The Legend of Zelda and more inducted into World Video Game Hall of Fame
Update (5/6): Bumped to the top. Added in Nintendo’s official announcement after the break.
Original (5/5): At the end of March, twelve games were announced as finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame. The actual inductees have now been announced.
Six new titles will be joining the World Video Game Hall of Fame. The lineup is as follows:
- Grand Theft Auto III
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Oregon Trail
- The Sims
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Space Invaders
In case you’re curious, the inaugural class from last year included:
- Doom
- Pac-Man
- Pong
- Super Mario Bros.
- Tetris
- World of Warcraft
Last year, Super Mario Bros. was part of an elite inaugural group of six games inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame in The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. This year, recognition for Nintendo games continues, as the original The Legend of Zelda game for NES was just added to the class of 2016.
In a ceremony held at The Strong on May 5, six games were announced as this year’s honored inductees. Selected by a committee of journalists, scholars and video game industry members, inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame are recognized for their iconic status, longevity, geographical reach and influence.
Launching in 1986 at the start of the NES’s legendary lifespan, The Legend of Zelda broke new ground by popularizing non-linear gameplay found in many action-adventure games today. The intricately designed series has spawned numerous games in the franchise and introduced the world to classic characters like Link, Zelda and the evil Ganon. A new entry in The Legend of Zelda series is being developed for Wii U and Nintendo’s next system, code-named NX, and scheduled to launch simultaneously for both in 2017. The Wii U version of the game will also be the focus of Nintendo’s presence at the E3 video game trade show next month in Los Angeles. For information about Nintendo at E3, visit http://e3.nintendo.com/.
