's GameCube offering, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, but appears to use a slightly angled point of view during gameplay. Also, love it or ...

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Feb 8, 2008

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Jan 18, 2008

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Jan 18, 2008

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Nov 27, 2007

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