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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1998–2001:_Transition_to_3D" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1998–2001:_Transition_to_3D"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.2 1998–2001: Transition to 3D </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1998–2001:_Transition_to_3D-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2002–2005:_Introduction_of_Toon_Link_and_multiplayer" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2002–2005:_Introduction_of_Toon_Link_and_multiplayer"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.3 2002–2005: Introduction of Toon Link and multiplayer </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2002–2005:_Introduction_of_Toon_Link_and_multiplayer-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2006–2011:_Motion_and_touch-based_swordplay" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2006–2011:_Motion_and_touch-based_swordplay"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.4 2006–2011: Motion and touch-based swordplay </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2006–2011:_Motion_and_touch-based_swordplay-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2013–present:_Open-world_emphasis" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013–present:_Open-world_emphasis"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 3.5 2013–present: Open-world emphasis </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013–present:_Open-world_emphasis-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_games" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_games"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 4 Other games </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Other_games-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Other games subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Other_games-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Cancelled_games" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a 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Legacy subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Legacy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Cross-overs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cross-overs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.1 Cross-overs </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cross-overs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-In_other_media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_other_media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.2 In other media </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_other_media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-TV_series" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#TV_series"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.2.1 TV series </div> </a> <ul id="toc-TV_series-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Print_media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Print_media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.2.2 Print media </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Print_media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Music" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Music"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.2.3 Music </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Merchandise" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Merchandise"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.2.4 Merchandise </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Merchandise-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Film" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Film"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.2.5 Film </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Film-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7 Notes </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 8 References </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9 External links </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" 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data-title="ذا ليجند أوف زيلدا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Aragonés</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelda_%C3%AA_Tho%C3%A2n-soat" title="Zelda ê Thoân-soat – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Zelda ê Thoân-soat" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target">Brezhoneg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelda_bahane%CA%BC" title="Zelda bahaneʼ – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Zelda bahaneʼ" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target">Diné bizaad</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="افسانه زلدا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="افسانه زلدا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%A4%EB%8B%A4%EC%9D%98_%EC%A0%84%EC%84%A4" title="젤다의 전설 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="젤다의 전설" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(serie)" title="The Legend of Zelda (serie) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="The Legend of Zelda (serie)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%90%D7%92%D7%93%D7%94_%D7%A9%D7%9C_%D7%96%D7%9C%D7%93%D7%94_(%D7%A1%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%AA_%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%A7%D7%99%D7%9D)" title="האגדה של זלדה (סדרת משחקים) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="האגדה של זלדה (סדרת משחקים)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Kurdî</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%97%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B0" title="Легенда за Зелда – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Легенда за Зелда" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="The Legend of Zelda" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(computerspelserie)" 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<div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Video game series</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the video game series. For the first game in the series, see <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda (video game)">The Legend of Zelda (video game)</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="The Legend of Zelda (disambiguation)">The Legend of Zelda (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"LoZ" redirects here. 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.infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox hproduct" style="float: right; width: 22em; border-spacing: 2px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="font-size:125%;font-style:italic;">The Legend of Zelda</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Zelda_2017.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Zelda_2017.svg/250px-Zelda_2017.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="99" class="mw-file-element" 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.plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EAD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EAD">Nintendo EAD</a> (1986–2013)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Flagship_(company)" title="Flagship (company)">Flagship</a> (2002–2004)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Grezzo" title="Grezzo">Grezzo</a> (2011–present)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EPD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EPD">Nintendo EPD</a> (2015–present)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_publisher" title="Video game publisher">Publisher(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Creator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Takashi_Tezuka" title="Takashi Tezuka">Takashi Tezuka</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_producer" title="Video game producer">Producer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eiji_Aonuma" title="Eiji Aonuma">Eiji Aonuma</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_artist" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game artist">Artist(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Takaya_Imamura" title="Takaya Imamura">Takaya Imamura</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_writer" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game writer">Writer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kensuke_Tanabe" title="Kensuke Tanabe">Kensuke Tanabe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_music" title="Video game music">Composer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Koji_Kondo" title="Koji Kondo">Koji Kondo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Platform(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_%26_Watch" title="Game & Watch">Game & Watch</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">Super Nintendo Entertainment System</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">Game Boy</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Color" title="Game Boy Color">Game Boy Color</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_3DS" title="Nintendo 3DS">Nintendo 3DS</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">First release</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda (video game)">The Legend of Zelda</a> February 21, 1986</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Latest release</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Echoes_of_Wisdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom">The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom</a> September 26, 2024</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Spin-off_(media)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spin-off (media)">Spin-offs</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda_media#Spin-offs" title="List of The Legend of Zelda media">List of spin-offs</a></td></tr></tbody></table> The Legend of Zelda<a href="#cite_note-1">[a]</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Media_franchise" title="Media franchise">media franchise</a> created by the Japanese <a href="/wiki/Game_designers" class="mw-redirect" title="Game designers">game designers</a> <a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a> and <a href="/wiki/Takashi_Tezuka" title="Takashi Tezuka">Takashi Tezuka</a>. It is primarily developed and published by <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a>; some portable installments and re-releases have been outsourced to <a href="/wiki/Flagship_(company)" title="Flagship (company)">Flagship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vanpool_(company)" title="Vanpool (company)">Vanpool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grezzo" title="Grezzo">Grezzo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tantalus_Media" title="Tantalus Media">Tantalus Media</a>. The series centers on the various incarnations of <a href="/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" title="Link (The Legend of Zelda)">Link</a>, a courageous young man of the elf-like <a href="/wiki/Hylian" class="mw-redirect" title="Hylian">Hylian</a> race, and <a href="/wiki/Princess_Zelda" title="Princess Zelda">Princess Zelda</a>, a princess within the bloodline of the <a href="/wiki/Hylia_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hylia (The Legend of Zelda)">goddess Hylia</a>, as they fight to save the land of <a href="/wiki/Universe_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda#Hyrule" title="Universe of The Legend of Zelda">Hyrule</a> from <a href="/wiki/Ganon" title="Ganon">Ganon</a>, an evil warlord turned demon king, who is the principal antagonist of the series. Ganon wishes to use the <a href="/wiki/Triforce" title="Triforce">Triforce</a>, a sacred relic left behind by the three goddesses that created Hyrule, to remake the world in his own dark image. When gathered together, the power of the Triforce can grant any wish its user desires; however, if someone with a heart that does not possess a balance of the three virtues of Power, Courage, and Wisdom attempts to touch the Triforce, it will split into three triangles and bond with three people whose hearts embody the required virtue. Although their personalities and backstory differ from game to game, the incarnations of Link and Zelda often have many traits in common, such as Link often being left-handed and clad in green, and Zelda being associated with wisdom, light, and prophecy. While the conflict with Ganon serves as a backbone for the series, some games have featured other settings and antagonists, with Link traveling or being sent to these other lands in their time of need. Since <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda (video game)">The Legend of Zelda</a> was released in 1986, the series has expanded to include <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda_media#Main_series" title="List of The Legend of Zelda media">20 entries</a> on all of Nintendo's major <a href="/wiki/Video_game_console" title="Video game console">game consoles</a>, as well as a number of spin-offs. An American <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda (TV series)">animated TV series based on the games</a> aired in 1989 and <a href="/wiki/Manga_from_The_Legend_of_Zelda_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Manga from The Legend of Zelda series">manga adaptations</a> commissioned by Nintendo have been produced in Japan since 1997. The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo's most successful franchises; several of its entries are considered among the <a href="/wiki/Greatest_video_games_of_all_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Greatest video games of all time">greatest video games of all time</a>. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gameplay">Gameplay</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rubin_BotW_20220409_RGBA8.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Rubin_BotW_20220409_RGBA8.png/220px-Rubin_BotW_20220409_RGBA8.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Rubin_BotW_20220409_RGBA8.png/330px-Rubin_BotW_20220409_RGBA8.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Rubin_BotW_20220409_RGBA8.png/440px-Rubin_BotW_20220409_RGBA8.png 2x" data-file-width="28000" data-file-height="8400" /></a><figcaption>Rupees, the fictional currency in the series</figcaption></figure> <a href="/wiki/Gameplay" title="Gameplay">Gameplay</a> of The Legend of Zelda games feature a mix of <a href="/wiki/Puzzle_video_game" title="Puzzle video game">puzzles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Action-adventure" class="mw-redirect" title="Action-adventure">action-adventure</a>, and exploration. These elements have remained constant throughout the series, with refinements and additions featured in each new game. Later games in the series include stealth gameplay, where the player must avoid enemies while proceeding through a level, as well as racing elements. Although the games can be beaten with a minimal amount of exploration and <a href="/wiki/Side_quest" class="mw-redirect" title="Side quest">side quests</a>, the player is frequently rewarded with helpful items or increased abilities for solving puzzles or exploring hidden areas. Some items are consistent and appear many times throughout the series (such as bombs and bomb flowers, which can be used both as weapons and to open blocked or hidden doorways; <a href="/wiki/Boomerang" title="Boomerang">boomerangs</a>, which can kill or paralyze enemies; keys for locked doors; <a href="/wiki/Magic_sword" title="Magic sword">magic swords</a>, shields, and <a href="/wiki/Bows_and_arrows" class="mw-redirect" title="Bows and arrows">bows and arrows</a>), while others are unique to a single game. Though the games contain <a href="/wiki/Role-playing_video_game" title="Role-playing video game">role-playing</a> elements (<a href="/wiki/Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link" title="Zelda II: The Adventure of Link">Zelda II: The Adventure of Link</a> is the only one to include an experience system), they emphasize straightforward <a href="/wiki/Hack-and-slash" class="mw-redirect" title="Hack-and-slash">hack-and-slash</a>-style combat over the <a href="/wiki/Tactical_role-playing_game" title="Tactical role-playing game">strategic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turn-based" class="mw-redirect" title="Turn-based">turn-based</a> or <a href="/wiki/Active_Time_Battle" title="Active Time Battle">active time</a> combat of series like <a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy" title="Final Fantasy">Final Fantasy</a>. The game's role-playing elements, however, have led to much debate over whether or not the Zelda games should be classified as <a href="/wiki/Action_role-playing_game" title="Action role-playing game">action role-playing games</a>, a genre on which the series has had a strong influence.<a href="#cite_note-2">[1]</a> Miyamoto himself disagreed with the <a href="/wiki/Role-playing_video_game" title="Role-playing video game">role-playing</a> label, and classified Zelda as "a real-time adventure game"; he said he was "not interested in systems where everything in the game is decided by stats and numbers" but what's "important to me is to preserve as much of that "live" feeling as possible" which he said "<a href="/wiki/Action_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Action games">action games</a> are better suited in conveying" to players.<a href="#cite_note-3">[2]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zelda_clone_mockups.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Zelda_clone_mockups.png/220px-Zelda_clone_mockups.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="258" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Zelda_clone_mockups.png/330px-Zelda_clone_mockups.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Zelda_clone_mockups.png/440px-Zelda_clone_mockups.png 2x" data-file-width="832" data-file-height="976" /></a><figcaption>The Legend of Zelda often includes nonlinear gameplay and varying environments in an explorable world, similar to this illustration.</figcaption></figure> Every game in the main Zelda series has consisted of three principal areas: an <a href="/wiki/Overworld" title="Overworld">overworld</a> which connects all other areas, in which movement is multidirectional, allowing the player some degree of freedom of action; areas of interaction with other characters (merely caves or hidden rooms in the first game, but expanding to entire towns and cities in subsequent games) in which the player gains special items or advice, can purchase equipment or complete side quests; and <a href="/wiki/Dungeon_crawl" title="Dungeon crawl">dungeons</a>, areas of labyrinthine layout, usually underground, comprising a wide range of difficult enemies, <a href="/wiki/Boss_(video_gaming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boss (video gaming)">bosses</a>, and items. Each dungeon usually has one major item inside, which can be essential for solving many of the puzzles within that dungeon and often plays a crucial role in defeating that dungeon's boss, as well as progressing through the game. In nearly every Zelda game, navigating a dungeon is aided by locating a map, which reveals its layout, and a magic compass, which reveals the location of significant and smaller items such as keys and equipment. In later games, the dungeon includes a special "big key" that will unlock the door to battle the dungeon's boss enemy and open the item chest. In most Zelda games, the player's <a href="/wiki/Health_(gaming)" class="mw-redirect" title="Health (gaming)">HP or life meter</a> is represented by a line of hearts, each heart typically representing two hit points. At the start of the game the player only has three hearts; players can increase their max hearts by finding heart-shaped crystals called "Heart Containers". Full heart containers are usually received at the end of dungeons and dropped by dungeon bosses. Smaller "Pieces of Heart" are awarded for completing side quests or found hidden around the game world in various places, and require a certain number (usually four) to form a full heart container. Health can be replenished by picking up hearts left by defeated enemies or destroyed objects, consuming items such as potions or food, or going to a Great Fairy Fountain to have the Great Fairy heal Link completely. Occasionally the player will find fairies hidden in specific locations; these fairies can either heal Link immediately or be kept in empty bottles, and will revive the player the next time they die. The games pioneered a number of features that were to become industry standards. The original Legend of Zelda was the first console game with a <a href="/wiki/Saved_game" title="Saved game">save function</a> that enabled players to stop playing and then resume later. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time introduced a targeting system that let the player lock the camera on to enemy or friendly non-player characters which simplified 3D combat.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inspiration">Inspiration</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shigeru_Miyamoto_GDC_2007.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Shigeru_Miyamoto_GDC_2007.jpg/110px-Shigeru_Miyamoto_GDC_2007.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Shigeru_Miyamoto_GDC_2007.jpg/165px-Shigeru_Miyamoto_GDC_2007.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Shigeru_Miyamoto_GDC_2007.jpg/220px-Shigeru_Miyamoto_GDC_2007.jpg 2x" data-file-width="519" data-file-height="725" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a>, series creator, was inspired by the hillsides, forests, and caves surrounding his childhood home in <a href="/wiki/Sonobe,_Kyoto" title="Sonobe, Kyoto">Sonobe, Japan</a>.