Last week, the names Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Bo Bragason went from being relatively unknown to instantly recognized by fans as the actors set to portray Link and Princess Zelda in the upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda movie, scheduled to premiere on May 7, 2027. Chances are, many people weren’t familiar with their previous work and quickly turned to Google to learn more about their careers. In response, the search engine decided to join in on the fun by adding some clever Easter eggs.

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What we want to see from the next big Zelda game on Nintendo Switch 2

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom were huge landmarks for the franchise on Nintendo Switch, and they were also the beginning of a new philosophy. In previous Zelda titles, the intended routes through the games were fairly linear (speedrun tricks and glitches aside). Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword all clearly intended you to do their dungeons in a planned order, and by the time Skyward Sword released, some fans began to want less linearity in their Zelda games and more freedom. Indeed, when Breath of the Wild released in 2017 for Wii U and Nintendo Switch, that request was answered – from that point on, the entire Zelda series has shifted to a new idea: let the player do whatever they want, in any order they want. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom both have five main “dungeons” (if you count Divine Beasts as dungeons), and for the most part you can tackle them in any order. In fact, you don’t even have to do them – you can skip right ahead to the final boss if you think you’re up for the challenge.

The point here is, now the pendulum has shifted the other way. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom were universally acclaimed and sold excellently, but some fans now think that the emphasis on freedom and lack of direction makes the games feel too empty and pointless. This begs an interesting question: with that in mind, what could we see out of the next big Zelda title on Nintendo Switch 2 in a few years? Will the developers listen to the admittedly vocal minority of complaints, or will they double down on their current philosophy and make the next big title free and open-roaming, too? It’s impossible to know for sure, but today we’re talking about freedom versus linearity and some things we’d like to see out of the next big Zelda game.

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Nintendo reveals cast members for Link and Zelda in new live-action movie

Posted on 2 weeks ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Just a short while ago, Nintendo unveiled the first cast members for its new movie for The Legend of Zelda.

Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of the franchise, took to social media to announce the news. We now know that Bo Bragason will be playing Zelda. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth is taking on the role of Link. Miyamoto said that he’s “very much looking forward to seeing both of them on the big screen.”

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The Legend of Zelda movie delayed to May 2027, Miyamoto shares statement

Posted on 1 month ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

The Legend of Zelda movie is seeing a delay, Nintendo just announced. The film will now hit theaters on May 7, 2027.

Nintendo had announced earlier in the year that the film was on track for March 26, 2027. However, now we know that it will take a bit longer than anticipated. The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto, writing on social media, that the change in release date was made due to “production reasons”. He added that the team “will take the extra time to make the film as good as it can be.”

The full statement from Miyamoto about the Zelda movie delay reads:

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Rumor: The Legend of Zelda movie to be a part of a trilogy

Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Rumors | 0 comments

Production List, a film and television production tracking service offered by the Film & Television Industry Alliance, may have provided the first details about the upcoming movie for The Legend of Zelda.

The site claims that filming will be done between November 2025 and April 2026 in New Zealand. It offers a synopsis as well, which mentions Link going on a journey to protect Hyrule from Ganon. Similar to the games, Ganon is seeking the Triforce.

You can find the full description shared by Production List below. We would advise taking it with a grain of salt for the time being, however.

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The Legend of Zelda movie release date revealed, coming in 2027

Posted on 4 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Nintendo just revealed the release date for its live action movie based on The Legend of Zelda. The film debuts on March 26, 2027.

That news comes straight from Nintendo itself. In the company’s news-launched Nintendo Today app, brief a video was posted with the release date. It does not provide any other information such as casting details.

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The 10 best Legend of Zelda games, ranked

Posted on 7 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, Features, Switch | 0 comments

Today, we’re going over the best Legend of Zelda games of all time. More specifically, we’ve made a list of the 10 best entries the series has seen to date.

With most big name Nintendo franchises, it’s fairly easy to see which game is most popular among fans – not necessarily the best, but the most popular. For example, many Mario fans will tell you Super Mario Galaxy is their favorite entry – that doesn’t mean it’s the objective best, per se, but it does mean it’s probably the most popular. Pokemon fans at this point in time will probably tell you that Black and White or HeartGold and SoulSilver are their favorites. But things are more complicated for the Legend of Zelda series. Breath of the Wild, while a fantastically successful game, did sort of split the hardcore fanbase in two: those who prefer the new open-world gameplay style, and those who prefer Zelda’s more linear outings. In other words, it’s virtually impossible to put together an objective “best Zelda games of all time” list. But it doesn’t mean we can’t try!

So here’s our 10 favorite Zelda games in order, and along the way, we’d like to ask you to let us know what your own personal top 10 Zelda games are in the comments down below. There are no wrong answers! Before we continue, do be advised that we’ll be discussing spoilers for many Zelda games. Make sure you’re okay with that before you continue.

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[Let’s Talk] Which Zelda gameplay style do you prefer?

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When you think about the type of gameplay featured in The Legend of Zelda’s mainline titles, three types should come to mind. First there’s 2D, which was obviously established at the very start and has continued into Echoes of Wisdom. Then there’s the traditional 3D, dungeon-focused games fans came to know following the launch of Ocarina of Time. Now more recently, Nintendo has put out the “open air” entries – essentially Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom – which look to be the focus going forward.

For Zelda games, which style do you prefer? Are you a purist that appreciates the 2D titles more than anything else? Perhaps you’d like to see Nintendo revisit the traditional 3D style? Or maybe you’ve only started to come on board since Breath of the Wild. No matter the case, let us know in the comments.

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Nintendo on why Zelda stories are made after the gameplay

Posted on 8 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

If there’s one thing fans know about Nintendo, it’s that the company focuses on gameplay over story. This even applies to The Legend of Zelda, which does have more of a plot compared to some of the company’s other major series like Super Mario.

On the topic of Zelda, series producer Eiji Aonuma has weighed in on how Nintendo approaches the story for the franchise’s games. The plot only comes about after the game design has been settled upon. That’s something we recently heard about with Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, where the gameplay was nailed down first and the story was more of a late addition.

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The Legend of Zelda classic animated series getting DVD re-release

Posted on 10 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

The infamous animated series for The Legend of Zelda is returning – sort of. The Complete Series is coming out on DVD in a little over a month.

The Legend of Zelda animated series aired in 1989. Just thirteen episodes were made, so the entire show had its run between September and December of that year. Every episode will be included in this release.