There’s a saying that’s been going around since 2020: “I want shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less and I’m not kidding.” Some people feel that the world of massive triple-A productions, with its infamous crunch, is worse than one where games are made on a more human scale. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to be the trend: in a 2024 Nintendo shareholder meeting, Nintendo executive Shinya Takahashi said it was “inevitable that...

To Go Alone – Book Three Previous Chapters || Next Chapters To the Past Chapter 1 Zelda and Sage sit huddled together on their porch. They had used their leftover money to buy a house in Kakariko Village. They’ve only lived here for one day. It’s a chilly night. “I want to talk about it,” Sage mutters. Zelda has her arms wrapped around the girl. She can feel Sage’s pain. If she’s finally ready to share what she went through… “We almost...

Hut-hiya, everyone! We finally have a full look at the latest LEGO model for the Zelda series! LEGO Beast Ganon, and his little Ganondorf form, are both exactly what I wanted from this latest expansion for a blocky Hyrule. Of course the iconic battle wouldn’t be complete without Princess Zelda herself projecting beams of light magic and the hero Link ready to attack his adversary! LEGO also released on their socials a cinematic video of the set, showcasing more of Ganondorf,...

If you’ve been looking for a good excuse to revisit Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the newly released 3.0 update may provide just that. Coinciding with the release of the game’s Switch 2 edition, this free update not only adds plenty of new content and some quality-of-life improvements to the New Horizons experience, but it also features a few familiar faces and items from the Legend of Zelda series. As was announced back in October, Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ 3.0 update...

With production on the Legend of Zelda movie well underway, it wouldn’t surprise me if, at some point within the next several months, we learned more about the film’s cast. Link and Princess Zelda are already accounted for, but what about other key characters? Specifically, I’m sure most of us are eager to find out who will be portraying the movie’s lead villain. Although there has been no official word on who the main villain even is, let’s be real...

After some anticipation, Nintendo has finally released their Nintendo Switch 2025 Year in Review. The Year in Review is an annual showcase summarizing your past year in gaming. It shows players all the games they’ve played over the last year, as well as other statistics, such as play times, genre preferences, and more. This year’s review, however, comes with some additional features. Players can now look back on their entire play history on the Switch and Switch 2, making this...

Do you have a memory of opening a present to discover the latest Zelda under the wrapping paper? Was it for your birthday or an anniversary? Maybe you were given the gift at a holiday celebration, like all those that happen toward the end of the year. Did the release date for the game influence when you received it? I’ve been the happy recipient of more than a few Zelda titles as gifts over the years. Christmas mornings saw me...

Nothing quite beats the feeling of opening a treasure chest in a Zelda game and getting something truly special. Sometimes it’s simply some more rupees, while other times it’s a key you’ve been dying to find. In the case of this recent video by stop-motion animator James Cao, it’s not exactly something our hero was expecting. In this Tears of the Kingdom stop-motion animation, in collaboration with Japanese online retailer Hobby Genki, Link cracks open a chest to find a lame weapon....

Come and enjoy a nice and breezy episode this week as the gang answer some Zelda Dungeon Daily Debates! On tap today: did Age of Imprisonment‘s roster limit the appeal of the game? Would we play a Zelda dating sim? Which game gets the most undeserved hate? Which game took the biggest swing? Where would we rank Age of Imprisonment in the series? Do the Hyrule Warriors games have too much content? All this, PLUS some thoughts on Avatar: Fire...

In the 2025 edition of Best Zelda Ever, two rankings gathered heightened attention in particular. Breath of the Wild dethroned Ocarina of Time for the top spot, and the 2D classic A Link to the Past was relegated just outside of the top ten at No. 11. Afterwards, some readers were haunted with lingering questions. Is the ascension of Breath of the Wild inextricably tied to the demise of A Link to the Past? Are the newer 3D games (with...

Over the years we’ve seen a few installments of the hack-and-slash adventures of Hyrule Warriors. The first installment, Hyrule Warriors presented multiple maps, menus and styles of gameplay while the games following presented various scenarios and challenges that could be played off of a larger, singular map. Those maps often populating new challenges as you complete challenges. Regardless of how those challenges are presented, do you think that the Hyrule Warriors games have too much content? Before I dive too...