</figcaption></figure> The Legend of Zelda was principally inspired by <a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a>'s "explorations" as a young boy in the hillsides, forests, and caves surrounding his childhood home in <a href="/wiki/Sonobe,_Kyoto" title="Sonobe, Kyoto">Sonobe, Japan</a> where he ventured into forests with secluded lakes, caves, and rural villages. According to Miyamoto, one of his most memorable experiences was the discovery of a cave entrance in the middle of the woods.<a href="#cite_note-4">[3]</a> After some hesitation, he apprehensively entered the cave, and explored its depths with the aid of a lantern. Miyamoto has referred to the creation of the Zelda games as an attempt to bring to life a "miniature garden" for players to play with in each game of the series.<a href="#cite_note-5">[4]</a> The story and setting was developed by <a href="/wiki/Takashi_Tezuka" title="Takashi Tezuka">Takashi Tezuka</a>. Seeking to create a fairytale adventure game, Tezuka drew inspirations from fantasy books such as <a href="/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien" title="J. R. R. Tolkien">J. R. R. Tolkien</a>'s <a href="/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings" title="The Lord of the Rings">The Lord of the Rings</a>.<a href="#cite_note-6">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-7">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-adventuremario-8">[7]</a> According to Keiji Terui, who wrote the backstory in the first game's manual, the location named Death Mountain was initially a <a href="/wiki/Working_title" title="Working title">working title</a> for the legend of the <a href="/wiki/Triforce" title="Triforce">Triforce</a> which was written with inspirations from the battles of <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">medieval Europe</a>.<a href="#cite_note-9">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-10">[9]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Master_Sword" title="Master Sword">Master Sword</a> was introduced as <a href="/wiki/Excalibur" title="Excalibur">Excalibur</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Language_localisation" title="Language localisation">French version</a> of <a href="/wiki/A_Link_to_the_Past" class="mw-redirect" title="A Link to the Past">A Link to the Past</a>,<a href="#cite_note-11">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-12">[11]</a> which is regarded as reminiscent to the <a href="/wiki/Matter_of_Britain" title="Matter of Britain">legend</a> of <a href="/wiki/King_Arthur" title="King Arthur">King Arthur</a>.<a href="#cite_note-13">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-adventuremario-8">[7]</a> <a href="/wiki/Celtic_mythology" title="Celtic mythology">Celtic mythology</a> inspired the name of Link's <a href="/wiki/Horses_in_the_Middle_Ages" title="Horses in the Middle Ages">steed</a>, Epona, based on <a href="/wiki/Epona" title="Epona">Epona</a>, Celtic goddess of fertility.<a href="#cite_note-14">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-15">[14]</a> Hearing of American novelist, socialite and painter <a href="/wiki/Zelda_Fitzgerald" title="Zelda Fitzgerald">Zelda Fitzgerald</a>, Miyamoto thought the name sounded "pleasant and significant".<a href="#cite_note-16">[15]</a> Paying tribute, he chose to name the princess after her, and titled it The Legend of Zelda. Link and the fairy were inspired by <a href="/wiki/Peter_Pan" title="Peter Pan">Peter Pan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tinker_Bell" title="Tinker Bell">Tinker Bell</a>.<a href="#cite_note-17">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-18">[17]</a> When making the series made the transition to 3D, the combat system of Ocarina of Time was based on the <a href="/wiki/Chanbara" class="mw-redirect" title="Chanbara">chanbara</a> (<a href="/wiki/Samurai" title="Samurai">samurai</a>) style of Japanese sword fighting.<a href="#cite_note-Iwata_Asks_OoT_3D_Miyamoto-19">[18]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Audio">Audio</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Koji_Kondo_-_GDC_2007_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Koji_Kondo_-_GDC_2007_cropped.jpg/110px-Koji_Kondo_-_GDC_2007_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="110" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Koji_Kondo_-_GDC_2007_cropped.jpg/165px-Koji_Kondo_-_GDC_2007_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Koji_Kondo_-_GDC_2007_cropped.jpg/220px-Koji_Kondo_-_GDC_2007_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1808" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Koji_Kondo" title="Koji Kondo">Koji Kondo</a>, the series's original composer</figcaption></figure> Games in The Legend of Zelda series frequently feature in-game musical instruments, particularly in musical <a href="/wiki/Puzzle_video_game" title="Puzzle video game">puzzles</a>, which are widespread.<a href="#cite_note-Pichlmair-20">[19]</a> Often, instruments trigger game events: for example, the <a href="/wiki/Recorder_(musical_instrument)" title="Recorder (musical instrument)">recorder</a> in The Legend of Zelda can reveal secret areas, as well as warp Link to the dungeon entrances. This warping with music feature has also been used in A Link to the Past and Link's Awakening. In <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a>, playing instruments is a core part of the game, with the player needing to play the instrument through the use of the game controller to succeed.<a href="#cite_note-Lane-21">[20]</a> Ocarina of Time is "[one of the] first contemporary non-dance title[s] to feature music-making as part of its gameplay",<a href="#cite_note-McDonald-22">[21]</a> using music as a <a href="/wiki/Heuristic" title="Heuristic">heuristic</a> device and requiring the player to utilise songs to progress in the game<a href="#cite_note-Whalen-23">[22]</a> – a <a href="/wiki/Game_mechanic" class="mw-redirect" title="Game mechanic">game mechanic</a> that is also present in <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Majora's Mask</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Mirabella-24">[23]</a> "The Legend of Zelda Theme" is a recurring piece of music that was created for the first game. The composer and sound director of the series, <a href="/wiki/Koji_Kondo" title="Koji Kondo">Koji Kondo</a>, initially planned to use <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Ravel" title="Maurice Ravel">Maurice Ravel</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Bol%C3%A9ro" title="Boléro">Boléro</a> as the game's title theme, but was forced to change it when he learned, late in the game's development cycle, that the copyright for the orchestral piece had not yet expired. As a result, Kondo wrote a new arrangement of the overworld theme within one day.<a href="#cite_note-25">[24]</a> Up until <a href="/wiki/Breath_of_the_Wild" class="mw-redirect" title="Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a>, the Legend of Zelda series avoided using voice acting in speaking roles, relying instead on written dialogue. Series producer <a href="/wiki/Eiji_Aonuma" title="Eiji Aonuma">Eiji Aonuma</a> previously stated that as Link is entirely mute, having the other characters speak while Link remains silent "would be off-putting".<a href="#cite_note-26">[25]</a> Instead of theme music for different locations, Breath of the Wild plays natural ambience around the player as main sounds, in addition to some minimalist piano music.<a href="#cite_note-27">[26]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Setting">Setting</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Universe_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="Universe of The Legend of Zelda">Universe of The Legend of Zelda</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:204px;max-width:204px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader">Maps of <a href="/wiki/Hyrule" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyrule">Hyrule</a></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><a href="/wiki/File:Hyrule_Ocarina_of_Time.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Hyrule_Ocarina_of_Time.svg/200px-Hyrule_Ocarina_of_Time.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Hyrule_Ocarina_of_Time.svg/300px-Hyrule_Ocarina_of_Time.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Hyrule_Ocarina_of_Time.svg/400px-Hyrule_Ocarina_of_Time.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="829" data-file-height="475" /></a></div><div class="thumbcaption">Map of Hyrule, as seen in <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><a href="/wiki/File:BoTW_HyruleMapaUbicaciones.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BoTW_HyruleMapaUbicaciones.jpg/200px-BoTW_HyruleMapaUbicaciones.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BoTW_HyruleMapaUbicaciones.jpg/300px-BoTW_HyruleMapaUbicaciones.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/BoTW_HyruleMapaUbicaciones.jpg/400px-BoTW_HyruleMapaUbicaciones.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2395" data-file-height="1996" /></a></div><div class="thumbcaption">Map of Hyrule, as seen in <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a> (legend in Spanish)</div></div></div></div></div> The Legend of Zelda takes place predominantly in a <a href="/wiki/Medieval" class="mw-redirect" title="Medieval">medieval</a> <a href="/wiki/Western_Europe#Classical_antiquity_and_medieval_origins" title="Western Europe">Western Europe</a>-inspired <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_world" title="Fantasy world">fantasy world</a> called <a href="/wiki/Hyrule" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyrule">Hyrule</a>,<a href="#cite_note-28">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[28]</a> which has developed a deep history and wide geography over the series's many releases. Much of the backstory of the creation of Hyrule was revealed in the games <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past">A Link to the Past</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Wind Waker</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">Twilight Princess</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">Skyward Sword</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_Between_Worlds" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds">A Link Between Worlds</a>. Hyrule's principal inhabitants are pointy-eared, <a href="/wiki/Elf" title="Elf">elf</a>-like humanoids called <a href="/wiki/Hylian" class="mw-redirect" title="Hylian">Hylians</a>, which include the <a href="/wiki/Player_character" title="Player character">player character</a>, Link, and the eponymous princess, Zelda. The fictional universe established by the Zelda games sets the stage for each adventure. Some games take place in different lands with their own back-stories. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tri_Force_Heroes#Setting" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes">Hytopia</a> is a connected kingdom,<a href="#cite_note-30">[29]</a> <a href="/wiki/Labrynna" class="mw-redirect" title="Labrynna">Labrynna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Holodrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Holodrum">Holodrum</a> are different countries separate from the Kingdom of Hyrule, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask#Setting_and_characters" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Termina</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_Between_Worlds#Setting" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds">Lorule</a> serve as parallel worlds,<a href="#cite_note-MANUALmajoramask-31">[30]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Koholint" class="mw-redirect" title="Koholint">Koholint</a> is an island far away from Hyrule that appears to be part of a dream.<a href="#cite_note-32">[31]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Story">Story</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Trifuerza.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Trifuerza.svg/220px-Trifuerza.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Trifuerza.svg/330px-Trifuerza.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Trifuerza.svg/440px-Trifuerza.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="426" data-file-height="369" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Triforce" title="Triforce">Triforce</a> is represented as three conjoined golden triangles.</figcaption></figure> According to the in-game backstories, the world of Hyrule was created by the three <a href="/wiki/Recurring_characters_in_The_Legend_of_Zelda_series#Golden_Goddesses" class="mw-redirect" title="Recurring characters in The Legend of Zelda series">golden goddesses</a>: Din, Farore, and Nayru.<a href="#cite_note-QUOTEmyth-33">[32]</a> Before departing, the goddesses left a sacred artifact called the <a href="/wiki/Triforce" title="Triforce">Triforce</a>, which could grant powers to the user. It physically manifests itself as three golden triangles in which each embodies one of the goddesses' virtues: Power, Courage, and Wisdom.<a href="#cite_note-HyruleHistoria1-34">[33]</a> However, because the Triforce has no will of its own and it can not judge between good and evil, it will grant any wish indiscriminately.<a href="#cite_note-QUOTEwish-35">[34]</a><a href="#cite_note-HyruleHistoria2-36">[35]</a> Because of this, it was placed within an alternate world called the "Sacred Realm" or the "Golden Land" until one worthy of its power and has balanced virtues of Power, Wisdom, and Courage in their heart could obtain it, in its entirety. If a person is not of a balanced heart, the triforce part that the user mostly believes in will stay with that person and the remainder will seek out others. In order to master and control the triforce as a whole, the user must get the other parts found in other individuals and bring them together to reunite them. The Sacred Realm can itself be affected by the heart of those who enter it: those who are pure will make it a paradise, while those who are evil will transform it into a dark realm.<a href="#cite_note-QUOTEsacred_realm-37">[36]</a> In Skyward Sword, the Triforce was sought by the Demon King Demise,<a href="#cite_note-QUOTElust-38">[37]</a> an eternal being that had conquered time itself.<a href="#cite_note-QUOTEtime-39">[38]</a> After a long battle against the goddess Hylia, guardian of the Triforce, Demise was sealed away within her temple.<a href="#cite_note-HyruleHistoria1-34">[33]</a><a href="#cite_note-QUOTEhylia-40">[39]</a> Hylia, placing the Hylians on a floating island in the sky called Skyloft to protect them, orchestrated a means to stop the demon from escaping: creating the Goddess Sword (later becoming the Master Sword) for her chosen hero<a href="#cite_note-QUOTEsword-41">[40]</a> and discarding her divinity to be reborn among the people of Skyloft.<a href="#cite_note-QUOTEreincanration-42">[41]</a> In time, Zelda and Link (the reborn Hylia and her predestined warrior) enacted the goddess's plan and Demise was destroyed, but he vowed that his rage would be reborn and forever plague those descended from Link and Zelda.<a href="#cite_note-QUOTEdemise-43">[42]</a> Following the establishment of Hyrule Kingdom, Demise's prophecy came to fruition in <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a>, when Ganondorf's attempt to get the Triforce scattered it with him gaining the Triforce of Power. The Triforce of Wisdom ended up with the Hylian princesses descended from Zelda, each named after her, while the Triforce of Courage is passed to a youth named Link across generations. While the Triforces of Power and Wisdom have been part of the series since the original The Legend of Zelda, it was in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link that the Triforce of Courage was introduced, being obtained by Link at the end of his quest. The Triforce, or even a piece of it, is not always distributed as a whole. Such as in The Wind Waker, Link must find all the pieces (called Triforce Shards) of the Triforce of Courage before he can return to Hyrule. Even in the original The Legend of Zelda, Zelda breaks her Triforce of Wisdom into 8 pieces for Link to find, before she was captured by Ganon. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fictional_chronology">Fictional chronology</h4></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible floatright"> <caption>The Legend of Zelda story chronology<a href="#cite_note-Timeline-44">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-TimelineUpdate-45">[44]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="3" scope="rowgroup"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">Skyward Sword</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Minish_Cap" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap">The Minish Cap</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past_and_Four_Swords" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords">Four Swords</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="2" scope="col">The Hero is Defeated </th> <th colspan="2" scope="colgroup">The Hero is Victorious </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col">Child Era </th> <th scope="col">Adult Era </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past">A Link to the Past</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening">Link's Awakening</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Oracle_of_Seasons_and_Oracle_of_Ages" title="The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages">Oracle of Seasons & Ages</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_Between_Worlds" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds">A Link Between Worlds</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tri_Force_Heroes" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes">Tri Force Heroes</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Echoes_of_Wisdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom">Echoes of Wisdom</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda (video game)">The Legend of Zelda</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link" title="Zelda II: The Adventure of Link">The Adventure of Link</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Majora's Mask</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">Twilight Princess</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Four_Swords_Adventures" title="The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures">Four Swords Adventures</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Wind Waker</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Phantom_Hourglass" title="The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass">Phantom Hourglass</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Spirit_Tracks" title="The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks">Spirit Tracks</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" scope="rowgroup"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">Tears of the Kingdom</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> The chronology of the Legend of Zelda series was a subject of much debate among fans until an official timeline was released within the <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Hyrule_Historia" title="The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia">Hyrule Historia</a> collector's book, first released in Japan in December 2011.<a href="#cite_note-Official_Legend_of_Zelda_Timeline_Revealed-46">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-47">[46]</a> Prior to its release, in a 2003 interview, series creator Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed the existence of an internal document which connected all the games, with series producer Eiji Aonuma later revealing in 2010 the confidential nature of this document, which only Miyamoto himself and the director of each game had access to.<a href="#cite_note-48">[47]</a><a href="#cite_note-49">[48]</a> In-game content, marketing material, and developer statements once partially established a timeline of the released installments: the <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda (video game)">original The Legend of Zelda</a> was followed by <a href="/wiki/Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link" title="Zelda II: The Adventure of Link">Zelda II: The Adventure of Link</a> as a direct sequel, which takes place several years later;<a href="#cite_note-50">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-51">[50]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past">A Link to the Past</a> is a prequel to the previous two games,<a href="#cite_note-52">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-53">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-miyamoto99timeline-54">[53]</a> and is followed by <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening">Link's Awakening</a>;<a href="#cite_note-55">[54]</a><a href="#cite_note-56">[55]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a> is a prequel to A Link to the Past and takes the story many centuries back - according to character designer Satoru Takizawa, it was meant to implicitly tell the story of the Imprisoning War,<a href="#cite_note-57">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-58">[57]</a> and was followed by <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Majora's Mask</a> as a direct sequel, set a few months later;<a href="#cite_note-59">[58]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past_and_Four_Swords" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords">Four Swords</a>, upon its release, was considered the oldest tale in the series's chronology, predating Ocarina of Time;<a href="#cite_note-:2-60">[59]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Wind Waker</a> takes place in one of the parallel timelines that emerged from Ocarina of Time, more than a century later, in the "adult era";<a href="#cite_note-nindori-61">[60]</a><a href="#cite_note-gameproint-62">[61]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Four_Swords_Adventures" title="The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures">Four Swords Adventures</a>, upon its release, was considered to be a direct sequel to Four Swords, set sometime after its events;<a href="#cite_note-:2-60">[59]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Minish_Cap" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap">The Minish Cap</a> is a prequel to Four Swords, telling of the origins of villain Vaati and the creation of the Four Sword;<a href="#cite_note-63">[62]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">Twilight Princess</a> takes place in another of the parallel timelines that emerged from Ocarina of Time, more than a century later, in the "child era";<a href="#cite_note-nindori-61">[60]</a><a href="#cite_note-gameproint-62">[61]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Phantom_Hourglass" title="The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass">Phantom Hourglass</a> is a direct sequel to The Wind Waker,<a href="#cite_note-64">[63]</a> and is followed by <a href="/wiki/Spirit_Tracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Spirit Tracks">Spirit Tracks</a>, which is set about a century later on a land far away from the setting of The Wind Waker.