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Zelda, Pikmin Shows Coming to Nintendo Video

by Neal Ronaghan - October 31, 2013, 11:16 am EDT
Total comments: 6 Source: (Press Release)

Toon Link and Pikmin are going on some misadventures!

Zelda and Pikmin video shorts will be coming to Nintendo Video soon, along with shows from Cartoon Hangover and more.

The Zelda show, called The Legend of Zelda: The Misadventures of Link, will be a series of comedic shorts set in the world of Wind Waker HD.

Pikmin Nature Documentaries, the show set in the world of Pikmin, is a mock nature show featuring a super-serious, possibly tongue-in-cheek narrator.

The Pendleton Ward-created show, Bravest Warriors, originally debuted on YouTube as part of Cartoon Hangover. It will appear every Friday on Nintendo Video. Also, Bee and PuppyCat, created by Natasha Allegri, is also coming to Nintendo Video from Cartoon Hangover. The last announced show is Wildheart Riukiu, coming from the creator of previous Nintendo Video series Meat or Die.

We've reached out to Nintendo regarding a more specific schedule for these shows. The lineup will begin to air on November 1 and continue to do so until 2014. It is unclear as to when specific shows will debut, though.

The Legend of Zelda and Pikmin Highlight Entertaining New Shows for Nintendo Video

Free Nintendo 3DS Application is Being Restocked with Hilarious New Videos

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nintendo Video is ready to launch a fresh lineup of great new shows for the fall. The free video application for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems will debut new short-form videos starting Nov. 1 that will continue into 2014. Five new series have been slated, including two featuring The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD and Pikmin 3

Owners who have downloaded the Nintendo Video application from the Nintendo eShop will automatically receive the new shows on their device, including:

  • The Legend of Zelda: The Misadventures of Link: This original series of comedic shorts shows Link, the series’ star, in a new and hysterical light. His surroundings will be familiar to fans of the series, since the shorts are based on The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD game for the Wii U console.
  • Pikmin Nature Documentaries: These “nature documentaries” explore the wonderful world of the tiny Pikmin. The animations, highlighted by dramatic voiceover work, are a tongue-in-cheek take on safari nature shows.
  • Bravest Warriors: The latest hit show created by Pendleton Ward, the mind behindAdventure Time, follows four teenage heroes-for-hire as they warp through galaxies to save adorable aliens and their worlds using the power of their emotions. The series is produced by Frederator Studios and launched on the Cartoon Hangover channel on YouTube. New episodes of Bravest Warriors will appear every Friday on Nintendo Video.
  • Wildheart Riukiu: This new series of 3D shorts comes from the creator of Meat or Die, which has already amassed more than 5 million views on Nintendo Video.Wildheart Riukiu incorporates charming 16-bit graphics with some not-so-charming, but hilarious, characters. Think ninja puppets.
  • Bee and PuppyCat: A Cartoon Hangover Shorts fan favorite, this two-part series by Natasha Allegri follows Bee, an out-of-work 20-something who has a life-changing collision with a mysterious creature she names PuppyCat.

“This latest set of great new shows for Nintendo Video gives fans a unique way to enjoy two of their favorite Nintendo franchises, in addition to hand-picked series from some of the most imaginative and successful creators in the world of animation,” said Tony Elison, Nintendo of America’s senior director of Business Development.

Fred Siebert, founder and executive producer of Frederator Studios, producer of the new Bravest Warriors series, said, “Cartoon Hangover is honored to be part of Nintendo’s entry into the new golden age of TV innovation.”

Talkback

AdrockOctober 31, 2013

Zelda eh? I might actually watch Nintendo Video then. I haven't bothered since the Kid Icarus ones and I even missed one of them.

CalibanOctober 31, 2013

I'm Catbug!

If this "hysterial" is of the same awkward interpretation of the word that led to the creation of Threediots, I'm not sure I want to know.

Kytim89November 01, 2013

Nintendo would be smart to get in talks with companies like Nickalodian, Cartoon Network and Disney to make cartoon versions of their games like Zelda, Kid Icarus, and Wonderful 101. One of the main reasons as to why Pokemon is so lucrative is that it has always had TV shows and movies to allow it to have easy access to kids and their parent's pocket book.

TurdFurgyNovember 01, 2013

Weird that I was WAY more excited for Catbug and Puppycat than I was for Zelda...

CalibanNovember 02, 2013

Nintendo should put these (Zelda, and Pikmin) videos accessible on Wii U somehow.

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