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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Majora's Mask New 3DS coming February 13]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/majoras-mask-new-3ds-coming-february-13/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/majoras-mask-new-3ds-coming-february-13/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/majoras-mask-new-3ds-coming-february-13/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/majoras-mask-new-3ds-coming-february-13/" target="_self"><img alt="" data-caption="" data-credit="Nintendo" data-credit-link-back="" data-dam-provider="other" data-local-id="local-1" data-media-id="7196615" data-original-url="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/6d088d43bf0e8d1d7cdbfe8a9f9746b8/201391642/majoras-mask-3ds.jpg" data-title="" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/6d088d43bf0e8d1d7cdbfe8a9f9746b8/201391642/majoras-mask-3ds.jpg" /></a></div>
With the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/new-3ds-arrives-february-13/">launch</a> of the New 3DS XL stateside, there will also be a <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/majoras-mask">Majora's Mask 3D</a></em> limited edition released on February 13. The bundle will feature a gold-tinted New 3DS XL featuring five of the game's masks, which transform Link into various characters from the Majora's Mask universe. The remastered Nintendo 64 game will launch on February 13 as well.<br />
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Hopefully we'll have more than three days to snag it before an angry moon crashes into us.<br />
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<strong>Update</strong>: The unit appears to be sold out at GameStop, currently listed as "<a href="http://www.gamestop.com/consoles/nintendo-new-3ds-xl-majoras-mask-edition/119888">not available</a>."

<div style="text-align: right;"><small>[Image: Nintendo]</small></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/majoras-mask-new-3ds-coming-february-13/">Majora's Mask New 3DS coming February 13</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:46:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/majoras-mask-new-3ds-coming-february-13/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/21129598/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/majoras-mask-new-3ds-coming-february-13/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>majoras-mask-3d</category><category>new-3ds</category><category>new-3ds-xl</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendo-direct</category><category>nintendo-direct-january-2015</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[S. Prell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyrule Warriors getting Majora's Mask pack next month [Update]]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/hyrule-warriors-getting-majoras-mask-pack-next-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/hyrule-warriors-getting-majoras-mask-pack-next-month/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/hyrule-warriors-getting-majoras-mask-pack-next-month/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/hyrule-warriors-getting-majoras-mask-pack-next-month/" target="_self"><img data-credit="Nintendo" data-mep="662488" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/e28102f0d2212bb790486ef483a29a0d/201389835/tingle-hyrule-warriors.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<a href="http://joystiq.com/game/hyrule-warriors"><em>Hyrule Warriors</em></a> will receive a new piece of downloadable content themed after <em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</em> on February 5, Nintendo revealed during its <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nintendo-direct-january-2015">Nintendo Direct</a> livestream this morning.<br />
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The DLC will include Tingle and the game's youthful Link as playable characters, the former giving his enemies a kiss of death and whipping them with bags of rupees. The pack will also include three as-yet-unknown character skins.<br />
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<strong>Update:</strong> Nintendo says the DLC will cost $7.99 and will also feature a new Adventure Mode map.

<div style="text-align: right;"><small>[Image: Nintendo]</small></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/hyrule-warriors-getting-majoras-mask-pack-next-month/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hyrule Warriors getting Majora's Mask pack next month [Update]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/hyrule-warriors-getting-majoras-mask-pack-next-month/">Hyrule Warriors getting Majora's Mask pack next month [Update]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:25:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/hyrule-warriors-getting-majoras-mask-pack-next-month/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/21129561/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/14/hyrule-warriors-getting-majoras-mask-pack-next-month/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dlc</category><category>downloadable-content</category><category>hyrule-warriors</category><category>link</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendo-direct</category><category>nintendo-direct-january-2015</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><category>tingle</category><category>wii-u</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Suszek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majora's Mask 3D bundle sports a Skull Kid figurine]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/06/majoras-mask-3d-bundle-sports-a-skull-kid-figurine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/06/majoras-mask-3d-bundle-sports-a-skull-kid-figurine/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/06/majoras-mask-3d-bundle-sports-a-skull-kid-figurine/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/06/majoras-mask-3d-bundle-sports-a-skull-kid-figurine/" target="_self"><img alt="" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/816f98a7e3bee4be4a7522b784b9e473/201040994/zelda.jpg" /></a></div>
<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask"><em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D</em></a> will receive a limited edition bundle at the game's launch that includes a Skull Kid figurine. The $50 bundle doesn't include any of the goodies packed in to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/06/check-out-the-majoras-mask-3d-special-edition-for-europe/">Europe's special edition</a>, as Nintendo noted that it only features a copy of the game and the figurine. The publisher has yet to offer a launch date for the remastered game.<br />
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Nintendo announced plans to remake <em>Majora's Mask</em> for 3DS during a Nintendo Direct livestream in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/">November</a>. The original game launched in 2000 for Nintendo 64, putting series hero Link in the doomed land of Terminus, months after the events of the other cherished Zelda game for the system, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time"><em>Ocarina of Time</em></a>. Word of a possible 3D remake of <em>Majora's Mask</em> began in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/aonuma-new-3ds-zelda-in-the-works-majoras-mask-a-possibility/">November 2011</a>, when series producer Eiji Aonuma said the publisher was "seriously considering" it following the success of <em>Ocarina of Time</em>'s own 3DS remake.