<a href="#cite_note-65">[64]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">Skyward Sword</a> precedes The Minish Cap, telling the story of the creation of the Master Sword.<a href="#cite_note-66">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-67">[66]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_Between_Worlds" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds">A Link Between Worlds</a> takes place six generations after A Link to the Past, and features the Triforce being reunited, and Ganon being resurrected;<a href="#cite_note-ALBWtimeline-68">[67]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tri_Force_Heroes" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes">Tri Force Heroes</a> is a direct sequel to A Link Between Worlds, which takes place several years later;<a href="#cite_note-69">[68]</a><a href="#cite_note-70">[69]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a> and its direct sequel, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">Tears of the Kingdom</a> take place after all previous games in the series, without specifying a direct connection to any of the three timeline branches.<a href="#cite_note-TimelineUpdate-45">[44]</a> In the early 2000s, Nintendo of America released a timeline on the official website of the series as one of the possible interpretation of the events from all entries released up to that point, featuring a single protagonist named Link, the "Hero of Time" from its first adventure in Ocarina of Time. It was followed by Majora's Mask, A Link to the Past, Oracle of Seasons, Oracle of Ages, the original The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, and finally Link's Awakening.<a href="#cite_note-71">[70]</a> In 2011, series translator <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Owsen" title="Daniel Owsen">Daniel Owsen</a> revealed that, at one point, his coworkers at Nintendo of America and him conceived another complete timeline and intended to make it available online, but the Japanese series developers rejected the idea so that the placement of each game would be kept open to the imagination of the players.<a href="#cite_note-72">[71]</a> On December 21, 2011, to celebrate 25th anniversary of the series, the <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Hyrule_Historia" title="The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia">Hyrule Historia</a> <a href="/wiki/Art_book" class="mw-redirect" title="Art book">art book</a> was published by <a href="/wiki/Shogakukan" title="Shogakukan">Shogakukan</a>, which contained an official timeline of the fictional chronology of the series up to that point.<a href="#cite_note-Official_Legend_of_Zelda_Timeline_Revealed-46">[45]</a> This timeline subsequently posits that following Ocarina of Time, it splits into three alternate routes: in one, Ganon is not defeated, leading into the Imprisoning War and A Link to the Past, Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, Link's Awakening (A Link Between Worlds, Tri Force Heroes, and Echoes of Wisdom were released after the timeline), The Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link. The second and third, where Ganon is defeated by Link, lead to a split timeline between his childhood (where Zelda sends him back in time so he can use the wisdom he has gained to warn young Zelda of the horrifying fate of Hyrule) and adulthood (where adult Zelda lives on to try and rebuild her kingdom). His childhood continues with Majora's Mask, followed by Twilight Princess and Four Swords Adventures. The timeline from his adult life continues into Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks.<a href="#cite_note-Official_Legend_of_Zelda_Timeline_Revealed-46">[45]</a> In 2018, Nintendo revealed Breath of the Wild's timeline placement after all previous games in the series, without specifying a connection to any of the three timeline branches. Aonuma and Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi justified the vague placement with the previous idea of keeping it open to players' imaginations.<a href="#cite_note-TimelineUpdate-45">[44]</a> Nintendo moved Link's Awakening to take place before Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages.<a href="#cite_note-TimelineUpdate-45">[44]</a> In 2020, Nintendo released <a href="/wiki/Hyrule_Warriors:_Age_of_Calamity" title="Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity">Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity</a>, a gameplay-wise sequel to the 2014 spinoff game <a href="/wiki/Hyrule_Warriors" title="Hyrule Warriors">Hyrule Warriors</a> marketed as a prequel to Breath of the Wild, being set 100 years before.<a href="#cite_note-:1-73">[72]</a> However, the events of Age of Calamity diverged from the backstory established in Breath of the Wild, creating an alternate timeline separate from it.<a href="#cite_note-74">[73]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Characters">Characters</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Characters_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda" class="mw-redirect" title="Characters of The Legend of Zelda">Characters of The Legend of Zelda</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Link">Link</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" title="Link (The Legend of Zelda)">Link (The Legend of Zelda)</a></div> The central protagonist of The Legend of Zelda series, Link is the name of various young male Hylians who characteristically wear a green tunic and a pointed cap, and are the bearers of the <a href="/wiki/Triforce_of_Courage" class="mw-redirect" title="Triforce of Courage">Triforce of Courage</a>. In most games, the player can give Link a different name before the start of the adventure, and he will be referred by that given name throughout by the <a href="/wiki/Non-player_character" title="Non-player character">non-player characters</a> (NPCs). Miyamoto said in a 2002 interview that he named the protagonist "Link" because the character is/was supposed to be the "link" between the player and the game world. The various Links each have a special title, such as "Hero of Time", "Hero of the Winds" or "Hero chosen by the gods". Like many <a href="/wiki/Silent_protagonist" title="Silent protagonist">silent protagonists</a> in video games, Link does not speak, only producing grunts, yells, etc. Despite the player not seeing the dialogue, it is referenced second-hand by in-game characters, showing that he is not, in fact, mute. Link is shown as a silent protagonist so that the audience is able to have their own thoughts as to how their Link would answer the characters instead of him having scripted responses. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Princess_Zelda">Princess Zelda</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Princess_Zelda" title="Princess Zelda">Princess Zelda</a></div> Princess Zelda is the princess of Hyrule and the guardian of the <a href="/wiki/Triforce_of_Wisdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Triforce of Wisdom">Triforce of Wisdom</a>. Her name is present in many of her female ancestors and descendants. While most games require Link to save Zelda from Ganon, she sometimes plays a supporting role in battle, using magical powers and weapons such as Light Arrows to aid Link. With the exception of the CD-i games, she was not playable in the main series until Spirit Tracks, where she becomes a spirit and can possess a Phantom Knight that can be controlled by the player. Zelda appears under various other <a href="/wiki/Aliases" class="mw-redirect" title="Aliases">aliases</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alter_egos" class="mw-redirect" title="Alter egos">alter egos</a>, including <a href="/wiki/Sheik_(Zelda)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheik (Zelda)">Sheik</a> (in <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Tetra_(Zelda)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tetra (Zelda)">Tetra</a> (in <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Wind Waker</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Phantom_Hourglass" title="The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass">Phantom Hourglass</a>). In Skyward Sword, it is revealed that the Zelda of that game is a reincarnation of the goddess Hylia, whose power flows through the royal bloodline. The name "Zelda" derives from the American novelist <a href="/wiki/Zelda_Fitzgerald" title="Zelda Fitzgerald">Zelda Fitzgerald</a>.<a href="#cite_note-75">[74]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Ganon">Ganon</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Ganon" title="Ganon">Ganon</a></div> Ganon, also known as Ganondorf in his humanoid form, is the main antagonist and the final boss in the majority of The Legend of Zelda games. In the series, Ganondorf is the leader of a race of desert brigands called the <a href="/wiki/Gerudo" title="Gerudo">Gerudo</a>, which consists entirely of female warriors save for one man born every one hundred years. He is significantly taller than other human NPCs, but his looks vary between games, often taking the form of a monstrous anthropomorphic boar. His specific motives vary from game to game, but most often his plans include him kidnapping Princess Zelda and planning to achieve domination of Hyrule and presumably the world beyond it. To this end, he seeks the <a href="/wiki/Triforce" title="Triforce">Triforce</a>, a powerful magical relic. He often possesses a portion of the Triforce called the Triforce of Power, which gives him great strength. However, it is often not enough to accomplish his ends, leading him to hunt the remaining Triforce pieces. Unlike Link, Zelda, and most other recurring characters, he is actually the same person in every game, with the exception of Four Swords Adventures, where he is a reincarnation of the original. In each game the battles with him are different and he fights using different styles. The game <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">Skyward Sword</a> indicates that Ganon is a reincarnation of an evil deity known as Demise. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1212047051">.mw-parser-output .release-timeline{padding:.75em 1em;font-size:85%;line-height:.9;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0 1px;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline>caption{padding:.4em .4em .2em;font-size:112.5%}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-subtitle{padding-top:.3em;font-size:90%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline td,.mw-parser-output .release-timeline th{border:none;padding:.4em;background:none;font:inherit;color:inherit}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline td{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline th{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-first{padding:.4em .4em .2em}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-next,.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-last{padding:.2em .4em}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .release-timeline{float:right;clear:right;margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .rt-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:.5em 1.4em .5em 0}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline caption{white-space:nowrap}}</style><table class="release-timeline wikitable"><caption>Release timeline<div class="rt-subtitle">Original releases in bold</div></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1986</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda (video game)">The Legend of Zelda</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1987</th><td><a href="/wiki/Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link" title="Zelda II: The Adventure of Link">The Adventure of Link</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">1988</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">1989</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">1990</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1991</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past">A Link to the Past</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">1992</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1993</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening">Link's Awakening</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">1994</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">1995</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">1996</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">1997</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1998</th><td class="rt-first"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening_DX" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX">Link's Awakening DX</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">1999</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2000</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Majora's Mask</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2001</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Oracle_of_Seasons_and_Oracle_of_Ages" title="The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages">Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2002</th><td class="rt-first"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past_and_Four_Swords" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords">Four Swords</a></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Wind Waker</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2003</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2004</th><td class="rt-first"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Four_Swords_Adventures" title="The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures">Four Swords Adventures</a></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Minish_Cap" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap">The Minish Cap</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2005</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2006</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">Twilight Princess</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2007</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Phantom_Hourglass" title="The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass">Phantom Hourglass</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2008</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2009</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Spirit_Tracks" title="The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks">Spirit Tracks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2010</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2011</th><td class="rt-first"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time_3D" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D">Ocarina of Time 3D</a></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">Skyward Sword</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2012</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2013</th><td class="rt-first"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD">The Wind Waker HD</a></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_Between_Worlds" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds">A Link Between Worlds</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2014</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2015</th><td class="rt-first"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask_3D" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D">Majora's Mask 3D</a></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tri_Force_Heroes" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes">Tri Force Heroes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2016</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD">Twilight Princess HD</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2017</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2018</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2019</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening_(2019_video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 video game)">Link's Awakening</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2020</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2021</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD">Skyward Sword HD</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #228B22">2022</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2023</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">Tears of the Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2024</th><td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Echoes_of_Wisdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom">Echoes of Wisdom</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1986–1997:_2D_origins">1986–1997: 2D origins</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Legend_of_Zelda_NES.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="An overhead view of a young boy in a green tunic battling creatures." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3a/Legend_of_Zelda_NES.PNG/220px-Legend_of_Zelda_NES.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Legend_of_Zelda_NES.PNG 1.5x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="224" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda (video game)">The Legend of Zelda</a>, released in 1986 for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a>, was the first game in the series - it featured an <a href="/wiki/Open_world" title="Open world">open world</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nonlinear_gameplay" title="Nonlinear gameplay">nonlinear gameplay</a>.</figcaption></figure> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda (video game)">The Legend of Zelda</a>, the first game of the series, was first released in Japan on February 21, 1986, on the <a href="/wiki/Famicom_Disk_System" title="Famicom Disk System">Famicom Disk System</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Historia-76">[75]</a> A cartridge version for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a>, using battery-backed <a href="/wiki/Computer_storage" class="mw-redirect" title="Computer storage">memory</a>, was released in the United States on August 22, 1987, and in Europe on November 27, 1987. The game features a "Second Quest", accessible either upon completing the game, or by registering one's name as "ZELDA" when starting a new quest. The "Second Quest" features different dungeons and item placement, and more difficult enemies.<a href="#cite_note-77">[76]</a> A modified version of the original Famicom game, <a href="/wiki/BS_Zelda_no_Densetsu" class="mw-redirect" title="BS Zelda no Densetsu">BS Zelda no Densetsu</a>, was released for the <a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">Super Famicom</a>'s satellite-based expansion, <a href="/wiki/Satellaview" title="Satellaview">Satellaview</a>, on August 6, 1995, in Japan. A second Satellaview game, BS Zelda no Densetsu MAP2 was released for the Satellaview on December 30 the same year. Both games featured rearranged dungeons, an altered <a href="/wiki/Overworld" title="Overworld">overworld</a>, and new voice-acted plot-lines.<a href="#cite_note-78">[77]</a> The second game, <a href="/wiki/Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link" title="Zelda II: The Adventure of Link">Zelda II: The Adventure of Link</a>, was released for the <a href="/wiki/Famicom_Disk_System" title="Famicom Disk System">Famicom Disk System</a> in Japan on January 14, 1987,<a href="#cite_note-Historia-76">[75]</a> and for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a> in Europe in November and North America in December 1988. The game exchanged the <a href="/wiki/Top-down_perspective" class="mw-redirect" title="Top-down perspective">top-down perspective</a> for <a href="/wiki/Side-scrolling" class="mw-redirect" title="Side-scrolling">side-scrolling</a> (though the top-down point of view was retained for overworld areas), and introduced <a href="/wiki/Role-playing_video_game" title="Role-playing video game">RPG</a> elements (such as <a href="/wiki/Experience_points" class="mw-redirect" title="Experience points">experience points</a>) not used previously or thereafter in the series. The Legend of Zelda and Zelda II were released in gold-colored cartridges instead of the console's regular grey cartridges. Both were re-released in the final years of the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a> with grey cartridges.