The Hyrule Warriors Legends reviews embargo lifted this morning, and a few verdicts have come in since then. Here’s a look at some of the early reviews:

Nintendo Everything – “Thumbs Up”
GameSpot – 7 / 10
Nintendo Life – 7 / 10
GamesRadar – 2.5 / 5
Destructoid – 8 / 10
Nintendo World Report – 8.5 / 10

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North American Hyrule Warriors Legends site open

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 2 Comments

Nintendo has now opened the North American website. You can find it here. The site has all sorts of media pertaining to the game, and it will soon be updated with a personality quiz as well.

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Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC – North American pricing

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 16 Comments

Nintendo has updated the Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends website with pricing information for today’s newly-revealed DLC packs. You can find the rundown of how much each download will cost in both the United States and Canada below.

Master Wind Waker Pack (DLC Pack 1), 3DS only

3DS – $0.99 USD / $1.39 CDN

Link’s Awakening Pack (DLC Pack 2)

3DS – $6.99 USD / $9.89 CDN
Wii U – $4.99 USD / $7.09 CDN
Wii U / 3DS – $9.99 USD / $14.09 CDN

Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks Pack (DLC Pack 3)

3DS – $6.99 USD / $9.89 CDN
Wii U – $4.99 USD / $7.09 CDN
Wii U / 3DS – $9.99 USD / $14.09 CDN

November 2016 – A Link Between Worlds Pack (DLC Pack 4)

3DS – $6.99 USD / $9.89 CDN
Wii U – $4.99 USD / $7.09 CDN
Wii U / 3DS – $9.99 USD / $14.09 CDN

Season Pass

3DS – $14.99 USD / – $21.19 CDN
Wii U – $9.99 USD / $14.09 CDN
Wii U / 3DS – $19.99 USD / $28.19 CDN

Legends Character Pack, Wii U only, separate from season pass

Wii U – $12.99 USD / $18.39 CDN

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Hyrule Warriors Legends character trailer

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The Hyrule Warriors Legends goodness continues with a new trailer from Nintendo. Come watch a video focusing on the characters below.

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Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends DLC – Japanese release timing and pricing

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 2 Comments

Koei Tecmo updated the Japanese Hyrule Warriors website today with more information about the DLC for the Wii U and 3DS games. We already heard about most of this via Nintendo of Europe’s announcement a few hours ago, but the page provides more specific information about the release timing and pricing for the various downloads – at least in Japan.

Here’s the full rundown:

Downloadable content packs

– Master Wind Waker Pack (DLC Pack 1) – out in May; 370 yen for 3DS
– Legends Character Pack – out in July, 1,852 yen for Wii U
– Link’s Awakening Pack (DLC Pack 2) – out in July; 926 yen for 3DS, 741 yen on Wii U, and 1,111 yen for 3DS/Wii U combo
– Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks Pack (DLC Pack 3) – out in September; 926 yen for 3DS, 741 yen on Wii U, and 1,111 yen for 3DS/Wii U combo
– November 2016 – A Link Between Worlds Pack (DLC Pack 4) – out in November; 926 yen for 3DS, 741 yen on Wii U, and 1,111 yen for 3DS/Wii U combo

Season Pass

– Wii U standalone – out in July; 1,389 yen; 1GB of free space required
– 3DS standalone – out March 25; 2,315 yen
– 3DS and Wii U combo – out March 25; 2,778 yen

Note that Medli is also coming for free in both versions alongside The Master Wind Waker Pack (DLC Pack 1) in May. This will be accompanied by Hyrule Warriors version 1.9.0 on Wii U.

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Hyrule Warriors Legends amiibo trailer

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Nintendo of Europe produced a new Hyrule Warriors Legends trailer showing off the game’s amiibo support. You can view it below.

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Pre-order Hyrule Warriors Legends Limited Edition at GAME, get two fairy outfits

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You may remember a Hyrule Warriors Legends pre-order bonus we posted about a few weeks back. It was revealed that those who reserved the game in Italy would receive two unique costumes for use in the My Fairy mode. We now have some news for the UK as well.

For those in the UK, if you pre-order the Hyrule Warriors Legends Limited Edition at GAME, you’ll be given the same exact bonuses (pictured above). Just keep in mind that this offer doesn’t apply to the standard version of the game.

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Hyrule Warriors Legends version 1.2.0 out in Japan later this month

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Koei Tecmo will be pushing out a new Hyrule Warriors update in Japan later this month. After applying the patch, the game will be increased to version 1.2.0.

Here’s what’s included:

– Adds the ability to purchase DLC
– Adds Zelda: Wind Waker Ganondorf costume obtainable by purchasing the season pass
– Fixes a glitch with skill rental, in which the counter would not decrease after using it
– Fixes a glitch which slows down the player after being hit by an enemy
– Adjusts enemy patterns for some of the giant bosses
– Bug fixes

Hyrule Warriors Legends version 1.2.0 is scheduled for March 25.

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