If you enjoyed the Manga we recently added, then you will absolutely love the A Link to the Past comics. They were first published in Nintendo Magazine back in 1992, and were later compiled into a book. That book is now available for you to view by clicking here. Thank you to Zelda for all her hard work in getting this done!

Big things are headed your way for the Groups in the next week or two, so be sure to register on the forums and join a group to get involved! See you there!

Just a quick bit of news from yours truly. The Nintendo 3DS is a hot topic at the moment, however people thought it was strange timing for such an announcement when the idea was to reveal the console during this years E3 event. The reason for this sudden announcement was to keep press leaks under control. So whilst this announcement coincides with the launch of the DSi XL, there was a good reason for it. Well in any case we were just mere months away from E3 so there’s plenty more news to come in the near future I’m sure!

Source: GamesIndustry.biz

Recently, Last Chance took control of the forum group the Goron Elders. However, under his new harsh reign, the Goron Elders have gone from a peaceful people residing in the snowy mountains to a stolid people of fire and brimstone. They have vacated Snowhead Mountain and moved to the Death Mountain Crater, and it is there that they forge for themselves the weapons they will need in the future. With Dar and the might of the Goron people at his side, Last Chance and the Goron Vanguard, as they are now called, are a force to be reckoned with. Are you prepared?

To stand up against them are the Kokiri Kids, and the Zora Nobles. The three races of Termina are, perhaps, once again heading to be at odds.

Get involved in the groups by heading over to the forums! For more information, check out Stone Tower, a part of the Deku Scrub Playground.

That’s 4 Nintendo titles nominated and one winner over at Nickelodeons Kids Choice Award for video games.  The runners-up nominated are Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit……and Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (Doh!). The grand winner of the video games award is  Mario Kart. So well done to Nintendo there for filling the charts with Wii and DS goodness, hopefully this years first-party titles will hold their own just as well!

Source: Nick.com

Ladies and gentlemen, the time has come to begin releasing the newest Ancient Hylian Texts translations! The second book, entitled “The War of Shackles” has been nearly fully translated, and so it is safe to begin releasing them! The first chapter is up, and is available for you to view by following the link provided. Expect the second chapter within a week or so. Enjoy!

That’s right, everyone the Ocarina of Time Manga has gone live, thanks to the hard work and dedication of Aegis, Menelaus, and Zelda! It looks awesome, and it’s another great addition to our site!

Alright, well my last post did not include any sort of deadlines or requirements for the Fan Fiction Contest, but Sword of Faith has provided these for us over at the forums. They are as follows:

Deadline: April 15th

Word Limits: 1000-5000

Please, remember to send your entries to Sword of Faith in a Private Message on the forums. If you are unregistered, please click “Register” at the top of this page.

Also, the group are continuing to grow! With over 50 members between the three groups, activity is certainly picking up. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be one of the founding members of the groups in their newest iteration! Also, be sure to check out the “Stone Tower” board, a subforum of the Deku Scrub Playground. It’s already bustling with activity.

This is just the beginning of new, great things to come, you guys. Keep checking back! Be sure to become a fan on Facebook!

This time around, we want to make the groups more interactive and accessible than they ever have been before. The requirements for joining are still the same: one day of membership and either an introduction thread or 5 posts elsewhere and then you can send in a request to one Group Leader. However, perhaps you want to know more about each group, or the groups in general, before you join? Well, now we have a board for that!

I have just created a new board, called Stone Tower. It is a sub-board of the Deku Scrub Playground (the Introductions board) and it will serve explicitly as a Group recruiting board. The description of it is as follows:

“This is where the three groups will solicit themselves to new members, and also serve as a safe haven to find out anything you want to know about the groups.”

So if you were being held back from joining a group or the forums as a result of uncertainty, now you don’t have to be uncertain! Be sure to come and check out the new Group recruiting board and get involved today! Be sure to visit the forums!

Last year Nintendos sales did dip, however the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto says that the economic situation can’t be blamed for that. He tells The Economist that products in entertainment are basically more immune to economic change. So the dip in sales last year is down to not producing ‘fun-enough products’ compared to the year before. So whilst he recognises that games industry will always have its up and downs, he humbly admits their faults and strives to continue to create new experiences for gamers. Personally I think this is fantastic to hear a leader in the games industry be straight and honest about what is going on, especially in comparison to Sonys fanboy-style attacks against Nintendo recently. Whilst I’m sure some fans are nodding and saying ‘I told you so’ with regards to their products, hopefully this will encourage Miyamoto and Nintendo even more and I’m also sure that the best is yet to come.

Source: Eurogamer.net

That’s right guys, a real bona fide fanfiction contest! Recently, we’ve noticed that our Fanfiction archives are a bit on the small side. So, we’re having a writing contest to fill it up! All entries will go into our Archives, and the top three winners will get forum money as prizes. The top winner will have their piece featured on the front page! Send your entries to Sword of Faith on the forums to enter. Good luck to all who enter!

Don’t forget to sign up at the forums and join a group! All you have to do is be registered for a day and write an introduction thread, or make 5 posts. Get involved and have a blast! See you there.