Celebrating 25 Years of the Legend of Zelda!
To celebrate 25 years of an amazing franchise known as ‘The Legend of Zelda’, Nintendo are given away countless goodies to keep fans participating.
These are the big exclusives that Nintendo has to offer the Princess for her 25th birthday;
· SOLD OUT SYMPHONY CONCERT TO BE HELD AT THE HMV HAMMERSMITH APOLLO AS PART OF THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
· ENJOY THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: FOUR SWORDS ANNIVERSARY EDITION AS AN EXCLUSIVE NINTENDO DSiWARE DOWNLOAD FOR FREE
· LIMITED EDITION BUNDLE FOR THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: SKYWARD SWORD TO BE MADE AVAILABLE
On the 25th October the Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert Tour comes to the HMV Hammersmith Apollo for one night only. This has officially been sold out, which shows that it is a highly anticipated concert. A 70 piece orchestra will be joined by a choir, which will give the music a greater feel and atmosphere, and they will be playing beautiful and iconic music from the franchises 25 year run. This will include hand picked music by composer Koji Kondo, famous for doing most of the music for the Zelda games. His team will also be helping out and guests will also be able to preview the latest upcoming installment in the series…the highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword!
As if Nintendo would stop the celebrations there. You are also aloud to download and experience The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition on your Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DSi or DSi XL system from the 28th September for a limited time only. New additional areas will be available to play and a single player option will keep the hard core fans and newcomers happy!
On the release date of Skyward Sword, Nintendo will be releasing a limited edition bundle for the game. This latest adventure for Link features one of the deepest and richest experiences ever produced by Nintendo, which has taken more than 100 staff members of the team FIVE years to produce. The limited edition bundle will feature a copy of the game ( 🙂 ), a CD featuring selected orchestral arrangements from the 25th Anniversary Performance ( 😀 ), and a rare golden Wii Remote PLus controller bearing the Hylian Crest ( XD ). It is advised to pre-order this now to avoid dissappointment and to secure you copy.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swords will be available to play in advance (ahead of it’s November 18th release) at these locations;
· Eurogamer Expo: 22nd – 25th September, Earls Court London
· GameCity6: 29th October, various venues, Nottingham
For more information about The Legend of Zelda visit www.nintendo.co.uk/zelda
For more information about The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword visit www.nintendo.co.uk/skywardsword
For more information on The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary visit www.zelda25th.co.uk