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Review: Skyward Sword HD isn’t the 35th Zelda birthday gift we’d hoped for

If you’d like, you can pretend that Ghirahim (right) is the thirsty, corner-cutting Nintendo, and Link is an average fan, aghast at the shape Skyward Sword HD ultimately arrived in. [credit: Nintendo ] Nintendo has never shied away from opportunities to touch up and re-release its most beloved video games. 1993’s Super Mario All-Stars is […]

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Want improved fast travel in Skyward Sword HD? Buy this $25 Amiibo!

Your gateway to the skies. The July release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD on the Switch will include an expanded fast-travel system that removes the need for players to trudge to specific save points before taking to the sky. But Nintendo is locking that helpful new feature behind an Amiibo figurine the […]

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Latest Nintendo Direct event led by Zelda: Skyward Sword HD remaster

Coming July 16 to Nintendo Switch. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a particularly long Nintendo Direct video presentation, and Wednesday’s news-filled flurry of game announcements lived up to the company’s reputation for surprises and weirdness. And in a tip of its hat to The Legend of Zelda series’ 35th anniversary this year, Nintendo […]