<div style="text-align: right;"><small>[Image: Nintendo]</small></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/06/majoras-mask-3d-bundle-sports-a-skull-kid-figurine/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Majora's Mask 3D bundle sports a Skull Kid figurine</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/06/majoras-mask-3d-bundle-sports-a-skull-kid-figurine/">Majora's Mask 3D bundle sports a Skull Kid figurine</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/06/majoras-mask-3d-bundle-sports-a-skull-kid-figurine/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/21125477/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/06/majoras-mask-3d-bundle-sports-a-skull-kid-figurine/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>bundle</category><category>figure</category><category>figurine</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>nintendo</category><category>remake</category><category>remaster</category><category>skull-kid</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3ds</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Suszek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Majora's Mask-inspired Christmas carol is smashing]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/21/this-majoras-mask-inspired-christmas-carol-is-smashing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/21/this-majoras-mask-inspired-christmas-carol-is-smashing/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/21/this-majoras-mask-inspired-christmas-carol-is-smashing/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="345" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5aw69xOdyeE?wmode=opaque" width="614"></iframe></center>
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Yeah, so you played - or are at least familiar with the premise of - <em>The Legend of Zelda</em><em>: </em><em>Majora's Mask</em> and saw where this was going. The video is still smile-worthy! And hey, maybe you can make your own Majora music video when <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/"><em>Majora's Mask 3D</em></a> comes to 3DS in spring 2015.

<div style="text-align: right;"><small>[Image: Nintendo]</small></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/21/this-majoras-mask-inspired-christmas-carol-is-smashing/">This Majora's Mask-inspired Christmas carol is smashing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 21 Dec 2014 15:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/21/this-majoras-mask-inspired-christmas-carol-is-smashing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/21119513/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/21/this-majoras-mask-inspired-christmas-carol-is-smashing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>humor</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>n64</category><category>nintendo</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[S. Prell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2014 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aonuma: Majora's Mask 3DS won't be 'just another remake']]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/08/aonuma-majoras-mask-3ds-wont-be-just-another-remake/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/08/aonuma-majoras-mask-3ds-wont-be-just-another-remake/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/08/aonuma-majoras-mask-3ds-wont-be-just-another-remake/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/08/aonuma-majoras-mask-3ds-wont-be-just-another-remake/"><img data-credit="Nintendo" data-mep="550546" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/c12c530fb9e7ed298434a206bbaaf5ee/201057066/zlCfzSoRX1MEjw3p5M.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>

<div>Between <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/the-legend-of-zelda-a-link-between-worlds"><em>The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds</em></a>' mask-shaped <a href="http://www.zeldadungeon.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Majoras-Mask_A-Link-Between-Worlds.png">easter egg</a> and Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/aonuma-new-3ds-zelda-in-the-works-majoras-mask-a-possibility/">hesitation</a> to rule out a remake of <em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</em>, fans of Link's dark, odd journey through Termia might have seen this week's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/">3DS remake confirmation</a> coming. While the news of <em>another</em> Zelda remake is interesting on its own, Aonuma's recent Miiverse post <a href="https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADMUKmIuDSagA">explains</a> that <em>Majora's Mask</em><em> 3D</em> won't be a simple, graphically-polished port.<br />
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Though its development began "almost immediately" after 2011's<em> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-3d">Ocarina of Time 3D</a></em> remake was completed, Aonuma and the team waited to talk about <em>Majora's Mask 3D</em> until he could say "this is not going to be just another remake and that it's going to be worth your time." He added: "We've spent a lot of time making sure the gameplay experience is smoother than in the original version without taking away form this unique world."<br />
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Unfortunately, we'll have to let <a href="http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/282/188/cbd.jpg">that moon</a> creep a little closer before we learn the extent of <em>Majora's Mask 3D</em>'s changes. Purists shouldn't be <em>too</em> surprised though - last year's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/the-legend-of-zelda-the-wind-waker-hd"><em>Wind Waker HD</em></a> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/20/deja-review-the-legend-of-zelda-the-wind-waker-hd/">received</a> a few tweaks of its own, including Miiverse-compatible Tingle bottles, Link selfies and a simplified Triforce treasure hunt.</div>

<div style="text-align: right;"><small>[Image: Nintendo]</small></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/08/aonuma-majoras-mask-3ds-wont-be-just-another-remake/">Aonuma: Majora's Mask 3DS won't be 'just another remake'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/08/aonuma-majoras-mask-3ds-wont-be-just-another-remake/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20990785/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/08/aonuma-majoras-mask-3ds-wont-be-just-another-remake/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>nintendo</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3ds</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Schulenberg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2014 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majora's Mask comparison video highlights 3DS enhancements]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/07/majoras-mask-comparison-video-highlights-3ds-enhancements/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/07/majoras-mask-comparison-video-highlights-3ds-enhancements/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/07/majoras-mask-comparison-video-highlights-3ds-enhancements/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/07/majoras-mask-comparison-video-highlights-3ds-enhancements/"><img class="hidden" data-credit="Nintendo / ninten2tv" data-mep="548966" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/751340309c7bcbbf6454513f20851966/201053535/majoras-compare.jpg" alt="" /></a><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="298" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VRdC9FG0qJ8?wmode=opaque" width="530"></iframe></div>
