Nintendo’s White Rabbit

Yesterday, the Zeldaverse was all atwitter[1] at news that Nintendo was pushing back to spring 2023 the release of the sequel to Breath of the Wild.  Since last June, when the second BOTW2 trailer aired at E3 2021, Zelda fans had been hoping for a return to the skies and lands of Hyrule in 2022. Legend of Zelda seriesContinue reading “Nintendo’s White Rabbit”

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

With apologies to Robert Lamm, who wrote the song in this post’s title, and his group Chicago, which recorded it:  Does anybody in the Zeldaverse really know what time it is?  And why – unlike the sentiment portrayed in the song’s lyrics – why do so many care so much? For many years, we Zelders have played LegendContinue reading “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?”

The Thin Man At Nintendo World Headquarters

Editors’ Note:  The Thin Man, a 1930s novel by Dashiell Hammett, introduced the world to Nick Charles, a retired detective, and his wife Nora, a socialite, famed for witty repartee, solving mysteries, and a penchant for cocktails. Obviously, our own Itzal and Demelza excel at witty repartee and cocktails – and they adore Nick andContinue reading “The Thin Man At Nintendo World Headquarters”

Aerial Parallels

We’re entering a fallow period of blogging, in between our last adventure[1] – Skyward Sword – and the game we’re all coveting, the sequel to Breath of the Wild.  In the interim, ZeldaforElders.com is considering playing Ocarina of Time on the Switch, but we have two misgivings:  one, a controller concern, and two, the ThomasContinue reading “Aerial Parallels”

Hey, Listen, Nintendo, it’s 2022!

Like everyone else, we’ve watched the two official trailers of the sequel to Breath of the Wild, the game known by most everyone but Nintendo as BOTW2.  Truth be told, we scrutinized these snippets more than once for clues to what the future, both Hyrule’s and our own, holds when BOTW2 is finally released.  The return of islandsContinue reading “Hey, Listen, Nintendo, it’s 2022!”