<a href="#cite_note-79">[78]</a> Four years later, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past">A Link to the Past</a> returned to the top-down view (under a <a href="/wiki/2.5D" title="2.5D">3/4 perspective</a>), and added the concept of an alternate dimension, the Dark World. The game was released for the <a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">Super NES</a> on November 21, 1991.<a href="#cite_note-Historia-76">[75]</a> A downloadable version of A Link to the Past<a href="#cite_note-80">[79]</a> and an exclusive modified version called <a href="/wiki/BS_Zelda_no_Densetsu_Inishie_no_Sekiban" class="mw-redirect" title="BS Zelda no Densetsu Inishie no Sekiban">BS Zelda no Densetsu Inishie no Sekiban</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[80]</a> were released on the <a href="/wiki/Satellaview" title="Satellaview">Satellaview</a> in Japan on March 2 and 30, 1997, respectively. A Link to the Past was re-released for the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a> in 2002. The SNES version was later re-released on the Wii Virtual Console on January 22, 2007, on the Wii U Virtual Console, and on Nintendo Switch Online. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_LCD_games" title="The Legend of Zelda LCD games">Three Zelda-themed LCD games</a> were created between 1989 and 1992. The <a href="/wiki/Zelda_(Game_%26_Watch)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zelda (Game & Watch)">Zelda</a> version of Nintendo's <a href="/wiki/Game_%26_Watch" title="Game & Watch">Game & Watch</a> series was released first in August 1989 as a dual-screen <a href="/wiki/Handheld_electronic_game" title="Handheld electronic game">handheld electronic game</a> similar in appearance to today's <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a>. It was re-released in 1998 as a Toymax, Inc. Mini Classic and was later included as an unlockable extra in <a href="/wiki/Game_%26_Watch_Gallery_4" class="mw-redirect" title="Game & Watch Gallery 4">Game & Watch Gallery 4</a>, a 2002 compilation for the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>. While the Game & Watch Zelda was developed in-house by Nintendo, the subsequent two LCD games were developed by third parties under license by Nintendo. In October 1989, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(Nelsonic_game_watch)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda (Nelsonic game watch)">The Legend of Zelda</a> was developed by <a href="/wiki/Nelsonic" class="mw-redirect" title="Nelsonic">Nelsonic</a> as part of its Game Watch line. This game was an actual digital watch with primitive <a href="/wiki/Gameplay" title="Gameplay">gameplay</a> based on the original Legend of Zelda. In 1992, <a href="/wiki/Epoch_Co." title="Epoch Co.">Epoch Co.</a> developed <a href="/wiki/Zelda_no_Densetsu:_Kamigami_no_Triforce_(Barcode_Battler_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce (Barcode Battler II)">Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce</a> for its <a href="/wiki/Barcode_Battler_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Barcode Battler II">Barcode Battler II</a> console. The game employed card-scanning technology similar to the later-released <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_e-Reader" title="Nintendo e-Reader">Nintendo e-Reader</a>. The next game, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening">Link's Awakening</a>, for Nintendo's <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">Game Boy</a>, is the first Zelda for a <a href="/wiki/Handheld_game_console" title="Handheld game console">handheld</a>, and the first set outside Hyrule and to exclude Princess Zelda. Link's Awakening was re-released, in full color, as a launch game for the Game Boy Color in 1998 as Link's Awakening DX. This remaster features additions such as an extra color-based dungeon and a photo shop that allows interaction with the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Printer" title="Game Boy Printer">Game Boy Printer</a>. Link's Awakening DX was released on the 3DS' Virtual Console on June 7, 2011. An <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening_(2019_video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 video game)">HD remake of Link's Awakening</a> was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2019.<a href="#cite_note-82">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-83">[82]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_CD-i_games" title="The Legend of Zelda CD-i games">Three video games</a> was developed and released on <a href="/wiki/CD-i" title="CD-i">CD-i</a> in the early 1990s as a product of a compromise between <a href="/wiki/Philips" title="Philips">Philips</a> and Nintendo, after the companies failed to develop a CD-ROM peripheral for the Super NES. Created independently with no observation by or influence from Nintendo, the games are <a href="/wiki/Link:_The_Faces_of_Evil_and_Zelda:_The_Wand_of_Gamelon" title="Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon">Link: The Faces of Evil, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon</a>, and later, <a href="/wiki/Zelda%27s_Adventure" title="Zelda's Adventure">Zelda's Adventure</a>. Nintendo never acknowledged them in the Zelda timeline, and they are considered to be in a separate, self-contained canon. These games are widely acknowledged to be the worst installments in the series, though have since gained a <a href="/wiki/Cult_following" title="Cult following">cult following</a> in the form of <a href="/wiki/Internet_meme" title="Internet meme">internet memes</a>.<a href="#cite_note-84">[83]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1998–2001:_Transition_to_3D">1998–2001: Transition to 3D</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ZELDA_OCARINA_OF_TIME_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The child version of the game's protagonist, Link, stands in Hyrule field wearing his distinctive green tunic and pointed cap. In each corner of the screen are icons that display information to the player. In the upper left-hand corner, there are hearts, which represent Link's health, in the lower left-hand corner is a counter that displays the number of Rupees (the in-game currency) possessed by the player. There is a mini-map in the lower right-hand corner, and five icons in the upper right-hand corner, one green, one red, and three yellow, which represent the actions available to the player on the corresponding buttons of the N64 controller." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/04/ZELDA_OCARINA_OF_TIME_2.jpg/220px-ZELDA_OCARINA_OF_TIME_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/04/ZELDA_OCARINA_OF_TIME_2.jpg/330px-ZELDA_OCARINA_OF_TIME_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/ZELDA_OCARINA_OF_TIME_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="273" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a>, released in 1998 for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a>, was the first <a href="/wiki/3D_computer_graphics" title="3D computer graphics">3D</a> game in the series.</figcaption></figure> After five years without a new game, the series made the transition to <a href="/wiki/3D_computer_graphics" title="3D computer graphics">3D</a> with <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a>, which was released in November 1998. This game, initially known as Zelda 64, retains the core gameplay of the previous <a href="/wiki/2D_computer_graphics" title="2D computer graphics">2D</a> games, and was very successful commercially and critically, considered by many critics and gamers to be the <a href="/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered_the_best" title="List of video games considered the best">best video game of all time</a>, and ranking highly on IGN and EGM's "greatest games of all time" lists, as well as scoring perfect scores in several video game publications.<a href="#cite_note-85">[84]</a> In February 2006, it was ranked by <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Power" title="Nintendo Power">Nintendo Power</a> as the best game released for a Nintendo console.<a href="#cite_note-86">[85]</a> The game was originally developed for the poorly selling, Japanese-only <a href="/wiki/64DD" title="64DD">64DD</a>, but was converted to cartridge format when the 64DD hardware was delayed.<a href="#cite_note-87">[86]</a> A new gameplay mechanic, lock-on targeting, is used in the game, which focuses the camera on a nearby target and alters the player's actions relative to that target.<a href="#cite_note-88">[87]</a> Such mechanics allow precise sword fighting in a 3D space. The game heavily uses context-sensitive button play, which enabled the player to control various actions with Link using only one button on the Nintendo 64's controller. Each action was handled slightly differently but all used the 'A' button to perform. For instance, standing next to a block and pressing 'A' made Link grab it (enabling him to push/pull it), but moving forwards into a block and pressing 'A' allowed Link to climb the block. The game featured the first appearance of Link's horse, <a href="/wiki/Epona_(character)" class="mw-redirect" title="Epona (character)">Epona</a>, allowing Link to travel quickly across land and fire arrows from horseback. Those who preordered the game received a gold-colored cartridge in a limited edition box with a golden plastic card affixed, reading "Collector's Edition".<a href="#cite_note-89">[88]</a> In some stores that had this "Collector's Edition" quickly sell out, a small and rare Zelda pin was given instead. It is the sword and shield emblem with "Zelda" written on it. Very few of them are known to remain. Ocarina of Time was re-released on the <a href="/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a> in 2002, when it was offered as a <a href="/wiki/Pre-order_incentive" class="mw-redirect" title="Pre-order incentive">pre-order incentive</a> for The Wind Waker in the U.S., Canada and Japan.<a href="#cite_note-Zelda_Bonus_Disc-90">[89]</a> It includes the cancelled <a href="/wiki/64DD" title="64DD">64DD</a> expansion for Ocarina of Time known as Ura Zelda during development. Named <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time_Master_Quest" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest">Ocarina of Time Master Quest</a>, the game was given reorganized dungeon layouts for greater difficulty.<a href="#cite_note-Zelda_Bonus_Disc-90">[89]</a><a href="#cite_note-91">[90]</a> Europe continued to receive this "Two-Game Bonus Disc" free in every copy of The Wind Waker, except for the discounted <a href="/wiki/Player%27s_Choice" class="mw-redirect" title="Player's Choice">Player's Choice</a> version. Ocarina of Time was available through the <a href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Virtual_Console" title="Virtual Console">Virtual Console</a> service.<a href="#cite_note-92">[91]</a> Nintendo re-released it for the <a href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a> Virtual Console in July 2015. <a href="/wiki/Ocarina_of_Time_3D" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocarina of Time 3D">Ocarina of Time 3D</a> for the 3DS, featuring remade graphics and stereoscopic 3D, was released in mid-June 2011. Ocarina of Time has been made available on the higher tier of <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch_Online#Legacy_games_service" title="Nintendo Switch Online">Nintendo Switch Online</a> in HD resolution. Ocarina of Time's follow-up, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Majora's Mask</a>, was released in April 2000. It uses the same <a href="/wiki/3D_computer_graphics" title="3D computer graphics">3D</a> <a href="/wiki/Game_engine" title="Game engine">game engine</a> as the previous game,<a href="#cite_note-IGN_MM_review-93">[92]</a> and added a time-based concept, in which <a href="/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" title="Link (The Legend of Zelda)">Link</a>, the protagonist, relives the events of three days as many times as needed to complete the game's objectives. It was originally called Zelda Gaiden,<a href="#cite_note-94">[93]</a> a Japanese title that translates as Zelda <a href="/wiki/Side_story" class="mw-redirect" title="Side story">Side story</a>. Gameplay changed significantly; in addition to the time-limit, Link can use masks to transform into creatures with unique abilities. While Majora's Mask retains the graphical style of Ocarina of Time, it is also a departure, particularly in its atmosphere. It features motion-blur, unlike its predecessor. The game is darker in tone,<a href="#cite_note-IGN_MM_review-93">[92]</a> dealing with death and tragedy in a manner not previously seen in the series, and has a sense of impending doom, as a large moon slowly descends upon the land of <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask#Setting_and_characters" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Termina</a> to destroy all life. All copies of <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Majora's Mask</a> are gold cartridges. A limited "Collector's Edition" <a href="/wiki/Lenticular_printing" title="Lenticular printing">lenticular</a> cartridge label was offered as the <a href="/wiki/Pre-order_incentive" class="mw-redirect" title="Pre-order incentive">pre-order incentive</a>. Copies of the game that are not collector's editions feature a normal sticker cartridge label. Majora's Mask was available on the Wii and Wii U Virtual Console catalogues. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask_3D" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D">The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D</a> was released for 3DS in North America and Europe on February 13, 2015, and in Japan and Australia a day later. The Nintendo 64 version was added to Nintendo Switch Online in February 2022; with this, all of the 3D games in the series have been re-released in HD resolution. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Oracle_of_Seasons_and_Oracle_of_Ages" title="The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages">Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages</a> were released simultaneously for the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Color" title="Game Boy Color">Game Boy Color</a> in 2001, and interact using <a href="/wiki/Password_(video_games)" class="mw-redirect" title="Password (video games)">passwords</a><a href="#cite_note-Pelland_124-95">[94]</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Game_Link_Cable" title="Game Link Cable">Game Link Cable</a>.<a href="#cite_note-96">[95]</a> After one game has been completed, the player is given a password that allows the other game to be played as a sequel.<a href="#cite_note-Pelland_124-95">[94]</a> They were developed by <a href="/wiki/Flagship_(company)" title="Flagship (company)">Flagship</a> in conjunction with Nintendo, with supervision from Miyamoto. After the team experimented with porting the original The Legend of Zelda to the Game Boy Color, they decided to make an original trilogy<a href="#cite_note-97">[96]</a> to be called the "Triforce Series".<a href="#cite_note-98">[97]</a> When the password system linking the three games proved too troublesome, the concept was reduced to two games at Miyamoto's suggestion.<a href="#cite_note-99">[98]</a> These two games became Oracle of Ages, which is more puzzle-based, and Oracle of Seasons, which is more action-oriented.<a href="#cite_note-100">[99]</a> Both titles were later released on the 3DS Virtual Console and Nintendo Switch Online. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2002–2005:_Introduction_of_Toon_Link_and_multiplayer">2002–2005: Introduction of Toon Link and multiplayer</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Legend_of_Zelda_Four_Swords_screenshot.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/The_Legend_of_Zelda_Four_Swords_screenshot.png/220px-The_Legend_of_Zelda_Four_Swords_screenshot.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dc/The_Legend_of_Zelda_Four_Swords_screenshot.png 1.5x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="160" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Four_Swords" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords">Four Swords</a>, released in 2002 for the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>, was the first <a href="/wiki/Multiplayer_video_game" title="Multiplayer video game">multiplayer game</a> in the series, and introduced a new cartoon art style.</figcaption></figure> The <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a> release of A Link to the Past in 2002 featured a new game, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Four_Swords" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords">Four Swords</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Historia-76">[75]</a> the first multiplayer Zelda. This game introduced <a href="/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)#Character_design" title="Link (The Legend of Zelda)">Toon Link</a>, a name first used in <a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a> to refer to cartoon-based visual designs of Link. Four Swords Anniversary Edition<a href="#cite_note-IwataAsksZelda25-101">[100]</a> was released on September 28, 2011, as free <a href="/wiki/DSiWare" class="mw-redirect" title="DSiWare">DSiWare</a> available until February 20, 2012. <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Legend_of_Zelda_The_Wind_Waker_screenshot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/The_Legend_of_Zelda_The_Wind_Waker_screenshot.jpg/220px-The_Legend_of_Zelda_The_Wind_Waker_screenshot.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/08/The_Legend_of_Zelda_The_Wind_Waker_screenshot.jpg/330px-The_Legend_of_Zelda_The_Wind_Waker_screenshot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/08/The_Legend_of_Zelda_The_Wind_Waker_screenshot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="280" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Wind Waker</a>, released in 2002 for the <a href="/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a>, was the first game in the series featuring <a href="/wiki/Cel_shading" title="Cel shading">cel shading</a>.</figcaption></figure> When Nintendo revealed the <a href="/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a> on August 24, 2000, the day before Nintendo's <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Space_World" title="Nintendo Space World">Space World</a> 2000 exposition,<a href="#cite_note-102">[101]</a> a software demonstration showed a realistically styled real-time duel between <a href="/wiki/Ganon" title="Ganon">Ganondorf</a> and <a href="/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" title="Link (The Legend of Zelda)">Link</a>. Fans and the media speculated that the battle might be from a Zelda game in development at the time.<a href="#cite_note-103">[102]</a> At Space World 2001, Nintendo showed a <a href="/wiki/Cel-shaded_animation" class="mw-redirect" title="Cel-shaded animation">cel-shaded</a> Zelda game, later released as <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Wind Waker</a> in December 2002. Due to poor reception, nothing further was shown until a playable demonstration was ready. Miyamoto felt The Wind Waker would "extend Zelda's reach to all ages".<a href="#cite_note-104">[103]</a><a href="#cite_note-105">[104]</a> The gameplay centers on controlling wind with a baton called the "Wind Waker" and sailing a small boat around an island-filled ocean, retaining similar gameplay mechanics as the previous 3D games in the series. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Collector%27s_Edition" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition">The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition</a>, released for the GameCube in 2003,<a href="#cite_note-bare_url-106">[105]</a> included the original The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and a demo of The Wind Waker. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD">The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD</a> was released for Wii U in 2013. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Four_Swords_Adventures" title="The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures">Four Swords Adventures</a> was released for the GameCube in early 2004 in Japan and America, and January 2005 in Europe. Based on the handheld <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Four_Swords" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords">Four Swords</a>, Four Swords Adventures was another deviation from previous Zelda gameplay, focusing on <a href="/wiki/Level_(video_games)" title="Level (video games)">level</a>-based and <a href="/wiki/Multiplayer_video_game" title="Multiplayer video game">multiplayer</a> gameplay. The game contains 24 levels and a map screen; there is no connecting <a href="/wiki/Overworld" title="Overworld">overworld</a>. For multiplayer features, each player must use a Game Boy Advance system linked to the GameCube via a <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_GameCube_%E2%80%93_Game_Boy_Advance_link_cable" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable">Nintendo GameCube – Game Boy Advance link cable</a>. The game features a single-player campaign, in which using a Game Boy Advance is optional. Four Swords Adventures includes two gameplay modes: "Hyrulean Adventure", with a plot and gameplay similar to other Zelda games, and "Shadow Battle", in which multiple Links, played by multiple players, battle each other. The Japanese and Korean versions include an exclusive third segment, "Navi Trackers" (originally designed as the stand-alone game "Tetra's Trackers"), which contains spoken dialogue for most of the characters, unlike other games in The Legend of Zelda series. In November 2004 in Japan and Europe, and January 2005 in America, Nintendo released <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Minish_Cap" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap">The Minish Cap</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a>. In The Minish Cap Link can shrink in size using a mystical, sentient hat named Ezlo. While shrunk, he can see previously explored parts of a dungeon from a different perspective, and enter areas through otherwise-impassable openings. It was later released on the Wii U Virtual Console. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006–2011:_Motion_and_touch-based_swordplay">2006–2011: Motion and touch-based swordplay</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zelda_-_Twilight_Princess_-_stab.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A boy in a green tunic holds a shield while swinging his sword towards an enemy." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3f/Zelda_-_Twilight_Princess_-_stab.jpg/220px-Zelda_-_Twilight_Princess_-_stab.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3f/Zelda_-_Twilight_Princess_-_stab.jpg/330px-Zelda_-_Twilight_Princess_-_stab.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/Zelda_-_Twilight_Princess_-_stab.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="228" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">Twilight Princess</a> was the first game in the series with <a href="/wiki/Motion_controls" class="mw-redirect" title="Motion controls">motion controls</a>, in which the player controls <a href="/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" title="Link (The Legend of Zelda)">Link</a>'s sword using the <a href="/wiki/Wii_Remote" title="Wii Remote">Wii Remote</a> (<a href="/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a> version pictured).</figcaption></figure> In November 2006, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">Twilight Princess</a> was released as the first Zelda game on the <a href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>, and later in December as the last Nintendo-published game for the <a href="/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a>, the console for which it was originally developed. The Wii version features motion controls and a reversed world where everything that is in the west on the GameCube is in the east on the Wii. The display is mirrored in order to make Link right-handed to make use of the <a href="/wiki/Wii_Remote" title="Wii Remote">Wii Remote</a> feel more natural for the majority of players. The game chronicles the struggle of a young adult Link to confront the troubles of the "Twilight Realm", a mysterious force that appears around and interacts with Hyrule. When he enters this realm, he is transformed into a <a href="/wiki/Wolf" title="Wolf">wolf</a>, and loses the ability to use his sword, shield or other items, but gains other abilities such as sharpened senses from his new form. Twilight Princess includes an incarnation of Link's horse, Epona, for fast transportation, and features mounted battle scenarios including boss battles that were not seen in previous games. Twilight Princess diverted from the cel-shading of Wind Waker, integrating graphics featuring more detailed textures, giving the game a darker atmosphere. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD">The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD</a> released for Wii U in 2016.<a href="#cite_note-107">[106]</a> At 2006 <a href="/wiki/Game_Developers_Conference" title="Game Developers Conference">Game Developers Conference</a>, a new title <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Phantom_Hourglass" title="The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass">Phantom Hourglass</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a> was shown. It revealed traditional top-down Zelda gameplay optimised for the DS's features, with a cel-shaded 3D graphical style similar to The Wind Waker for Gamecube. The game is a direct sequel to The Wind Waker.<a href="#cite_note-108">[107]</a> Phantom Hourglass was released in June 2007, for Japan and October for North America and Europe. It was later released on the Wii U Virtual Console. The next Legend of Zelda game for the DS, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Spirit_Tracks" title="The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks">Spirit Tracks</a>, was released in December 2009. In this game, the "spirit tracks", railroads which chain an ancient evil, are disappearing from Hyrule. Zelda and Link go to the 'Spirit Tower' (the ethereal point of convergence for the tracks) to find out why, but villains steal Zelda's body for the resurrection of the Demon King. Rendered disembodied, Zelda is left a spirit, and only Link (and a certain few sages) can see her. Together they go on a quest to restore the spirit tracks, defeat the Demon King, and return Zelda to her body. Using a modified engine of that used in <a href="/wiki/Phantom_Hourglass" class="mw-redirect" title="Phantom Hourglass">Phantom Hourglass</a>, the notably new feature in this game is that the Phantom Guardians seen in Phantom Hourglass are, through a series of events, periodically controllable. It was the first time in the series that both Link and Zelda work together on the quest. It was later released on the Wii U Virtual Console. A new Zelda game for <a href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a> was in development since the end of 2000s.<a href="#cite_note-109">[108]</a> The new title was revealed at <a href="/wiki/E3_2010" title="E3 2010">E3 2010</a> as <a href="/wiki/Skyward_Sword" class="mw-redirect" title="Skyward Sword">Skyward Sword</a>, but its release was delayed to 2011.<a href="#cite_note-110">[109]</a> The game, the earliest in the Legend of Zelda timeline, reveals the origins of Hyrule, Ganon (here known as Demise), and many elements featured in previous games; it uses Wii's <a href="/wiki/Wii_MotionPlus" title="Wii MotionPlus">MotionPlus</a> feature as well. It was released on November 20, 2011; the first run included a 25th Anniversary CD of fully orchestrated music from various Zelda games, including Skyward Sword. It was made available for download on Wii U in September 2016. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD">An HD remaster</a>, with optional button-only controls, was released for Nintendo Switch in 2021.<a href="#cite_note-111">[110]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013–present:_Open-world_emphasis">2013–present: Open-world emphasis</h3></div> In 2013, Nintendo released <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_Between_Worlds" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds">A Link Between Worlds</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_3DS" title="Nintendo 3DS">Nintendo 3DS</a>, a sequel to A Link to the Past.<a href="#cite_note-112">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-113">[112]</a> Progression is more open-ended than previous titles, with the possibility of completing many of the game's dungeons in any order. Certain dungeon obstacles require the use of rented or purchased items. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tri_Force_Heroes" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes">Tri Force Heroes</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Cooperative_video_game" title="Cooperative video game">cooperative</a> multiplayer game, was released for the 3DS in October 2015.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_reveal-114">[113]</a> It features the same Link as A Link Between Worlds but lacks open-world gameplay. <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Breath_of_the_Wild_paraglide.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="An in-game screenshot of the protagonist Link, paragliding across a vast world." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b3/Breath_of_the_Wild_paraglide.jpg/220px-Breath_of_the_Wild_paraglide.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b3/Breath_of_the_Wild_paraglide.jpg/330px-Breath_of_the_Wild_paraglide.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b3/Breath_of_the_Wild_paraglide.jpg 2x" data-file-width="421" data-file-height="237" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a>, released in 2017 for the <a href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>, returned the series to fully <a href="/wiki/Open_world" title="Open world">open-world</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nonlinear_gameplay" title="Nonlinear gameplay">nonlinear gameplay</a>.</figcaption></figure> While Nintendo had showcased a Wii U demo reel at <a href="/wiki/E3_2011" title="E3 2011">E3 2011</a> that depicted Link fighting a monster in HD<a href="#cite_note-115">[114]</a> and the first original HD Zelda game was scheduled for a 2015 release, it was delayed.<a href="#cite_note-116">[115]</a> The title was finally revealed at <a href="/wiki/E3_2016" title="E3 2016">E3 2016</a> as <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a>, and the game was released on March 3, 2017, as the last Nintendo-published game for the Wii U and a launch title for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">Nintendo Switch</a>.<a href="#cite_note-117">[116]</a><a href="#cite_note-ZeldaNX-118">[117]</a> Similar to the original The Legend of Zelda, players are given little instruction and can explore the world freely. The world is designed to encourage exploration and experimentation and the main story quest can be completed in a nonlinear fashion. A Breath of the Wild sequel, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">Tears of the Kingdom</a>, was released on the Switch on May 12, 2023.<a href="#cite_note-119">[118]</a><a href="#cite_note-120">[119]</a> New to Tears of the Kingdom are the battery-powered Zonai devices, which the player can use for combat, propulsion, exploration, and more. The game also features the new abilities to fuse materials together, ascend through ceilings, reverse objects' movement through time, and autobuild structures. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Echoes_of_Wisdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom">Echoes of Wisdom</a>, which features Zelda as the main protagonist, released on September 26, 2024.<a href="#cite_note-121">[120]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_games">Other games</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cancelled_games">Cancelled games</h3></div> Throughout the lifespan of The Legend of Zelda series, a number of games (including main series games as well as re-releases and spin-offs) in varying states of completeness have had their releases cancelled. Perhaps the earliest of these was <a href="/wiki/Gottlieb" title="Gottlieb">Gottlieb</a>'s The Legend of Zelda Pinball Machine (cancelled 1993). After securing a license from Nintendo to produce two Nintendo-franchise-based pinball machines, pinball designer Jon Norris was tasked with designing the table. Before it was completed, Gottlieb decided to repurpose the game with an <a href="/wiki/American_Gladiators_(1989_TV_series)" title="American Gladiators (1989 TV series)">American Gladiators</a> theme. Licensing for this version ultimately fell through and the game was released as simply Gladiators (November 1993).<a href="#cite_note-122">[121]</a> In 1998, Nintendo cancelled <a href="/wiki/Ura_Zelda" class="mw-redirect" title="Ura Zelda">Ura Zelda</a>, the <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a> expansion disk for the <a href="/wiki/64DD" title="64DD">64DD</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-123">[122]</a> due to poor sales figures for the 64DD peripheral.<a href="#cite_note-IGN:_Miyamoto_and_Aonuma_on_Zelda-124">[123]</a> In 2002, Nintendo released a <a href="/wiki/GameCube" title="GameCube">GameCube</a> bonus <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_optical_discs" title="Nintendo optical discs">disc</a> called <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time#Rereleases" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:0-123">[122]</a> It contains emulated versions of Ocarina of Time and Ocarina of Time Master Quest, which Aonuma and Miyamoto each confirmed is Ura Zelda.<a href="#cite_note-IGN:_Miyamoto_and_Aonuma_on_Zelda-124">[123]</a><a href="#cite_note-Miyamoto_Roundtable-125">[124]</a> In 2001, under license from Nintendo, <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a> cancelled the release of The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Courage for <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Color" title="Game Boy Color">Game Boy Color</a>. Working with Capcom's subsidiary <a href="/wiki/Flagship_(company)" title="Flagship (company)">Flagship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yoshiki_Okamoto" title="Yoshiki Okamoto">Yoshiki Okamoto</a> was originally tasked with designing a series of three Zelda games for the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Color" title="Game Boy Color">Game Boy Color</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Miyamoto_Speaks-126">[125]</a> Referred to as the "Triforce Series",<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Third_profile-127">[126]</a> the games were known as The Legend of Zelda: The Mysterious Acorn: Chapter of Power, Chapter of Wisdom, and Chapter of Courage in Japan<a href="#cite_note-128">[127]</a> and The Legend of Zelda: Mystical Seed of Power, Mystical Seed of Wisdom, and Mystical Seed of Courage in the US.<a href="#cite_note-129">[128]</a> The games were to interact using a <a href="/wiki/Password_(video_games)" class="mw-redirect" title="Password (video games)">password system</a>,<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Third_profile-127">[126]</a> but the limitations of this system and the difficulty of coordinating three games proved too complicated, so the team scaled back to two games at Miyamoto's suggestion.<a href="#cite_note-130">[129]</a><a href="#cite_note-131">[130]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Oracle_of_Seasons" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons">The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons</a> was adapted from Mystical Seed of Power, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Oracle_of_Ages" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages">The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages</a> was adapted from Mystical Seed of Wisdom, and Mystical Seed of Courage was cancelled.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Third_profile-127">[126]</a> Before its 2006 release, both <a href="/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" title="Link (The Legend of Zelda)">Link</a> and <a href="/wiki/Samus_Aran" title="Samus Aran">Samus</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a> series were planned to be playable characters for the Wii version of <a href="/wiki/Marvel:_Ultimate_Alliance" title="Marvel: Ultimate Alliance">Marvel: Ultimate Alliance</a>, but they did not make the final release because they were not Marvel characters.<a href="#cite_note-132">[131]</a> In 2011, an unnamed Zelda 25th Anniversary Compilation was cancelled. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series, Nintendo of America originally had planned to release a compilation of games together for the Wii, similar to the collector's edition disc released for the GameCube in 2003. Nintendo of Japan's president Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto decided against releasing it, believing it would be too similar to the Super Mario 25th Anniversary collection released in 2010.<a href="#cite_note-133">[132]</a> <a href="/wiki/Retro_Studios" title="Retro Studios">Retro Studios</a> had two Zelda games in development. One was an untitled game starring a <a href="/wiki/Sheikah" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheikah">Sheikah</a> in a story that explores the origins of the <a href="/wiki/Master_Sword" title="Master Sword">Master Sword</a>.<a href="#cite_note-eurogamer1-134">[133]</a><a href="#cite_note-eurogamer2-135">[134]</a> Another one was titled Heroes of Hyrule and it starred <a href="/wiki/Goron" class="mw-redirect" title="Goron">Goron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zoras" class="mw-redirect" title="Zoras">Zora</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rito_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rito (The Legend of Zelda)">Rito</a> who set out to rescue <a href="/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" title="Link (The Legend of Zelda)">Link</a>.<a href="#cite_note-eurogamer2-135">[134]</a><a href="#cite_note-nintendolife1-136">[135]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spin-off_games">Spin-off games</h3></div> As the franchise has grown in popularity, several games have been released that are set within or star a minor character from the universe of The Legend of Zelda but are not directly connected to the main The Legend of Zelda series. Both map versions of the game <a href="/wiki/BS_Zelda_no_Densetsu" class="mw-redirect" title="BS Zelda no Densetsu">BS Zelda no Densetsu</a> for the Satellaview (released in August and December 1995) could be considered spin-offs due to the fact that they star the "Hero of Light" (portrayed by either the Satellaview's male or female avatar) as opposed to <a href="/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" title="Link (The Legend of Zelda)">Link</a> as the protagonist of Hyrule.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] A third Satellaview game released in March 1997, <a href="/wiki/BS_Zelda_no_Densetsu_Inishie_no_Sekiban" class="mw-redirect" title="BS Zelda no Densetsu Inishie no Sekiban">BS Zelda no Densetsu Inishie no Sekiban</a> (BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets) could also be considered a spin-off for the same reason.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] Other spin-off games include <a href="/wiki/Freshly-Picked_Tingle%27s_Rosy_Rupeeland" title="Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland">Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a>, an RPG released in September 2006 in Japan (Summer of 2007 in the UK) to star supporting character <a href="/wiki/Tingle_(character)" title="Tingle (character)">Tingle</a>. A second Tingle game is <a href="/wiki/Tingle%27s_Balloon_Fight_DS" class="mw-redirect" title="Tingle's Balloon Fight DS">Tingle's Balloon Fight DS</a> for the Nintendo DS. Here Tingle again stars in this spin-off arcade style platformer, released in April 2007 only in Japan and available solely to Platinum Club Nintendo members. In addition to games in which Link does not star as the protagonist, games such as the shooter game, <a href="/wiki/Link%27s_Crossbow_Training" title="Link's Crossbow Training">Link's Crossbow Training</a> (for the <a href="/wiki/Wii" title="Wii">Wii</a>), have been considered spin-offs due to the lack of a traditional "Save Hyrule" plot-line. Released in November 2007 as a bundle with the <a href="/wiki/Wii_Zapper" title="Wii Zapper">Wii Zapper</a>, this game allows players to assume the identity of Link as he progresses through a series of tests to perfect his crossbow marksmanship. <a href="/wiki/Color_Changing_Tingle%27s_Love_Balloon_Trip" class="mw-redirect" title="Color Changing Tingle's Love Balloon Trip">Color Changing Tingle's Love Balloon Trip</a> was released in Japan in 2009 as a sequel to Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland. <a href="/wiki/Hyrule_Warriors" title="Hyrule Warriors">Hyrule Warriors</a>, a crossover game combining the setting of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series and the gameplay of <a href="/wiki/Tecmo_Koei" class="mw-redirect" title="Tecmo Koei">Tecmo Koei</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dynasty_Warriors" title="Dynasty Warriors">Dynasty Warriors</a> series, was released in North America in September 2014 for Wii U. <a href="/wiki/Hyrule_Warriors#Nintendo_3DS_port" title="Hyrule Warriors">Hyrule Warriors Legends</a>, a version for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_3DS" title="Nintendo 3DS">Nintendo 3DS</a> containing more content and gameplay modifications, was released in March 2016. To commemorate the launch of the <a href="/wiki/My_Nintendo" title="My Nintendo">My Nintendo</a> loyalty program in March 2016, Nintendo released <a href="/wiki/My_Nintendo_Picross:_The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Nonogram" title="Nonogram">Picross</a> <a href="/wiki/Puzzle_game" class="mw-redirect" title="Puzzle game">puzzle game</a> developed by <a href="/wiki/Jupiter_Corporation" title="Jupiter Corporation">Jupiter</a> for download to the Nintendo 3DS.<a href="#cite_note-137">[136]</a><a href="#cite_note-138">[137]</a> <a href="/wiki/Cadence_of_Hyrule" title="Cadence of Hyrule">Cadence of Hyrule</a>, developed by Brace Yourself Games and released on June 13, 2019, is an officially licensed crossover of Zelda with <a href="/wiki/Crypt_of_the_NecroDancer" title="Crypt of the NecroDancer">Crypt of the NecroDancer</a>.<a href="#cite_note-139">[138]</a> <a href="/wiki/Hyrule_Warriors:_Age_of_Calamity" title="Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity">Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity</a>, developed by <a href="/wiki/Koei_Tecmo" title="Koei Tecmo">Koei Tecmo</a>, shares the hack-and-slash style of the <a href="/wiki/Spin-off_(media)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spin-off (media)">spin-off</a> game <a href="/wiki/Hyrule_Warriors" title="Hyrule Warriors">Hyrule Warriors</a>.<a href="#cite_note-HWAonuma-140">[139]</a> Age of Calamity was released in November 2020.