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Does Nintendo's upcoming <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/">3DS remake</a> of <em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</em> match up to your memories of the original Nintendo 64 version? The above video, assembled by YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMgXcDVqRVpL0a65jQRV2kg">ninten2tv</a>, shows off the 3DS version's enhanced texture detail and improved lighting in a series of side-by-side comparison clips, giving insight into the creative process behind the remake. <em>Majora's Mask 3D</em> launches at retail in North America and as a Europe-exclusive <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/06/check-out-the-majoras-mask-3d-special-edition-for-europe/">Special Edition</a> in spring 2015.<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><small>[Video: Nintendo / ninten2tv]</small></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/07/majoras-mask-comparison-video-highlights-3ds-enhancements/">Majora's Mask comparison video highlights 3DS enhancements</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/07/majoras-mask-comparison-video-highlights-3ds-enhancements/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20990387/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/07/majoras-mask-comparison-video-highlights-3ds-enhancements/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>nintendo</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danny Cowan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Check out the Majora's Mask 3D Special Edition for Europe]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/06/check-out-the-majoras-mask-3d-special-edition-for-europe/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/06/check-out-the-majoras-mask-3d-special-edition-for-europe/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/06/check-out-the-majoras-mask-3d-special-edition-for-europe/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/06/check-out-the-majoras-mask-3d-special-edition-for-europe/"><img data-credit="Nintendo" data-mep="546241" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/f3faaf96f42bac8355067b281fdf9118/201043847/specialedition.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69AyYUJUBTg">Dah-da-dah-daaaaah!</a> Now imagine that music with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8yjNbcKkNY">a European accent</a>, because Europe's chest-openers will find a Special Edition of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/"><em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D</em></a> waiting for them when the game launches in spring 2015.<br />
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As revealed during yesterday's continental Nintendo Direct, the "limited-quantity" Special Edition packs in a few goodies with the 3DS remake. There's a pin badge of Majora's Mask itself, a double-sided poster and a blue steelbook case also clad in the game's iconic logo.<br />
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To see Nintendo's fancy video of the Special Edition contents spinning around - you know you want to - head below the break. You'll find the game's announcement trailer there too.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/06/check-out-the-majoras-mask-3d-special-edition-for-europe/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Check out the Majora's Mask 3D Special Edition for Europe</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/06/check-out-the-majoras-mask-3d-special-edition-for-europe/">Check out the Majora's Mask 3D Special Edition for Europe</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 06 Nov 2014 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/06/check-out-the-majoras-mask-3d-special-edition-for-europe/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20989551/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/06/check-out-the-majoras-mask-3d-special-edition-for-europe/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>europe</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>majoras-mask-3d</category><category>nintendo</category><category>release-date</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinan Kubba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2014 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D arrives in spring 2015]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/" target="_self"><img alt="" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/816f98a7e3bee4be4a7522b784b9e473/201040994/zelda.jpg" /></a></div>
<em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</em> will get a re-release in spring 2015 for Nintendo 3DS and 2DS, Nintendo announced today during a <a href="http://aol.it/1E6v6Ho">Nintendo Direct</a> livestream. The game's predecessor, <em>Ocarina of Time</em>, got its own 3DS remake in 2011.<br />
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First launching in 2000 for Nintendo 64, a <em>Majora's Mask</em> remake has been teased for some time, notably in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/aonuma-new-3ds-zelda-in-the-works-majoras-mask-a-possibility/">November 2011</a> when series producer Eiji Aonuma deemed the 3D version a possibility. Fans in Europe will be able to pick up a special edition of the game, which will include a steelbook case, pin badge and two-sided poster.

<div style="text-align: right;"><small>[Image: Nintendo]</small></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/">The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D arrives in spring 2015</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:04:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20989327/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/05/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-3d-arrives-in-spring-2015/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3d</category><category>3ds</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendo-direct</category><category>nintendo-direct-nov-2014</category><category>re-release</category><category>remake</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Suszek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majora's Mask HD fan project shows off new assets]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/03/majoras-mask-hd-fan-project-shows-off-new-assets/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/03/majoras-mask-hd-fan-project-shows-off-new-assets/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/03/majoras-mask-hd-fan-project-shows-off-new-assets/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/03/majoras-mask-hd-fan-project-shows-off-new-assets/"><img class="hidden" data-credit="Nintendo/Pablo Belmonte &amp; Paco Martinez" data-mep="380233" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/6dc45cbe691db742a39cf377c01054ae/200523258/majorasmask.png" alt="" /></a><br />
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Artists Pablo Belmonte and Paco Martinez have been hard at work at recreating a multitude of <em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</em> assets in high-definition, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zhSCoGePvk">resulting</a> in the video you see above, as well as the small puddle of drool you see at our feet.<br />
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The pair <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P50d9xsLzB0">released</a> a concept trailer back in 2012, but with new assets revealed in the video released earlier today, it appears that Belmonte and Martinez are still working through the plethora of enemies and locations from <em>Majora's Mask</em>. Sadly, we doubt such a thing will ever be playable; if not due to Nintendo shutting it down, then due to the project's own scope. Nowhere in the video description is it implied that this is meant to be a playable game, but that "its ultimate purpose is to be presented to Nintendo Co."<br />
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Still, Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/aonuma-new-3ds-zelda-in-the-works-majoras-mask-a-possibility/"><em>did</em> say</a> that Nintendo was "seriously considering" a re-release of <em>Majora's Mask</em>. Quick, everyone! Cling to vain hope! Cling as hard as you can!

