The trash compactor scene from Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope has inspired many reactions in me, but never before "Aw, so adorable!" However, when the trash is a bed of shavings, and the rebel in peril is a hamster, everything changes.

Gather 'round for a happy holiday tale, kids! Just kidding—Majora's Mask was a surprisingly moody, dark entry in the Legend of Zelda franchise, and this animated fan short fits that tone magnificently.

While everybody else is falling over themselves to make virtual reality the next big thing, Nintendo is taking things one step further. In partnership with SCRAP, they're creating an escape room game inspired by the Legend of Zelda franchise, where you'll be able to solve real-world puzzles with items from the iconic game series.

When artist Matt Vince combined the Legend of Zelda and Hayao Miyazaki to promote movie posters he made, he unleashed a heartbreakingly tender nostalgia bomb the likes of which the world has never seen.

LoriAnn Costume Designs' LoriAnn Gerlisky has just revealed three new sets of patterns that she'll be shipping out through Simplicity next month, so for those of you with sewing machines and a craving to cook while wearing what Harley Quinn would, check out these new offerings!

After chugging enough coffee to see through time, I return to you now with a vision of the future and one massive caffeine headache.

Nintendo is a rare gaming hardware company in that the power of their brand is really in their stable of iconic gaming properties. While exclusives are still important to Xbox and PlayStation platforms, gamers who buy Nintendo consoles are often buying them on the promise of new Mario and Zelda (and other) games that they can't get anywhere else. That makes it increasingly important for Nintendo to get those games just right.

AAAAAAAAA! The Lisa Frank Facebook page has announced that they'll be releasing an adult coloring book!

Eiji Aonuma, a producer at Nintendo, explained why the creative team didn't go with a female hero for Zelda: Breath of the Wild, saying that they didn't know what that might do to the story.

Our coverage of E3 2016 continues today with Nintendo Treehouse! Tune in right here live at 9am PST/12pm EST and watch with us!

It's weird and disappointing that the new Wii U/NX Legend of Zelda will be Nintendo's only playable game at E3 this year, but at least the public will have a chance to get their hands on the title, too. So far, Nintendo's not involved in the "E3 Live" part of the trade show that will be open to the public, but they're holding their own special, hands-on fan demo for the title.

It seems that the fine folks over at DaysideTV have taken The Legend of Zelda into some brand new territory. They went ahead and gave it a real Hard Boiled/Hong Kong-style action flick vibe, in the vein of old Chow Yun-fat and Jet Li martial arts films.

The Legend of Zelda is 30 years old this year, and Nintendo's not the only one celebrating. Fans are getting in on the action, too, with the latest example being a three dimensional reimagining of the franchise's first game from the NES. It's not just fin to look at the pixel art aesthetic, though; you can play it for yourself right in your web browser.

We got to chat with Tony Smith, the creator of the gender-neutral patch for Link to the Past via e-mail about the whys and wherefores behind his project, storytelling, folklore, monomyths, and what else might be coming down the line for him and his work.

The person behind Echo Park Mac & PC Repair hacked the best Zelda game ever (Link to the Past) to change all the language to reflect a gender neutral protagonist.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is getting an HD remake on the Wii U on March 4, and with it, we'll get a Wolf Link Amiibo, but that's not the only Amiibo that'll interact with the game. Here's a helpful video from Nintendo detailing what each Amiibo will help you with in the HD update, including some typical scumbaggery from Ganondorf.

Artist Matt Vince created some amazing concept posters for a Ghibli adaptation of The Legend of Zelda that make my heart ache.