It’s a new year! And though 2025 is now in the rear view, Zelda Dungeon’s annual Best Zelda Ever feature is still making waves with its many shakeups from top to bottom. In case you skipped the intro of that article, we opted to stick to strictly the mainline games in the Zelda franchise this year, which unfortunately meant that there were few standout omissions in the ranking. First, Cadence of Hyrule was cruelly omitted from its rightful place in the...

Creators everywhere know that some ideas are just that: ideas. Sometimes concepts are never meant to take off to become anything more than a dream that’s never realized. Unfortunately, the Zelda series has fallen victim to this as well. There have been ideas over the years that sounded absolutely amazing, but will likely never come to fruition. Some of these concept games still hurt me when I hear about them because they would have been so good, and could have...

“The flow of time is always cruel,” or is it? The dawn of a new year is a time to par— I mean, it’s a time for meaningful resolutions, a clean break to set goals and better yourself. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the year prior and contrast that with our hopes for the year ahead of us. How did I score on Zelda Trivia? What can I do to learn more about The Legend of Zelda in order...

Warning: This debate contains minor spoilers for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.  I know I ask a rich question, considering the flack that Zelda storytelling has gotten in recent years, in addition to the fact that Hyrule Warriors titles already carry with them a reputation for a fan-fiction approach to Zelda character relationships and lore. But fan fiction can be really, really good when it respects the source material and comes from a place of curiosity and commitment to both...

When it was teased that Breath of the Wild was going to be the first Zelda game with full voice acting, I was skeptical! After playing these games throughout my life and getting used to just reading character text and imagining voices, I wasn’t sure how voice acting would mesh in Hyrule. But of course, the voice acting in the Era of the Wild was fantastic. In fact, from Princess Zelda, to Urbosa, to Purah, to King Rauru, their voices...

Happy new year! We’re kicking off 2026 in style by discussing what we want – and what we expect – from the Zelda series in 2026! A big emphasis on the 40th anniversary of course leads the way, as we want the return of the Zelda symphony, Zelda All Stars collections, a long overdue localization of a fabled Zelda game, new life for Four Swords Adventures on NSO, Zelda movie casting and trailers, and of course the big one –...

All’s well that ends well, they say. And often times, the final moments in a piece of media are the ones that seem to stick in our memories the most. Several entries in the Legend of Zelda series tout spectacular finales, whether we’re talking the climactic battles of Ocarina of Time, The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Tears of the Kingdom, or the heartfelt resolutions of Majora’s Mask, A Link Between Worlds, and Echoes of Wisdom. However, for this particular...

Happy New Year! It is officially 2026, but 2025 was an interesting year for Nintendo and the Zelda series! In June 2025, Nintendo released the Nintendo Switch 2, and the new hybrid device has given players a look at Nintendo’s hardware and software future. With the release of the Switch 2, the company also released enhanced ports of popular Nintendo Switch games like Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. Finally, in November 2025, Nintendo released Hyrule Warriors:...

A group of modders go out of there way to give us a new virtual reality experience with Breath of the Wild.

The Zelda development team is always looking for “the next surprise,” according to a 2023 interview. Nintendo rarely rests on their laurels and always tries to keep games fresh, and our favorite series is no exception. This can be risky — what if the central gimmick doesn’t pay off? — but it yields some of the industry’s best ideas. But which took the biggest risk? In other words: which Zelda game took the biggest swing? Breath of the Wild comes...

In case you missed it: the Zelda Dungeon team just released the latest edition of our annual Best Zelda Ever feature, and, oh boy, do some people have some things to say about this year’s ranking, myself included! I understand and accept that our yearly rankings are a team effort, a combination of everyone’s rankings made as balanced as can be to try to reflect the ever-shifting opinions of the Zelda fanbase at large. That said, I cannot sit idly...

The Nintendo Switch 2 has had a fascinating lineup of games released over the course of its first six months. The game lineup for Switch 2 includes impressive third party ports like Cyperpunk 2077 and Star Wars Outlaws, as well as first party titles like Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, Kirby Air Riders, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. One of the most high profile games on Nintendo Switch 2 has been Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Metroid Prime 4...