<div style="text-align: right;"><small>[Image: Nintendo/Pablo Belmonte &amp; Paco Martinez]</small></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/03/majoras-mask-hd-fan-project-shows-off-new-assets/">Majora's Mask HD fan project shows off new assets</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 03 Aug 2014 18:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/03/majoras-mask-hd-fan-project-shows-off-new-assets/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20941160/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2014/08/03/majoras-mask-hd-fan-project-shows-off-new-assets/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>legend-of-zelda</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>majoras-mask-hd</category><category>nintendo</category><category>pablo-belmonte</category><category>paco-martinez</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[S. Prell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2014 18:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aonuma: New 3DS Zelda in the works, Majora's Mask a possibility]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/aonuma-new-3ds-zelda-in-the-works-majoras-mask-a-possibility/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/aonuma-new-3ds-zelda-in-the-works-majoras-mask-a-possibility/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/aonuma-new-3ds-zelda-in-the-works-majoras-mask-a-possibility/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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Speaking to Portuguese site <a href="http://ez.mygames.pt/wii/accao/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword/especial/entrevista-com-eiji-aonuma-e-koji-kondo-682/">MyGames</a>, The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma shed some light on the franchise's future on the 3DS. Aonuma noted that a new Zelda title is indeed in the works for Nintendo's handheld, which isn't too surprising in itself. Given the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/29/nintendo-has-one-million-seller-per-console-in-last-quarter/">success</a> of <em>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time</em> on the 3DS, however, it may be somewhat surprising to learn that the next Zelda will not be a remake of <em>Majora's Mask</em>. The title will be a new adventure, though Aonuma states it will utilize ideas from previous console iterations of the series (a boomerang, perhaps?).<br />
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He didn't rule out the possibility of <em>Majora's Mask</em> in the future, stating that he has even talked with Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto about bringing the bizarre sequel to 3DS. Aonuma added that Nintendo is "seriously considering" the possibility, but felt that it wouldn't be right releasing another remake directly after <em>Ocarina of Time</em>. Let's just hope the 3DS version isn't <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/the-haunted-cartridge/">haunted</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/aonuma-new-3ds-zelda-in-the-works-majoras-mask-a-possibility/">Aonuma: New 3DS Zelda in the works, Majora's Mask a possibility</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/aonuma-new-3ds-zelda-in-the-works-majoras-mask-a-possibility/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20098710/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/aonuma-new-3ds-zelda-in-the-works-majoras-mask-a-possibility/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3ds</category><category>Eiji-Aonuma</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>nintendo</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['Haunted' Majora's Mask story concludes in playable followup]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/haunted-majoras-mask-story-concludes-in-playable-followup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/haunted-majoras-mask-story-concludes-in-playable-followup/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/haunted-majoras-mask-story-concludes-in-playable-followup/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Last September, the curious story of the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/10/haunted-majoras-mask-cartridge-detailed-on-video/">haunted</a> <em>Majora's Mask</em> cartridge had us captivated. The compelling tale ended up being part of the larger, augmented reality game <em>Within Hubris</em>, which is set to end in a playable continuation of "the Haunted Cartridge" story.<br />
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"Players will finally get a chance to fight back against the 'entity' that haunted the protagonist in the original story," author Jadusable told us. "The game itself is not a traditional video game -- instead of being a standalone product, it's used as one of many tools players will have to use together to progress in the story." The playable conclusion is "close" to being released.<br />
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The transmedia experience is described as "symbiotic," with players unlocking new content on <a href="http://z15.invisionfree.com/Within_Hubris/index.php?s=46830dc92d636ddb980c84edcc45a5e9&amp;act=idx">the website</a> via the game. For example, the game may direct you to a URL with emails that will give you additional clues. "The catch is that, in order to defeat the entity, you have to download the game," said the author. "But if players download the game, they're inviting the entity into their computers just like 'Jadusable,' so expect some rather disturbing, fourth-wall breaking moments."<br />
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"I would compare it to <em>Silent Hill 2</em> in terms of what kind of horror it is," Jadusable teased. Watch the debut teaser after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/haunted-majoras-mask-story-concludes-in-playable-followup/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>'Haunted' Majora's Mask story concludes in playable followup</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/haunted-majoras-mask-story-concludes-in-playable-followup/">'Haunted' Majora's Mask story concludes in playable followup</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/haunted-majoras-mask-story-concludes-in-playable-followup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19859851/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/28/haunted-majoras-mask-story-concludes-in-playable-followup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arg</category><category>augmented-reality</category><category>legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>nintendo</category><category>pc</category><category>the-haunted-cartridge</category><category>within-hubris</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[YouTube musician covers Zelda's Song of Healing on wine glasses]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/08/youtube-musician-covers-zeldas-song-of-healing-on-wine-glasses/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/08/youtube-musician-covers-zeldas-song-of-healing-on-wine-glasses/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/08/youtube-musician-covers-zeldas-song-of-healing-on-wine-glasses/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/08/youtube-musician-covers-zeldas-song-of-healing-on-wine-glasses/#continued"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/12/gamzeldawineglasses530.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Don't ask us why, but this time of year, we <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/27/one-man-band-covers-wind-waker-theme/">love watching</a> YouTube users' creative takes on musical themes from <em>Zelda</em> games -- and they don't get much more creative than <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcZ7OSE6z7s">Sp0ntanius' wine glass rendition</a> of <em>Majora's Mask</em>'s "Song of Healing." It's watchable in the video posted below.