<a href="#cite_note-141">[140]</a><a href="#cite_note-:1-73">[72]</a> A new Zelda-themed variant of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Game_%26_Watch_games#Vermin" title="List of Game & Watch games">Vermin</a> was included on the limited edition <a href="/wiki/Game_%26_Watch:_The_Legend_of_Zelda#Game_&_Watch:_The_Legend_of_Zelda" class="mw-redirect" title="Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda">Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda</a> unit, released in 2021. 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(January 2023)</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size: 90%; float: right; clear: right; margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;"> <caption style="font-size: 111.11%;">Sales and aggregate review scores As of 30 September 2024. </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Game </th> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Units sold (in millions) </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/GameRankings" title="GameRankings">GameRankings</a> </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a> (out of 100) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda (video game)">The Legend of Zelda</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">1986 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">6.51<a href="#cite_note-zelda-sales-142">[141]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">NES</a>: 84%<a href="#cite_note-143">[142]</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">GBA</a>: 79%<a href="#cite_note-144">[143]</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">NES</a>: —</li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">GBA</a>: 84<a href="#cite_note-Classic_NES_Series:_The_Legend_of_Zelda_-_Metacritic-145">[144]</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link" title="Zelda II: The Adventure of Link">The Adventure of Link</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">1987 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">4.38<a href="#cite_note-zelda-sales-142">[141]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">NES</a>: 78%<a href="#cite_note-146">[145]</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">GBA</a>: 69%<a href="#cite_note-147">[146]</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">NES</a>: —</li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">GBA</a>: 73<a href="#cite_note-Classic_NES_Series:_Zelda_II:_The_Adventure_of_Link_-_Metacritic-148">[147]</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past">A Link to the Past</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">1991 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">7.43<a href="#cite_note-ALTTPSales-150">[n 1]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">SNES</a>: 93%<a href="#cite_note-151">[149]</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">GBA</a>: 92%<a href="#cite_note-152">[150]</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">SNES</a>: —</li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">GBA</a>: 95<a href="#cite_note-The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past_-_Metacritic-153">[151]</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening">Link's Awakening</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">1993 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">10.29 <a href="#cite_note-LASales-155">[n 2]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">GB</a>: 90%<a href="#cite_note-156">[153]</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Color" title="Game Boy Color">GBC</a>: 91%<a href="#cite_note-157">[154]</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">NS</a>: 87%<a href="#cite_note-158">[155]</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">GB</a>: —</li><li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Color" title="Game Boy Color">GBC</a>: —</li><li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">NS</a>: 87<a href="#cite_note-159">[156]</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">1998 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">14.04 <a href="#cite_note-OcarinaSales-160">[n 3]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">N64: 98%<a href="#cite_note-161">[157]</a> GC: 90%<a href="#cite_note-162">[158]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time_3D" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D">3DS</a>: 94%<a href="#cite_note-163">[159]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">N64: 99<a href="#cite_note-164">[160]</a> GC: 91<a href="#cite_note-165">[161]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time_3D" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D">3DS</a>: 94<a href="#cite_note-166">[162]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Majora's Mask</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2000 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">6.80<a href="#cite_note-MajoraSales-167">[n 4]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">N64: 92%<a href="#cite_note-168">[163]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask_3D" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D">3DS</a>: 90%<a href="#cite_note-169">[164]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">N64: 95<a href="#cite_note-170">[165]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask_3D" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D">3DS</a>: 89<a href="#cite_note-171">[166]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Oracle_of_Seasons_and_Oracle_of_Ages" title="The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages">Oracle of Seasons and Ages</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2001 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3.96<a href="#cite_note-zelda-sales-142">[141]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">(Seasons) 91%<a href="#cite_note-172">[167]</a> (Ages) 92%<a href="#cite_note-173">[168]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">– </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past_and_Four_Swords" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords">Four Swords</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2002 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">2.82<a href="#cite_note-2021_CESA_Games_White_Paper-149">[148]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">GBA: 92%<a href="#cite_note-174">[169]</a> DS: 85%<a href="#cite_note-175">[170]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">GBA: 95<a href="#cite_note-176">[171]</a> DS: 85<a href="#cite_note-177">[172]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Wind Waker</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2002 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">6.8<a href="#cite_note-WindWakerSales-180">[n 5]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">GC: 94%<a href="#cite_note-181">[175]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD">Wii U</a>: 91%<a href="#cite_note-182">[176]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">GC: 96<a href="#cite_note-183">[177]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD">Wii U</a>: 90<a href="#cite_note-184">[178]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Four_Swords_Adventures" title="The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures">Four Swords Adventures</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2004 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">– </td> <td style="text-align: center;">GC: 85%<a href="#cite_note-185">[179]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">GC: 86<a href="#cite_note-186">[180]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Minish_Cap" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap">The Minish Cap</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2004 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.76<a href="#cite_note-2021_CESA_Games_White_Paper-149">[148]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">GBA: 90%<a href="#cite_note-187">[181]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">GBA: 89<a href="#cite_note-188">[182]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">Twilight Princess</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2006 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">10<a href="#cite_note-TwilightPrincessSales-190">[n 6]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">GC: 95%<a href="#cite_note-191">[184]</a> Wii: 95%<a href="#cite_note-192">[185]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD">Wii U</a>: 86%<a href="#cite_note-193">[186]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">GC: 96<a href="#cite_note-194">[187]</a> Wii: 95<a href="#cite_note-195">[188]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD">Wii U</a>: 86<a href="#cite_note-196">[189]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Phantom_Hourglass" title="The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass">Phantom Hourglass</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2007 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">4.76<a href="#cite_note-CESA2020-178">[173]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">DS: 89%<a href="#cite_note-197">[190]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">DS: 90<a href="#cite_note-198">[191]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Spirit_Tracks" title="The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks">Spirit Tracks</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2009 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">2.96<a href="#cite_note-CESA2020-178">[173]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">DS: 87%<a href="#cite_note-199">[192]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">DS: 87<a href="#cite_note-200">[193]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">Skyward Sword</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2011 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">7.82<a href="#cite_note-SkywardSwordSales-202">[n 7]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">Wii: 93%<a href="#cite_note-203">[195]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">Wii: 93<a href="#cite_note-204">[196]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD">NS:</a> 81<a href="#cite_note-205">[197]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_Between_Worlds" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds">A Link Between Worlds</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2013 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">4.26<a href="#cite_note-CESA2023-154">[152]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3DS: 91%<a href="#cite_note-206">[198]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3DS: 91<a href="#cite_note-207">[199]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tri_Force_Heroes" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes">Tri Force Heroes</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2015 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">1.36<a href="#cite_note-2021_CESA_Games_White_Paper-149">[148]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3DS: 72%<a href="#cite_note-208">[200]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;">3DS: 73<a href="#cite_note-209">[201]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2017 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">34.55<a href="#cite_note-BOTWSales-211">[n 8]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist" style="text-align: center;"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a>: 97%<a href="#cite_note-212">[203]</a></li><li style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">NS</a>: 97%<a href="#cite_note-213">[204]</a></li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist" style="text-align: center;"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a>: 96<a href="#cite_note-The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild_(Wii_U)_-_Metacritic-214">[205]</a></li><li style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">NS</a>: 97<a href="#cite_note-The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild_(Nintendo_Switch)_-_Metacritic-215">[206]</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">Tears of the Kingdom</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2023 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">21.04<a href="#cite_note-switch-sales-210">[202]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist" style="text-align: center;"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li style="text-align: center;">-</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist" style="text-align: center;"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">NS</a>: 96<a href="#cite_note-216">[207]</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Echoes_of_Wisdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom">Echoes of Wisdom</a> </th> <td style="text-align: center;">2024 </td> <td style="text-align: center;">2.58<a href="#cite_note-217">[208]</a> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist" style="text-align: center;"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li style="text-align: center;">-</li></ul></div> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist" style="text-align: center;"><ul style="text-align:center;"><li style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Switch" title="Nintendo Switch">NS</a>: 86<a href="#cite_note-218">[209]</a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> The Legend of Zelda series has received outstanding levels of acclaim from critics and the public. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">Skyward Sword</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">Tears of the Kingdom</a> have each received a perfect 10/10 score by British <a href="/wiki/Edge_(magazine)" title="Edge (magazine)">Edge</a> magazine.<a href="#cite_note-219">[210]</a> All four plus <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Wind_Waker" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker">Wind Waker</a> also received a 40/40 score (10/10 by four reviewers) by Japanese <a href="/wiki/Famitsu" title="Famitsu">Famitsu</a> magazine,<a href="#cite_note-220">[211]</a><a href="#cite_note-221">[212]</a> making Zelda one of the few series with multiple perfect scores. Ocarina of Time was even listed by <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Records</a> as the highest-rated video game in history, citing its <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a> score of 99 out of 100.<a href="#cite_note-222">[213]</a> <a href="/wiki/Computer_and_Video_Games" title="Computer and Video Games">Computer and Video Games</a> awarded The Wind Waker and <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">Twilight Princess</a> a score of 10/10.<a href="#cite_note-223">[214]</a><a href="#cite_note-224">[215]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past">A Link to the Past</a> has won Gold Award from <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly" title="Electronic Gaming Monthly">Electronic Gaming Monthly</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Power" title="Nintendo Power">Nintendo Power</a>'s Top 200 countdown in 2004, Ocarina of Time took first place, and seven other Zelda games placed in the top 40.<a href="#cite_note-225">[216]</a> Twilight Princess was named <a href="/wiki/List_of_Game_of_the_Year_awards" title="List of Game of the Year awards">Game of the Year</a> by <a href="/wiki/X-Play" class="mw-redirect" title="X-Play">X-Play</a>, <a href="/wiki/GameTrailers" title="GameTrailers">GameTrailers</a>, <a href="/wiki/1UP.com" class="mw-redirect" title="1UP.com">1UP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly" title="Electronic Gaming Monthly">Electronic Gaming Monthly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spacey_Awards" title="Spacey Awards">Spacey Awards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Game_Informer" title="Game Informer">Game Informer</a>, <a href="/wiki/GameSpy" title="GameSpy">GameSpy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Power" title="Nintendo Power">Nintendo Power</a>, <a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a>, and many other websites. The editors of review aggregator websites <a href="/wiki/GameRankings" title="GameRankings">GameRankings</a>, <a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a> and <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a> have all given Ocarina of Time their highest aggregate scores.<a href="#cite_note-226">[217]</a> <a href="/wiki/Game_Informer" title="Game Informer">Game Informer</a> has awarded The Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, A Link Between Worlds and Breath of the Wild with scores of 10/10. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Phantom_Hourglass" title="The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass">Phantom Hourglass</a> was named DS Game of the Year by <a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a> and <a href="/wiki/GameSpy" title="GameSpy">GameSpy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-227">[218]</a><a href="#cite_note-228">[219]</a> Airing in December 2011, Spike TV's annual Video Game Awards gave the series the first ever "Hall of Fame Award", which Miyamoto accepted in person.<a href="#cite_note-229">[220]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a> and its use of melodic themes to identify different game regions has been called a reverse of <a href="/wiki/Wagner" class="mw-redirect" title="Wagner">Richard Wagner's</a> use of <a href="/wiki/Leitmotif" title="Leitmotif">leitmotifs</a> to identify characters and themes.<a href="#cite_note-230">[221]</a> Ocarina of Time was so well received that sales increased for real <a href="/wiki/Ocarina" title="Ocarina">ocarinas</a>.<a href="#cite_note-231">[222]</a> <a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a> praised the music of Majora's Mask for its brilliance despite its heavy use of <a href="/wiki/MIDI" title="MIDI">MIDI</a>. It has been ranked the seventh-greatest game by <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly" title="Electronic Gaming Monthly">Electronic Gaming Monthly</a>, whereas Ocarina of Time was ranked eighth.<a href="#cite_note-232">[223]</a><a href="#cite_note-233">[224]</a> The series won <a href="/wiki/GameFAQs" title="GameFAQs">GameFAQs</a> Best Series Ever competition.<a href="#cite_note-234">[225]</a> As of September 2024, The Legend of Zelda franchise has sold over 156.1 million copies,<a href="#cite_note-Zelda-239">[n 9]</a> with the original <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda (video game)">The Legend of Zelda</a> being the fourth best-selling NES game of all time.<a href="#cite_note-240">[230]</a><a href="#cite_note-241">[231]</a> The series was ranked as the 64th top game (collectively) by <a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_(magazine)" title="Next Generation (magazine)">Next Generation</a> in 1996.<a href="#cite_note-NG1996-242">[232]</a> In 1999, <a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_(magazine)" title="Next Generation (magazine)">Next Generation</a> listed the Zelda series as number 1 on their "Top 50 Games of All Time", commenting that Zelda series had always more gameplay and innovations than most other titles in their series.<a href="#cite_note-243">[233]</a> According to British film magazine <a href="/wiki/Empire_(magazine)" title="Empire (magazine)">Empire</a>, with "the most vividly-realised world and the most varied game-play of any game on any console, Zelda is a solid bet for the best game series ever".<a href="#cite_note-244">[234]</a> The Legend of Zelda franchise has garnered the most <a href="/wiki/D.I.C.E._Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> nominations in the history of the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Interactive_Arts_%26_Sciences" title="Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences">Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences</a>' <a href="/wiki/D.I.C.E._Awards" title="D.I.C.E. Awards">D.I.C.E. Awards</a> with eight (<a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a>,<a href="#cite_note-interactive.org-245">[235]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Majora's Mask</a>,<a href="#cite_note-246">[236]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Wind Waker</a>,<a href="#cite_note-247">[237]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">Twilight Princess</a>,<a href="#cite_note-248">[238]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">Skyward Sword</a>,<a href="#cite_note-249">[239]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_Between_Worlds" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds">A Link Between Worlds</a>,<a href="#cite_note-250">[240]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a>,<a href="#cite_note-251">[241]</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">Tears of the Kingdom</a><a href="#cite_note-252">[242]</a>); two of them, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a><a href="#cite_note-interactive.org-245">[235]</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a>,<a href="#cite_note-253">[243]</a> would go on to win the top honor during their respective awards ceremonies. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2></div> Multiple members of the game industry have expressed how Zelda games have impacted them, including <a href="/wiki/Rockstar_Games" title="Rockstar Games">Rockstar Games</a> founder and <a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Theft Auto (series)">Grand Theft Auto</a> director, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Houser" title="Dan Houser">Dan Houser</a>, who said that Zelda and Mario games on <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a> greatly influenced them in developing Grand Theft Auto series, as well in other 3D games in general.