Official Zelda 25th Anniversary Site Opens

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by Pedro Hernandez - August 11, 2011, 10:45 pm EDT
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Fans can honor Zelda's legacy through various online activities, including a Flipnote Studio contest.

Nintendo has launched the official website for Zelda's 25th anniversary.

Those that visit the site will find a timeline of the games along with a video of the Zelda orchestra when they originally performed at this year's E3 conference.

In addition to this, until September 9, players can create Zelda-themed animations using Flipnote Studio. The entries will be judged by some of the people behind the series, including Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Eiji Aonuma and Yoshiaki Koizumi. The best entries will then be shown on Nintendo's website as well as the Nintendo Channel on the Wii.

Some videos instructing fans how to draw the various versions of Link have also been released:

PRESS RELEASE

Nintendo Announces New Online Activities for 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda

Zelda developers to judge top consumer-created Flipnote Studio Animations

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The 25^th anniversary celebration of The Legend of Zelda^™ continues with the launch of a new website and a creative challenge for fans of the iconic Nintendo series. For 25 years The Legend of Zelda has chronicled the adventures of heroic Link^™ and Princess Zelda^™. Now fans can share their passion for the series and document its history with a new 25^th anniversary website at http://www.zelda.com/25th. The anniversary website includes an interactive history of The Legend of Zelda, as well as a video featuring an orchestra performing music from the series at the 2011 E³ Expo.

Starting today through Sept. 9, Nintendo DSi^™ or Nintendo DSi XL^™ owners are also invited to create their own flipnotes, or short animations, inspired by The Legend of Zelda series. Nintendo DSi or Nintendo DSi XL owners can use one of three flipnote templates with music from The Legend of Zelda series, then complete and upload their creations via the Flipnote Studio application. Flipnote Studio is available as a free download from the Nintendo DSiWare^™ service, and also comes pre-installed on select Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL hardware. Fans can also submit a paper entry by mail. The best Zelda-themed flipnotes will be evaluated by key Nintendo developers who have worked on the series – including Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Eiji Aonuma and Yoshiaki Koizumi – and posted for fans to enjoy on the http://www.zelda.com/25th website, the Nintendo Channel on the Wii^™ console and Flipnote Hatena on Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL systems. For official rules, visit http://www.zelda.com/25th/flipnote.

Nintendo’s 25^th anniversary celebration also includes the recent launch of The Legend of Zelda^™: Ocarina of Time^™ 3D game for theNintendo 3DS^™ system, which lets players explore a vastly upgraded classic game in full 3D without the need for special glasses. Later this year, Nintendo will launch The Legend of Zelda^™: Skyward Sword for the Wii system. In September, Nintendo is offering the multiplayer fun of The Legend of Zelda^™: Four Swords as a free gift to fans. Fans can download a Nintendo DSiWare version of the game using their Nintendo DSi or Nintendo DSi XL systems, or by accessing the Nintendo eShop with a Nintendo 3DS system (wireless broadband Internet access required for download).

For more information about the 25^th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, visit http://www.zelda.com/25th.

Talkback

TansunnAugust 12, 2011

Too bad Flipnote Studio isn't available for 3DS.

...why isn't it available?

TJ SpykeAugust 12, 2011

I think Nintendo said they are working on a new version of it for 3DS.

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