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/08/youtube-musician-covers-zeldas-song-of-healing-on-wine-glasses/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>YouTube musician covers Zelda's Song of Healing on wine glasses</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/08/youtube-musician-covers-zeldas-song-of-healing-on-wine-glasses/">YouTube musician covers Zelda's Song of Healing on wine glasses</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/08/youtube-musician-covers-zeldas-song-of-healing-on-wine-glasses/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19749916/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/08/youtube-musician-covers-zeldas-song-of-healing-on-wine-glasses/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cover</category><category>ds</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>nintendo</category><category>nintendo-64</category><category>wii</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['Haunted Majora's Mask' ARG brought back to life by players]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/27/haunted-majoras-mask-arg-brought-back-to-life-by-players/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/27/haunted-majoras-mask-arg-brought-back-to-life-by-players/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/27/haunted-majoras-mask-arg-brought-back-to-life-by-players/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/27/haunted-majoras-mask-arg-brought-back-to-life-by-players/"><img border="1" hspace="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/10/majora1027.jpg" /></a></center>Jadusable's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/10/haunted-majoras-mask-cartridge-detailed-on-video/">tale</a> of a haunted copy of <em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</em> wasn't just a well-executed <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/creepypasta">creepypasta</a>. It was also an ARG! Coded messages in Jadusable's 'recent activity' log led players into a <a href="http://www.youshouldnthavedonethat.net/index.php/timeline/">narrative</a> in which the occupant of the cartridge escaped and trapped the character of the hapless person who found it. Players interacted with the game in part by leaving comments on the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Jadusable#p/u/4/X6D2XCJUJHY">YouTube channel</a>, including the magical songs from the game.<br />
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Or they did, until Jadusable declared that the game was on hiatus due to lack of funds. Instead of walking away from an amusing web game, players actually donated money to the project in order to keep it going. Jadusable plans to release the next chapter of the game this holiday season, along with " an interactive videogame for download in tandem with the final phase of the story." Get caught up with the game <a href="http://jadusable.wikia.com/wiki/Jadusable_Wiki">here</a> if you're interested in jumping into this world.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/27/haunted-majoras-mask-arg-brought-back-to-life-by-players/">'Haunted Majora's Mask' ARG brought back to life by players</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:07:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/27/haunted-majoras-mask-arg-brought-back-to-life-by-players/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19691333/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/10/27/haunted-majoras-mask-arg-brought-back-to-life-by-players/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>arg</category><category>ds</category><category>haunted-majoras-mask</category><category>jadusable</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>nintendo</category><category>pc</category><category>wii</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA['Haunted' Majora's Mask cartridge detailed, on video]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/10/haunted-majoras-mask-cartridge-detailed-on-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/10/haunted-majoras-mask-cartridge-detailed-on-video/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/10/haunted-majoras-mask-cartridge-detailed-on-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/weird-but-true/" rel="tag">Weird But True</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/opinions/" rel="tag">Opinions</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/new-in-pop-culture/" rel="tag">New In Pop Culture</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">
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<em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</em> is already a rather creepy game. The darkest iteration of the franchise yet, <em>MM's</em> tale of a world constantly on the verge of ending is oftentimes haunting. But what if the cartridge were actually <em>haunted?</em> What would the game look like?<br />
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A tale credited to Jadusable has been chronicled on <a href="http://inuscreepystuff.blogspot.com/2010/09/majora.html">Creepy + Pasta</a>. The story begins with a mysterious shop keeper and an odd cartridge -- "It was the standard grey color, except that someone had written Majora on it in black permanent marker." Given away for free, the recipient played through the game without a problem; the only noticeable glitch involved NPCs calling him BEN, the name assigned to the cartridge's first save file.<br />
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Activating the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW6NkTOZEdE">Day 4 glitch</a>, however, spawned a number of odd, unexplainable events that only a ghost (or a very determined hacker) could produce. One of the game's most iconic lines -- "You've met with a horrible fate, haven't you?" -- repeats throughout the eerie series of events, chronicled on YouTube. Who is BEN? And what could this all mean?<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/10/haunted-majoras-mask-cartridge-detailed-on-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>'Haunted' Majora's Mask cartridge detailed, on video</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/10/haunted-majoras-mask-cartridge-detailed-on-video/">'Haunted' Majora's Mask cartridge detailed, on video</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:54:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/10/haunted-majoras-mask-cartridge-detailed-on-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19628566/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/09/10/haunted-majoras-mask-cartridge-detailed-on-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>haunted</category><category>legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>nintendo</category><category>the-haunted-cartridge</category><category>wii</category><category>within-hubris</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Yoon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rumor: Zelda Wii to be Majora's Mask sequel]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/rumor-zelda-wii-to-be-majoras-mask-sequel/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/rumor-zelda-wii-to-be-majoras-mask-sequel/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/rumor-zelda-wii-to-be-majoras-mask-sequel/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thewiire.com/blog/post/6183-rumor-new-zelda-wii-details-leaked"><img hspace="0" border="0" vspace="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/06/zelda0605092.jpg" /></a></div>
Let's get this straight: There are rumors about video games, and then there are <em>crazy internet rumors</em> about video games that are so intriguing you can't help but get excited about them, even though you don't believe they're anything more than products of an overactive fan imagination. This post is about the second kind.<br />