<a href="#cite_note-Americana-254">[244]</a> Rockstar founder and Grand Theft Auto director <a href="/wiki/Sam_Houser" title="Sam Houser">Sam Houser</a> also cited the influence of Zelda, describing <a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_III" title="Grand Theft Auto III">Grand Theft Auto III</a> as "Zelda meets <a href="/wiki/Goodfellas" title="Goodfellas">Goodfellas</a>".<a href="#cite_note-255">[245]</a> <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ckami" title="Ōkami">Ōkami</a> director <a href="/wiki/Hideki_Kamiya" title="Hideki Kamiya">Hideki Kamiya</a> (<a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlatinumGames" title="PlatinumGames">PlatinumGames</a>) said that he has been influenced by The Legend of Zelda series in developing the game, citing <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past">A Link to the Past</a> as his favorite game of all time.<a href="#cite_note-256">[246]</a> <a href="/wiki/Soul_Reaver" class="mw-redirect" title="Soul Reaver">Soul Reaver</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uncharted" title="Uncharted">Uncharted</a> director, <a href="/wiki/Amy_Hennig" title="Amy Hennig">Amy Hennig</a> (<a href="/wiki/Crystal_Dynamics" title="Crystal Dynamics">Crystal Dynamics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Naughty_Dog" title="Naughty Dog">Naughty Dog</a>), cited Zelda as inspiration for the <a href="/wiki/Legacy_of_Kain" title="Legacy of Kain">Legacy of Kain</a> series, noting A Link to the Past's influence on <a href="/wiki/Blood_Omen" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood Omen">Blood Omen</a> and Ocarina of Time's influence on <a href="/wiki/Soul_Reaver" class="mw-redirect" title="Soul Reaver">Soul Reaver</a>.<a href="#cite_note-IASIG-257">[247]</a> Soul Reaver and Uncharted creator, Richard Lemarchand (Crystal Dynamics and Naughty Dog), also cited A Link to the Past's approach to combining gameplay with storytelling as inspiration for Soul Reaver.<a href="#cite_note-258">[248]</a> <a href="/wiki/Wing_Commander_(franchise)" title="Wing Commander (franchise)">Wing Commander</a> and <a href="/wiki/Star_Citizen" title="Star Citizen">Star Citizen</a> director, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Roberts_(game_developer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Roberts (game developer)">Chris Roberts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Origin_Systems" title="Origin Systems">Origin Systems</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cloud_Imperium_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="Cloud Imperium Games">Cloud Imperium Games</a>), cited Zelda as an influence on his <a href="/wiki/Action_role-playing_game" title="Action role-playing game">action role-playing game</a>, <a href="/wiki/Times_of_Lore" title="Times of Lore">Times of Lore</a>.<a href="#cite_note-259">[249]</a> <a href="/wiki/Dark_Souls" title="Dark Souls">Dark Souls</a> series creator <a href="/wiki/Hidetaka_Miyazaki" title="Hidetaka Miyazaki">Hidetaka Miyazaki</a> named A Link To The Past as one of his favorite <a href="/wiki/Role-playing_video_game" title="Role-playing video game">role-playing video games</a>.<a href="#cite_note-edge-260">[250]</a> Miyazaki also described The Legend of Zelda as a sort of textbook for 3D <a href="/wiki/Action_game" title="Action game">action games</a>.<a href="#cite_note-RollingStone-261">[251]</a> <a href="/wiki/Ico_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ico (video game)">Ico</a> director <a href="/wiki/Fumito_Ueda" title="Fumito Ueda">Fumito Ueda</a> cited Zelda as an influence on <a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Colossus" title="Shadow of the Colossus">Shadow of the Colossus</a>.<a href="#cite_note-262">[252]</a> <a href="/wiki/Peter_Molyneux" title="Peter Molyneux">Peter Molyneux</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lionhead_Studios" title="Lionhead Studios">Lionhead Studios</a> and <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Studios">Microsoft Studios</a>) stated that the Twilight Princess is one of his favorite games and an influence for the <a href="/wiki/Fable_(video_game_series)" title="Fable (video game series)">Fable</a> series.<a href="#cite_note-263">[253]</a> <a href="/wiki/Darksiders" title="Darksiders">Darksiders</a> director <a href="/wiki/David_Adams_(video_game_designer)" title="David Adams (video game designer)">David Adams</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vigil_Games" title="Vigil Games">Vigil Games</a>) cited Zelda as an influence on his work.<a href="#cite_note-gamespot-legacy-264">[254]</a> <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Persia" title="Prince of Persia">Prince of Persia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed" title="Assassin's Creed">Assassin's Creed</a> director Raphael Lacoste cited The Wind Waker as an influence on <a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_IV:_Black_Flag" title="Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag">Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag</a>.<a href="#cite_note-265">[255]</a> <a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt_Red" class="mw-redirect" title="CD Projekt Red">CD Projekt Red</a> cited the Zelda series as an influence on <a href="/wiki/The_Witcher_3:_Wild_Hunt" title="The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt">The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</a>.<a href="#cite_note-266">[256]</a> Majora's Mask served as the primary influence on <a href="/wiki/Alex_Hall_(author)" title="Alex Hall (author)">Alex Hall</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Web_series" title="Web series">web series</a> <a href="/wiki/Ben_Drowned" title="Ben Drowned">Ben Drowned</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Defined-267">[257]</a> <a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy" title="Final Fantasy">Final Fantasy</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_3rd_Birthday" title="The 3rd Birthday">The 3rd Birthday</a> director <a href="/wiki/Hajime_Tabata" title="Hajime Tabata">Hajime Tabata</a> cited Ocarina of Time as inspiration for the <a href="/wiki/Open_world" title="Open world">open world</a> of <a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XV" title="Final Fantasy XV">Final Fantasy XV</a>.<a href="#cite_note-268">[258]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cross-overs">Cross-overs</h3></div> The Legend of Zelda series has crossed over into other Nintendo and third-party video games, most prominently in the <a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros." title="Super Smash Bros.">Super Smash Bros.</a> series of fighting games published by Nintendo. Link appears as a fighter in <a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._(video_game)" title="Super Smash Bros. (video game)">Super Smash Bros.</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a>, the first entry in the series, and is part of the roster in all subsequent releases in the series as well. Zelda (who is able to transform into <a href="/wiki/Sheik_(Legend_of_Zelda)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheik (Legend of Zelda)">Sheik</a> as well), <a href="/wiki/Ganon" title="Ganon">Ganondorf</a>, and Young Link (the child version of Link from <a href="/wiki/Ocarina_of_Time" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a>) were added to the player roster for <a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Melee" title="Super Smash Bros. Melee">Super Smash Bros. Melee</a>, and appeared in all subsequent releases except for "Young Link" (who is later replaced by "Toon Link" from The Wind Waker, in subsequent releases <a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Brawl" title="Super Smash Bros. Brawl">Super Smash Bros. Brawl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._for_Nintendo_3DS_and_Wii_U" title="Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U">Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U</a>). Both Young Link and Toon Link appear in the fifth installment, <a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate" title="Super Smash Bros. Ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a>. Other elements from the series, such as locations and items, are also included throughout the Smash Bros. series. Outside of the series, Nintendo allowed for the use of Link as a playable character exclusively in the GameCube release of <a href="/wiki/Namco" title="Namco">Namco</a>'s fighting game <a href="/wiki/Soulcalibur_II" title="Soulcalibur II">Soulcalibur II</a>.<a href="#cite_note-269">[259]</a> <ul><li>Link, using a design based on <a href="/wiki/Skyward_Sword" class="mw-redirect" title="Skyward Sword">Skyward Sword</a>, appears as a playable character in <a href="/wiki/Mario_Kart_8" title="Mario Kart 8">Mario Kart 8</a> via <a href="/wiki/Downloadable_content" title="Downloadable content">downloadable content</a> (DLC), along with a "Hyrule Circuit" racetrack themed on The Legend of Zelda series.<a href="#cite_note-Franchises_coming_to_MK8-270">[260]</a> The first pack is named after the series. In a post-launch update for <a href="/wiki/Mario_Kart_8_Deluxe" class="mw-redirect" title="Mario Kart 8 Deluxe">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe</a>, Link and his vehicle received alternate styles based on Breath of the Wild.<a href="#cite_note-271">[261]</a></li> <li>In the <a href="/wiki/Wii_U" title="Wii U">Wii U</a> version of <a href="/wiki/Sonic_Lost_World" title="Sonic Lost World">Sonic Lost World</a>, a DLC stage based on The Legend of Zelda series was released in March 2014, named "The Legend of Zelda Zone". It was built around the core gameplay mechanics of Sonic Lost World, with some elements from the Zelda series, including a heart-based vitality meter, rupee collection, and a miniature dungeon to explore.<a href="#cite_note-272">[262]</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_other_media">In other media</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda_media" title="List of The Legend of Zelda media">List of The Legend of Zelda media</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="TV_series">TV series</h4></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Super_Show!#Format" title="The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!">The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! § Format</a></div> A 13-episode American animated TV series, adapted by <a href="/wiki/DiC_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="DiC Entertainment">DiC</a> and distributed by <a href="/wiki/Viacom_Enterprises" class="mw-redirect" title="Viacom Enterprises">Viacom Enterprises</a>, aired in 1989.<a href="#cite_note-273">[263]</a> The animated Zelda shorts were broadcast each Friday, instead of the usual <a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Super_Show!" title="The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!">Super Mario Bros.</a> cartoon which was aired during the rest of the week.<a href="#cite_note-274">[264]</a><a href="#cite_note-275">[265]</a> The series loosely follows the two NES Zelda games (the original The Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link), mixing settings and characters from those games with original creations.<a href="#cite_note-276">[266]</a> The show's older incarnations of both Link and Zelda appeared in various episodes of <a href="/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master" title="Captain N: The Game Master">Captain N: The Game Master</a> during its second season.<a href="#cite_note-277">[267]</a> A live-action television series had been in development around 2015, as reported from an anonymous <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> employee to <a href="/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal" title="The Wall Street Journal">The Wall Street Journal</a>. The program was a joint effort between Netflix and Nintendo, and was said to be aimed as a family-friendly version of <a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a>.<a href="#cite_note-278">[268]</a> Further details of this series went sparse until 2021 when <a href="/wiki/Adam_Conover" title="Adam Conover">Adam Conover</a> gave an interview regarding his <a href="/wiki/CollegeHumor" title="CollegeHumor">College Humor</a> period. There, the College Humor team had been planning a skit that would have combined <a href="/wiki/Star_Fox_(1993_video_game)" title="Star Fox (1993 video game)">Star Fox</a> with <a href="/wiki/Fantastic_Mr._Fox_(film)" title="Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)">Fantastic Mr. Fox</a> and had even had talked to Miyamoto on the project. Conover said that they were told about a month into the project that Nintendo had requested they stop all work on the project as a result of the leak related to the live-action Zelda show; Nintendo, already protective of its IP, had pulled many external projects including the live-action show.<a href="#cite_note-279">[269]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Print_media">Print media</h4></div> <a href="/wiki/Valiant_Comics" title="Valiant Comics">Valiant Comics</a> released a short series of comics featuring characters and settings from the Zelda cartoon as part of their <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Comics_System" title="Nintendo Comics System">Nintendo Comics System</a> line. <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(manga)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda (manga)">Manga adaptations of many entries in the series</a>, including A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, Four Swords Adventures, The Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, and Twilight Princess have been produced under license from Nintendo, primarily written and drawn by Japanese artist duo <a href="/wiki/Akira_Himekawa" title="Akira Himekawa">Akira Himekawa</a>. These adaptations do not strictly follow the plot of the games from which they are based and may contain additional story elements. A number of official books, novels, and gamebooks have been released based on the series as well. The earliest was Moblin's Magic Spear, published in 1989 by Western Publishing under their Golden Books Family Entertainment division and written by Jack C. Harris. It took place sometime during the first game. Two gamebooks were published as part of the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Gamebooks#Nintendo_Adventure_Books" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo Gamebooks">Nintendo Adventure Books</a> series by Archway, both of which were written by Matt Wayne. The first was The Crystal Trap (which focuses more on Zelda) and the second was The Shadow Prince. Both were released in 1992. A novel based on Ocarina of Time was released in 1999, written by Jason R. Rich and published by Sybex Inc. under their Pathways to Adventure series. Another two gamebooks were released as part of the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Gamebooks#You_Decide_on_the_Adventure" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo Gamebooks">You Decide on the Adventure</a> series published by Scholastic. The first book was based on Oracle of Seasons and was released in 2001. The second, based on Oracle of Ages, was released in 2002. Both were written by Craig Wessel. In 2006, Scholastic released a novel as part of their Nintendo Heroes series, Link and the Portal of Doom. It was written by Tracey West and was set shortly after the events of Ocarina of Time. In 2011, to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the series, an <a href="/wiki/Art_book" class="mw-redirect" title="Art book">art book</a> was published exclusively in Japan under the name <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Hyrule_Historia" title="The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia">Hyrule Historia</a> by <a href="/wiki/Shogakukan" title="Shogakukan">Shogakukan</a>. It contains concept art from the series's conception to the release of Skyward Sword in 2011 and multiple essays about the production of the games, as well as an overarching timeline of the series. It also includes a prequel manga to Skyward Sword by Akira Himekawa. The book received an international release by publisher <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse Comics</a> on January 29, 2013;<a href="#cite_note-280">[270]</a> it took the number one spot on <a href="/wiki/Amazon.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Amazon.com">Amazon</a>'s sales chart, taking the spot away from <a href="/wiki/E._L._James" title="E. L. James">E. L. James</a>'s <a href="/wiki/50_Shades_of_Grey" class="mw-redirect" title="50 Shades of Grey">50 Shades of Grey</a> trilogy.<a href="#cite_note-281">[271]</a> Dark Horse released The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts, a follow-up art book to Hyrule Historia containing additional artwork and interviews,<a href="#cite_note-282">[272]</a><a href="#cite_note-283">[273]</a> in North America and Europe in February 2017.<a href="#cite_note-284">[274]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Music">Music</h4></div> Taking place in <a href="/wiki/Cologne" title="Cologne">Cologne</a>, Germany, on September 23, 2010, the video game music concert <a href="/wiki/Symphonic_Legends" class="mw-redirect" title="Symphonic Legends">Symphonic Legends</a> focused on music from <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> and, among others, featured games such as The Legend of Zelda. Following an intermission, the second half of the concert was entirely dedicated to an expansive symphonic poem dedicated to the series. The 35-minute epic tells the story of Link's evolution from child to hero.<a href="#cite_note-285">[275]</a><a href="#cite_note-286">[276]</a> To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series in 2011, Nintendo commissioned an original symphony, <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Symphony_of_the_Goddesses" title="The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses">The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses</a>. The show was originally performed in the fall of 2011 in Los Angeles and consists of live performances of much of the music from the series.<a href="#cite_note-USAToday-symphony-287">[277]</a> It has since been scheduled for 18 shows so far throughout the United States and Canada.<a href="#cite_note-USAToday-symphony-287">[277]</a><a href="#cite_note-symphony-website-288">[278]</a> Nintendo released a CD, The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Special Orchestra CD. Featuring eight tracks from live performances of the symphony, the CD is included alongside the special edition of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for the Wii. Nintendo later celebrated The Legend of Zelda's 30th anniversary with an album which was released in Japan in February 2017.<a href="#cite_note-289">[279]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Merchandise">Merchandise</h4></div> The Legend of Zelda-themed <a href="/wiki/Monopoly_(game)" title="Monopoly (game)">Monopoly</a> board game was released in the United States in September 2014.<a href="#cite_note-monopoly1-290">[280]</a> A <a href="/wiki/Cluedo" title="Cluedo">Clue</a> board game in the style of The Legend of Zelda series was released in June 2017.<a href="#cite_note-291">[281]</a> A <a href="/wiki/Uno_(card_game)" title="Uno (card game)">UNO</a>-styled The Legend of Zelda game was released in February 2018, exclusively at <a href="/wiki/GameStop" title="GameStop">GameStop</a> in North America.<a href="#cite_note-292">[282]</a> A limited edition Zelda 25th anniversary 3DS was released on December 1, 2011, in Australia.<a href="#cite_note-293">[283]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Film">Film</h4></div> In 2007, <a href="/wiki/Imagi_Animation_Studios" title="Imagi Animation Studios">Imagi Animation Studios</a>, which had provided the animation for <a href="/wiki/TMNT_(film)" title="TMNT (film)">TMNT</a> and <a href="/wiki/Astro_Boy_(film)" title="Astro Boy (film)">Astro Boy</a>, created a pitch reel for a computer-animated The Legend of Zelda film. Nintendo did not accept the studio's offer due to the memory of the failure of the 1993 live-action film adaptation of <a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._(film)" title="Super Mario Bros. (film)">Super Mario Bros.</a><a href="#cite_note-ZeldaMovieReel-294">[284]</a> In 2013, Aonuma said that, if the development of a film began, the company would want to use the opportunity to embrace audience interaction in some capacity.<a href="#cite_note-295">[285]</a><a href="#cite_note-296">[286]</a> In June 2023, it was said that Nintendo was close to closing a deal with <a href="/wiki/Illumination_(company)" title="Illumination (company)">Illumination</a> and <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Pictures</a> to produce a film adaptation of the franchise following the success of their film, <a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie" title="The Super Mario Bros. Movie">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</a>,<a href="#cite_note-297">[287]</a> but Illumination CEO <a href="/wiki/Chris_Meledandri" title="Chris Meledandri">Chris Meledandri</a> denied these reports later that month.<a href="#cite_note-298">[288]</a> By November 2023, Nintendo was developing a live-action Legend of Zelda film with <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures" title="Sony Pictures">Sony Pictures</a>, which will co-finance and distribute the project worldwide.<a href="#cite_note-299">[289]</a> <a href="/wiki/Wes_Ball" title="Wes Ball">Wes Ball</a> has been attached to direct the film, and <a href="/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto" title="Shigeru Miyamoto">Shigeru Miyamoto</a> and <a href="/wiki/Avi_Arad" title="Avi Arad">Avi Arad</a> will be producing alongside Ball and his producing partner Joe Hartwick Jr. through their Oddball Entertainment company.