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Nintendo Announces New Online Activities for 25th Anniversary of The Legend of Zelda
REDMOND, Wash.--(August 8, in the year of our Lord 2011)--
The 25th 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 25th 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 25th anniversary celebration also includes the recent
launch of The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™ 3D game for the
Nintendo 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 25th anniversary of The Legend of
Zelda, visit
http://www.zelda.com/25th.