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<a href="http://thewiire.com/blog/post/6183-rumor-new-zelda-wii-details-leaked">Information has bubbled up</a> from the Japanese <a href="http://www.2chan.net/">2chan</a> message board about the new Wii <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/zelda,@wii"><em>Zelda</em></a> game and, while <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/2chan">2chan</a>'s record on rumors hasn't been bad (they've broken information on Japanese anime, <em>Resident Evil</em> and other games that later turned out to be true), these rumors are crazy. Like <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/majoras-mask"><em>Majora's Mask</em></a> crazy. See what we mean after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/rumor-zelda-wii-to-be-majoras-mask-sequel/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Rumor: Zelda Wii to be Majora's Mask sequel</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/rumor-zelda-wii-to-be-majoras-mask-sequel/">Rumor: Zelda Wii to be Majora's Mask sequel</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://thewiire.com/blog/post/6183-rumor-new-zelda-wii-details-leaked>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/rumor-zelda-wii-to-be-majoras-mask-sequel/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19324917/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/rumor-zelda-wii-to-be-majoras-mask-sequel/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2chan</category><category>joystiq</category><category>legend-of-zelda</category><category>Legend-of-Zelda-2010</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>message-board</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>ocarina-of-time</category><category>rumor</category><category>rumors</category><category>video-games</category><category>wii</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schramm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nintendo's Aonuma: Majora's Mask the result of Miyamoto challenge]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/05/nintendos-aonuma-majoras-mask-the-result-of-miyamoto-challeng/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/05/nintendos-aonuma-majoras-mask-the-result-of-miyamoto-challeng/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/05/nintendos-aonuma-majoras-mask-the-result-of-miyamoto-challeng/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nintendodsi.com/iwataasks/vol10_page1.html"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/12/aonumahouseholdslide580pxheaderimg.jpg"  alt="" /></a></div>
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Eiji Aonuma has spent a lot of time developing <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/zelda"><em>Legend of Zelda</em></a> games. In fact, he's been in a managerial role on the franchise ever since the series' arguably most popular installment, <em>The Ocarina of Time</em>. So when Mario creator (and his boss) Shigeru Miyamoto asked Aonuma and his team to develop an "Ura Zelda" (a flipped version of <em>Ocarina of Time</em> -- what would eventually become the <em>Master Quest</em>), Aonuma protested. Miyamoto's compromise, though, instead turned out to be a much greater challenge -- produce a sequel to <em>OoT</em> within one year. <br />
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"We were supposed to make its sequel in a year ... at first, we had absolutely no idea what sort of thing we were supposed to make, and we just kept expanding our plans," Aonuma told Nintendo prez Satoru Iwata during a recent <a href="http://www.nintendodsi.com/iwataasks/vol10_page1.html">Iwata Asks</a> column."in the beginning, it was all trial and error ... ultimately, we adopted the 'three-day system,' and made it so that, if you couldn't clear the game inside of three days, the world was destroyed." Aonuma claims this concept was what allowed <em>Majora's Mask</em> to be created and released just 18 months after <em>OoT</em> came out. He also adds that lessons he learned from the development of <em>Majora's Mask</em> -- from having to remember a sequence of events in order to proceed, to "deep, compact play" -- helped to shape the development of the most recent Zelda release, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/spirit-tracks"><em>The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks</em></a>. <br />
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We'd like to say that Aonuma will have a break from the series after serving as producer on <em>Spirit Tracks</em>, but he's the man in charge of the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/19/zelda-producer-teases-surprises-for-next-title-at-e3-2010/">upcoming <em>LoZ</em> game</a> for the Wii. We're sorry, Mr. Aonuma! Keep on truckin'!<br />
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[Via <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=26383&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+GamasutraNews+%28Gamasutra+News%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader">Gamasutra</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/05/nintendos-aonuma-majoras-mask-the-result-of-miyamoto-challeng/">Nintendo's Aonuma: Majora's Mask the result of Miyamoto challenge</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nintendodsi.com/iwataasks/vol10_page1.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/05/nintendos-aonuma-majoras-mask-the-result-of-miyamoto-challeng/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19266723/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/05/nintendos-aonuma-majoras-mask-the-result-of-miyamoto-challeng/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>DS</category><category>eiji-aonuma</category><category>legend-of-zelda</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>ocarina-of-time</category><category>shigeru-miyamoto</category><category>spirit-tracks</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-spirit-tracks</category><category>Wii</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[VC in Brief: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/vc-in-brief-the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-n64/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/vc-in-brief-the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-n64/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/vc-in-brief-the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-n64/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="580" height="464" id="viddler_8458bbde"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/8458bbde/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/8458bbde/" width="580" height="464" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_8458bbde"></embed></object></center>This <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/nintendoware-weekly-majoras-mask-and-stuff-that-isnt-majora/">week</a>, the Virtual Console finally gets <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/majoras-mask"><em>Majora's Mask</em></a> for the N64. Some people think <em>Ocarina of Time</em> is better, and some people don't. And some people probably never played either, which is something that should be addressed with one's person therapist or physician.<br /><br /><br />
<div class="clearfix" style="border-top: 1px solid; padding-top: 5px;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/vc-in-brief"><img border="0" align="left" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/05/classic_vc_friday_cg_may2_mani_thumbnail.jpg" style="margin-right: 5px;" /></a><em>Every week, we like to check out what's new on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nintendoware-weekly">the Virtual Console</a>. We offer <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/vc-in-brief">these videos</a> as a sort of taste to help you decide whether or not you would want the game in question. We also toss in our own two cents because we're pushy jerks.