<a href="#cite_note-300">[290]</a> Although the casting had not been announced, <a href="/wiki/Patricia_Summersett" title="Patricia Summersett">Patricia Summersett</a>, who had previously done voice work for Princess Zelda, said that she would like to reprise her role for the character.<a href="#cite_note-301">[291]</a><a href="#cite_note-302">[292]</a> <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Schafer" title="Hunter Schafer">Hunter Schafer</a> has also expressed interest in playing Zelda.<a href="#cite_note-303">[293]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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sales breakdown: <ul><li>Super Nintendo Entertainment System version: 4.61 million<a href="#cite_note-zelda-sales-142">[141]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_to_the_Past_and_Four_Swords" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords">Game Boy Advance version</a>: 2.82 million<a href="#cite_note-2021_CESA_Games_White_Paper-149">[148]</a></li></ul> </li> <li id="cite_note-LASales-155"><a href="#cite_ref-LASales_155-0">^</a> Link's Awakening sales breakdown: <ul><li>Game Boy/Game Boy Advance version: 3.83 million<a href="#cite_note-zelda-sales-142">[141]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening_(2019_video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 video game)">Nintendo Switch version</a>: 6.46 million<a href="#cite_note-CESA2023-154">[152]</a></li></ul> </li> <li id="cite_note-OcarinaSales-160"><a href="#cite_ref-OcarinaSales_160-0">^</a> Ocarina of Time sales breakdown: <ul><li>Nintendo 64 version: 7.6 million<a href="#cite_note-zelda-sales-142">[141]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time_3D" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D">Nintendo 3DS version</a>: 6.44 million<a href="#cite_note-CESA2023-154">[152]</a></li></ul> </li> <li id="cite_note-MajoraSales-167"><a href="#cite_ref-MajoraSales_167-0">^</a> Majora's Mask sales breakdown: <ul><li>Nintendo 64 version: 3.36 million<a href="#cite_note-zelda-sales-142">[141]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Nintendo 3DS version</a>: 3.44 million<a href="#cite_note-CESA2023-154">[152]</a></li></ul> </li> <li id="cite_note-WindWakerSales-180"><a href="#cite_ref-WindWakerSales_180-0">^</a> The Wind Waker sales breakdown: <ul><li>GameCube version: 4.43 million<a href="#cite_note-CESA2020-178">[173]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD">Wii U version</a>: 2.37 million<a href="#cite_note-wiiu-sales-179">[174]</a></li></ul> </li> <li id="cite_note-TwilightPrincessSales-190"><a href="#cite_ref-TwilightPrincessSales_190-0">^</a> Twilight Princess sales breakdown: <ul><li>GameCube version: 1.43 million<a href="#cite_note-CESA2020-178">[173]</a></li> <li>Wii version: 7.42 million<a href="#cite_note-189">[183]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD">Wii U version</a>: 1.15 million<a href="#cite_note-2021_CESA_Games_White_Paper-149">[148]</a></li></ul> </li> <li id="cite_note-SkywardSwordSales-202"><a href="#cite_ref-SkywardSwordSales_202-0">^</a> Skyward Sword sales breakdown: <ul><li>Wii version: 3.67 million<a href="#cite_note-CESA2022-201">[194]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword_HD" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD">Nintendo Switch version</a>: 4.15 million<a href="#cite_note-CESA2023-154">[152]</a></li></ul> </li> <li id="cite_note-BOTWSales-211"><a href="#cite_ref-BOTWSales_211-0">^</a> Breath of the Wild sales breakdown: <ul><li>Wii U version: 1.7 million<a href="#cite_note-2021_CESA_Games_White_Paper-149">[148]</a></li> <li>Nintendo Switch version: 32.29 million<a href="#cite_note-switch-sales-210">[202]</a></li></ul> </li> <li id="cite_note-Zelda-239"><a href="#cite_ref-Zelda_239-0">^</a> The Legend of Zelda series: <ul><li>130 million series sales up until March 31, 2023<a href="#cite_note-Zelda_Sales-235">[226]</a></li> <li>Sales between April 2023 and September 2024: 26.1 million <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild</a> – 2.48 million<a href="#cite_note-switch-sales-Aug24-236">[227]</a><a href="#cite_note-nintendo-software-237">[228]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a> – 21.04million<a href="#cite_note-switch-sales-Aug24-236">[227]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Echoes_of_Wisdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom">The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom</a> – 2.58million<a href="#cite_note-238">[229]</a></li></ul></li></ul> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output 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Retrieved June 10, 2010. <q>今度の舞台はリンクが活躍した頃よりも遥か昔、ハイラルが、まだ一つの王国であった時代。/ This time, the stage is set a long time before Link's exploits, an era when Hyrule was still one kingdom.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Zelda+no+Densetsu%3A+Kamigami+no+Triforce+%E2%80%93+Back+Cover&rft.pub=Nintendo+Co.%2C+Ltd.+%28via+MobyGames%29&rft.date=1991-11-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mobygames.com%2Fgame%2Flegend-of-zelda-a-link-to-the-past%2Fcover-art%2FgameCoverId%2C51140%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Legend+of+Zelda" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-53"><a href="#cite_ref-53">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mobygames.com/game/legend-of-zelda-a-link-to-the-past/cover-art/gameCoverId,13522/">"The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – Back Cover"</a>. 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Ever vigilant, you decided to journey away from Hyrule on a quest for enlightenment, in search of wisdom that would make you better able to withstand the next threat to your homeland". </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/azlj/sutori.html">"Zeldaの伝説プロローグ"</a>. Nintendo Co., Ltd. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110511125122/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/dmg/azlj/sutori.html">Archived</a> from the original on May 11, 2011. 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November 26, 1998. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101029202714/http://www.1101.com/nintendo/nin1/nin1-6.htm">Archived</a> from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2010. <q>Satoru Takizawa: 今回のストーリーは本当のオリジナルではなくって、前作のスーパーファミコンに出てきた「七賢者の封印戦争」を扱っているんだ</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%E3%80%8C%E3%82%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%80%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%9D%E8%AA%AC%E6%99%82%E3%81%AE%E3%82%AA%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8A%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AE%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%EF%BD%A5%E7%94%A3%E5%9C%B0%E7%9B%B4%E9%80%81%21&rft.pub=Hobo+Nikkan+Itoi+Shinbun&rft.date=1998-11-26&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.1101.com%2Fnintendo%2Fnin1%2Fnin1-6.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Legend+of+Zelda" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nzsj/normal/newworld/index.html">"新しい「ゼルダ」の世界"</a> [The new world of Zelda]. Nintendo (in Japanese). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230116130420/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nzsj/normal/newworld/index.html">Archived</a> from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023. <q>"舞台は、前作『時のオカリナ』での活躍から数ヶ月後の世界。" ["The setting is a few months after his success in the previous work 'Ocarina of Time'."]</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Nintendo&rft.atitle=%E6%96%B0%E3%81%97%E3%81%84%E3%80%8C%E3%82%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%80%E3%80%8D%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendo.co.jp%2Fn01%2Fn64%2Fsoftware%2Fnus_p_nzsj%2Fnormal%2Fnewworld%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Legend+of+Zelda" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-:2-60">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:2_60-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-:2_60-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBilly_Berghammer2004" class="citation web cs1">Billy Berghammer (May 17, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080507222207/http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200405/N04.0517.1915.59084.htm">"A Legend Of Zelda: The Eiji Aonuma Interview"</a>. Game Informer Online. Game Informer Magazine. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200405/N04.0517.1915.59084.htm">the original</a> on May 7, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Game+Informer+Online&rft.atitle=A+Legend+Of+Zelda%3A+The+Eiji+Aonuma+Interview&rft.date=2004-05-17&rft.au=Billy+Berghammer&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gameinformer.com%2FNews%2FStory%2F200405%2FN04.0517.1915.59084.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Legend+of+Zelda" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-nindori-61">^ <a href="#cite_ref-nindori_61-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-nindori_61-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070127032000/http://www.nindori.com/interview/154zelda/index.html">"Long interview with Eiji Aonuma"</a>. nindori.com. Nintendo DREAM. February 2007. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nindori.com/interview/154zelda/index.html">the original</a> on January 27, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2010. <q>『時のオカリナ』から百数年後の世界です。 ... 『風のタクト』はパラレルなんですよ。『時のオカリナ』でリンクが7年後の世界に飛んで、ガノンを倒すと、子ども時代に戻るじゃないですか。『トワイライトプリンセス』は、平和になった子ども時代から百数年後の世界なんです。/ It is a world 100 and something years after Ocarina of Time. ... The Wind Waker is parallel. In Ocarina of Time, Link leaps to a world seven years later, defeats Ganon, and then returns to the child era, right? Twilight Princess is the world 100 and something years after peace is restored in the child era.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=nindori.com&rft.atitle=Long+interview+with+Eiji+Aonuma&rft.date=2007-02&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nindori.com%2Finterview%2F154zelda%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Legend+of+Zelda" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-gameproint-62">^ <a href="#cite_ref-gameproint_62-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-gameproint_62-1">b</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFennec_Fox2002" class="citation magazine cs1">Fennec Fox (December 6, 2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100728123041/http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/27362/interview-with-nintendos-shigeru-miyamoto-and-eiji-aonuma/">"Interview With Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma"</a>. 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Retrieved May 30, 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=GamePro&rft.atitle=Interview+With+Nintendo%27s+Shigeru+Miyamoto+and+Eiji+Aonuma&rft.date=2002-12-06&rft.au=Fennec+Fox&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamepro.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2F27362%2Finterview-with-nintendos-shigeru-miyamoto-and-eiji-aonuma%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Legend+of+Zelda" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071012120133/http://www.landofthelegend.net/Hyrule/?grab=int-noa-eiji-tmc">"Zelda: The interview!"</a>. Nintendo of Europe GmbH. November 17, 2004. 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Aonuma: Yes, this title takes place prior to The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, and tells the secret of the birth of the Four Sword.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Zelda%3A+The+interview%21&rft.pub=Nintendo+of+Europe+GmbH&rft.date=2004-11-17&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendo-europe.com%2FNOE%2Fen%2FGB%2Feditorial%2Farticle.do%3FelementId%3DtsSRlh1e8PvXMtWScR8tLxG9BXLNxXCM&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Legend+of+Zelda" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100430172315/http://zelda.com/universe/game/phantomhourglass/">"The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass"</a>. Zelda Universe. Nintendo of America, Inc. 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Retrieved May 30, 2010. <q>Eiji Aonuma: Yes, it is actually a sequel and it is taking place about 100 years after the world of the game Phantom Hourglass.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=GameSpot&rft.atitle=The+Legend+of+Zelda%3A+Spirit+Tracks+Eiji+Aonuma+Interview&rft.date=2009-11-20&rft.aulast=Walton&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamespot.com%2Fvideos%2Fthe-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks-eiji-aonuma-inte%2F2300-6240923%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Legend+of+Zelda" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNeil_Long,_Chris_Scullion" class="citation journal cs1">Neil Long, Chris Scullion. "Game On – The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword". Official Nintendo Magazine (July 2010). Future Publishing Limited: 51. <q>Eiji Aonuma: I have already talked to Mr. Miyamoto about this so I am comfortable in releasing this information – this title [Skyward Sword] takes place before Ocarina of Time.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Official+Nintendo+Magazine&rft.atitle=Game+On+%E2%80%93+The+Legend+of+Zelda%3A+Skyward+Sword&rft.issue=July+2010&rft.pages=51&rft.au=Neil+Long%2C+Chris+Scullion&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Legend+of+Zelda" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2011/07/aonuma_opens_a_treasure_chest_of_skyward_sword_details">"Aonuma Opens a Treasure Chest of Skyward Sword Details"</a>. Nintendo Life. 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Retrieved January 16, 2023.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Nintendo+Life&rft.atitle=Aonuma+Opens+a+Treasure+Chest+of+Skyward+Sword+Details&rft.date=2011-07-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nintendolife.com%2Fnews%2F2011%2F07%2Faonuma_opens_a_treasure_chest_of_skyward_sword_details&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Legend+of+Zelda" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-ALBWtimeline-68"><a href="#cite_ref-ALBWtimeline_68-0">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJose_Otero2013" class="citation web cs1">Jose Otero (August 7, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/08/07/nintendo-reveals-new-details-for-a-link-between-worlds">"New Details for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds"</a>. 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Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass">Phantom Hourglass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Spirit_Tracks" title="The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks">Spirit Tracks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_A_Link_Between_Worlds" title="The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds">A Link Between Worlds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tri_Force_Heroes" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes">Tri Force Heroes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Echoes_of_Wisdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom">Echoes of Wisdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">3D</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask">Majora's Mask</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_The_Wind_Waker" title="The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker">The Wind Waker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">Twilight Princess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Skyward_Sword" title="The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword">Skyward Sword</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild" title="The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild">Breath of the Wild</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">Tears of the Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Remakes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening_DX" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX">Link's Awakening DX</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time_3D" title="The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D">Ocarina of Time 3D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask_3D" title="The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D">Majora's Mask 3D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Link%27s_Awakening_(2019_video_game)" title="The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 video game)">Link's Awakening</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Spin-offs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_CD-i_games" title="The Legend of Zelda CD-i games">CD-i games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Link:_The_Faces_of_Evil_and_Zelda:_The_Wand_of_Gamelon" title="Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon">Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zelda%27s_Adventure" title="Zelda's Adventure">Zelda's Adventure</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tingle</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Freshly-Picked_Tingle%27s_Rosy_Rupeeland" title="Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland">Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ripened_Tingle%27s_Balloon_Trip_of_Love" title="Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love">Irozuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hyrule Warriors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hyrule_Warriors" title="Hyrule Warriors">Hyrule Warriors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyrule_Warriors:_Age_of_Calamity" title="Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity">Age of Calamity</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_LCD_games" title="The Legend of Zelda LCD games">LCD games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satellaview_games_from_The_Legend_of_Zelda_series" title="Satellaview games from The Legend of Zelda series">Satellaview games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Link%27s_Crossbow_Training" title="Link's Crossbow Training">Link's Crossbow Training</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/My_Nintendo_Picross:_The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess" title="My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess">My Nintendo Picross: Twilight Princess</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cadence_of_Hyrule" title="Cadence of Hyrule">Cadence of Hyrule</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Universe_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="Universe of The Legend of Zelda">Universe</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda_characters" title="List of The Legend of Zelda characters">Characters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Link_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" title="Link (The Legend of Zelda)">Link</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princess_Zelda" title="Princess Zelda">Princess Zelda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ganon" title="Ganon">Ganon / Ganondorf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Characters_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time" title="Characters of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time">Ocarina of Time characters</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Navi_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" title="Navi (The Legend of Zelda)">Navi</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tingle_(character)" title="Tingle (character)">Tingle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anju_and_Kafei" title="Anju and Kafei">Anju and Kafei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midna" title="Midna">Midna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linkle" title="Linkle">Linkle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urbosa" title="Urbosa">Urbosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidon_(The_Legend_of_Zelda)" title="Sidon (The Legend of Zelda)">Sidon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purah" title="Purah">Purah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elements</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Triforce" title="Triforce">Triforce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Sword" title="Master Sword">Master Sword</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerudo" title="Gerudo">Gerudo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_Temple_(Ocarina_of_Time)" title="Water Temple (Ocarina of Time)">Water Temple</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Quotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_dangerous_to_go_alone!" title="It's dangerous to go alone!">It's dangerous to go alone!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_am_Error" title="I am Error">I am Error</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda_media" title="List of The Legend of Zelda media">Other media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda (TV series)">Cartoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Legend_of_Zelda_manga" title="List of The Legend of Zelda manga">Manga</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_Princess_(manga)" title="The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (manga)">Twilight Princess</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nintendo_gamebooks" title="Nintendo gamebooks">Gamebooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Hyrule_Historia" title="The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia">Hyrule Historia</a></li> <li><a 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