</em></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/vc-in-brief-the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-n64/">VC in Brief: The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 18 May 2009 17:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/vc-in-brief-the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-n64/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1549325/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/vc-in-brief-the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-n64/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>legend-of-zelda</category><category>legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>n64</category><category>vc-in-brief</category><category>virtual-console</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 17:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Week on the Nintendo Channel: 300 VC games (and growing)]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-300-vc-games-and-growing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-300-vc-games-and-growing/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-300-vc-games-and-growing/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="580" height="464" id="viddler_44f258c"><param name="movie" value="http://www.viddler.com/simple/44f258c/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://www.viddler.com/simple/44f258c/" width="580" height="464" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" name="viddler_44f258c"></embed></object></center>That's right, folks, the Virtual Console celebrates its 300th game this week with <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/nintendoware-weekly-majoras-mask-and-stuff-that-isnt-majora/"><em>Majora's Mask</em></a>. And what better way to celebrate such a volume of games than by counting down all of those that lead up to <em>Majora's Mask</em>? So feast your eyes on the video above, then head past the break to see what other goodies the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nintendo-channel">Nintendo Channel</a> brings us this week.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-300-vc-games-and-growing/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>This Week on the Nintendo Channel: 300 VC games (and growing)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-300-vc-games-and-growing/">This Week on the Nintendo Channel: 300 VC games (and growing)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 18 May 2009 15:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-300-vc-games-and-growing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1549264/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/this-week-on-the-nintendo-channel-300-vc-games-and-growing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>majoras-mask</category><category>nintendo-channel</category><category>virtual-console</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NintendoWare Weekly: Majora's Mask (and stuff that isn't Majora's Mask)]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/nintendoware-weekly-majoras-mask-and-stuff-that-isnt-majora/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/nintendoware-weekly-majoras-mask-and-stuff-that-isnt-majora/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/nintendoware-weekly-majoras-mask-and-stuff-that-isnt-majora/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=18398"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/05/majorasmasknwweekly.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
This week, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/nintendoware-weekly">NintendoWare Weekly</a> brings us the second-most requested title for the Virtual Console: <em>Majora's Mask</em>. With its arrival today, that can only mean one thing: <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://nintendo.joystiq.com/tag/earthbound">Earthbound</a> </span>is next! When is "next?" Well, yeah, that might be a problem ...<br /><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/nintendoware-weekly-majoras-mask-and-stuff-that-isnt-majora/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>NintendoWare Weekly: Majora's Mask (and stuff that isn't Majora's Mask)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/nintendoware-weekly-majoras-mask-and-stuff-that-isnt-majora/">NintendoWare Weekly: Majora's Mask (and stuff that isn't Majora's Mask)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 18 May 2009 12:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=18398>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/nintendoware-weekly-majoras-mask-and-stuff-that-isnt-majora/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1549020/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/18/nintendoware-weekly-majoras-mask-and-stuff-that-isnt-majora/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>art-style</category><category>art-style-pictobits</category><category>crystal-defenders</category><category>crystal-defenders-r2</category><category>DS</category><category>legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>n64</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>nintendoware-weekly</category><category>silver-star-chess</category><category>square-enix</category><category>virtual-console</category><category>Wii</category><category>wiiware</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 12:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[VC/WiiWare Tuesday: Majora's Mask arrives in another region]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/vc-wiiware-tuesday-majoras-mask-arrives-in-another-region/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/vc-wiiware-tuesday-majoras-mask-arrives-in-another-region/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/vc-wiiware-tuesday-majoras-mask-arrives-in-another-region/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/lineup.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/majora040709.jpg" /></a></center>On one extreme, this week Japan's Virtual Console offers one of the most technologically advanced games the service can support, on one of the <em>first</em> systems the Virtual Console emulated: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/majoras-mask-phantasy-star-on-japanese-virtual-console-in-apri/"><em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</em></a> on N64. On the other extreme, it offers a game that happens to be ancient for the brand new Virtual Console Arcade service.<br />
<ul>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_zelm/index.html">The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</a></em> (Nintendo 64, 1 player, 1,200 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><em>Space Invaders</em> (Virtual Console Arcade, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)</li>
</ul>
As if <em>Majora's Mask</em> weren't enough, WiiWare is loaded with stuff, not all of which is <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/18/joystiq-review-evasive-space-wiiware/">Evasive Space</a>!</em> In fact, two welcome retro revivals make their debuts, <em>hopefully</em> hastening their arrival outside of Japan.<br />
<ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/wiiware/w9ij/index.html"><em>Evasive Space</em></a> (1-4 players, 1,000 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/wiiware/wtmj/index.html"><em>Adventure Island: The Beginning</em></a> (1-2 players, 1,000 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><em><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/wiiware/wpuj/index.html">Puzzle Bobble Wii</a> </em>(1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)</li>
    <li><a href="http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/wiiware/ws8j/index.html"><em>Minna de Puzzle Taisen Shanghai Wii</em></a> (1-4 players, 800 Wii Points)</li>
</ul><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/vc-wiiware-tuesday-majoras-mask-arrives-in-another-region/">VC/WiiWare Tuesday: Majora's Mask arrives in another region</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/lineup.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/vc-wiiware-tuesday-majoras-mask-arrives-in-another-region/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1510255/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/07/vc-wiiware-tuesday-majoras-mask-arrives-in-another-region/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>majoras-mask</category><category>space-invaders</category><category>vctuesday</category><category>virtual-console</category><category>wiiware</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[VC Friday: Majora's Mask, DSiWare available in Europe right now]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/03/vc-friday-majoras-mask-dsiware-available-in-europe-right-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/03/vc-friday-majoras-mask-dsiware-available-in-europe-right-now/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/03/vc-friday-majoras-mask-dsiware-available-in-europe-right-now/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/04/nintendo_download_dsiware_launch_games_and_majoras_mask_eu"><img hspace="0" vspace="4" border="1" alt=""  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/majorabox040309.jpg" /></a></center>This is probably the best day for downloads on Nintendo consoles in years. If you got a <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/nintendo-dsi">DSi</a> today, you've probably already begun perusing the new DSi Shop and downloading some <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/DSiWare/">DSiWare</a>, including the <em>two</em> <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/art-style">Art Style</a> games available! But even if you didn't get a DSi, you'll probably be happy with the downloadable selection this week. Well, that is, if you didn't get a DSi and you have a Wii. If you've got neither, this might just irritate you.<br /><br /><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/majoras-mask-phantasy-star-on-japanese-virtual-console-in-apri/">The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</a> </em>has arrived! And we don't even have to make any disclaimers about making sure you have space to download it.<br /><br /><em>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask -- </em>N64-- 1,000 Points<br /><em>Art Style: AQUITE -- </em>DSiWare -- 500 Points<br /><em>Art Style: CODE</em> -- DSiWare -- 500 Points<br /><em>Birds &amp; Beans</em> -- DSiWare -- 200 Points<br />DSi Browser -- DSiWare -- free!<br /><em>Paper Plane </em>-- DSiWare -- 200 Points<br /><em>WarioWare Snapped!</em> -- DSiWare -- 500 Points<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/03/vc-friday-majoras-mask-dsiware-available-in-europe-right-now/">VC Friday: Majora's Mask, DSiWare available in Europe right now</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2009/04/nintendo_download_dsiware_launch_games_and_majoras_mask_eu>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/03/vc-friday-majoras-mask-dsiware-available-in-europe-right-now/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1507179/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/03/vc-friday-majoras-mask-dsiware-available-in-europe-right-now/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>art-style</category><category>art-style-aquia</category><category>art-style-decode</category><category>birds-and-beans</category><category>dsiware</category><category>friday</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>n64</category><category>paper-plane</category><category>warioware-snapped</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majora's Mask, Phantasy Star on Japanese Virtual Console in April]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/majoras-mask-phantasy-star-on-japanese-virtual-console-in-apri/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/majoras-mask-phantasy-star-on-japanese-virtual-console-in-apri/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/majoras-mask-phantasy-star-on-japanese-virtual-console-in-apri/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" class="imagepadding" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/zelda032709.jpg" alt="" />Wow! This has been a really great week to be a Nintendo fan. It's been a really great week to be a Virtual Console fan in particular -- when was the last time we could say something like that? The week has just gotten a <em>lot</em> better with the release of the list of upcoming Virtual Console releases for Japan.<br /><br />Why? Two reasons. First: <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/16/man-undertakes-massive-majoras-mask-mission/">The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</a>.</em> Like <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/02/26/vc-monday-madness-ocarina-and-the-rest/">Ocarina of Time</a>,</em> it costs a painful 1,200 Wii Points -- and like <em>Ocarina of Time</em>, it will probably drop to the usual 1,000 in North America. Second, and possibly even <em>more</em> exciting: <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/30/virtually-overlooked-phantasy-star/">Phantasy Star</a>!</em> The Sega Master System RPG masterpiece is <em>also</em> coming to the Virtual Console. Maybe it's not a big deal to those of you with <em>Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection,</em> but personally, it's<em> awesome news.</em><br /><br />We fully expect to see both of these games in North America soon. Neither SMS games nor N64 games seem to take long to make it overseas. Also of interest: Hudson's PC Engine port of the NES <em>Ninja Gaiden.</em> And the arcade version of <em>Space Invaders</em>, which marks the <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/vc-monday-madness-space-invaders-and-forgotten-worlds/">third</a> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/02/27/japanese-virtual-console-march-lineup-revealed/">time</a></em> the "original" <em>Space Invaders</em> has been released on VC.<br /> <br />The full list is after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/majoras-mask-phantasy-star-on-japanese-virtual-console-in-apri/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Majora's Mask, Phantasy Star on Japanese Virtual Console in April</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/majoras-mask-phantasy-star-on-japanese-virtual-console-in-apri/">Majora's Mask, Phantasy Star on Japanese Virtual Console in April</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/lineup.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/majoras-mask-phantasy-star-on-japanese-virtual-console-in-apri/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1500346/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/27/majoras-mask-phantasy-star-on-japanese-virtual-console-in-apri/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>japan</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>ninja-gaiden</category><category>phantasy-star</category><category>releases</category><category>space-invaders</category><category>the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask</category><category>vctuesday</category><category>virtual-console</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fairies are the most annoying ever]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/29/fairies-are-the-most-annoying-ever/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/29/fairies-are-the-most-annoying-ever/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/29/fairies-are-the-most-annoying-ever/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-irritating-female-characters/a-20080728104413532023/p-3"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/07/fairy_boy.jpg" alt="" /></a>The chaps at <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/10/the-top-7-nintendo-mistakes-are-sure-to-offend-somebody/">GamesRadar</a> have compiled a list of the most annoying female game characters of all time. It's a standard "Top Whatever" ranking, with seven (not six, not eight?) entries. For the most part, it seems to accurately summarize the worst characters in a few non-Nintendo games, but we're a bit shocked at number one.<br /><br />Navi, everyone's <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/29/stay-gold-zelda-cube/">favorite helpful fairy</a> from <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/zelda/"><em>Ocarina of Time</em></a> is deemed as the most annoying. The reasoning behind this is simple -- LISTEN! HEY! HEY! HEY! LISTEN! HEY! LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN! HEY! ... sound familiar? Sure, but was it really <em>that</em> bad? Some might call Navi's sweet little voice a siren song, other might want to smack the little insect with a giant <a href="http://www.crazyaboutgadgets.com/product/?Fly-Swat">flyswatter</a>. What's your take on the pint-size companion?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/29/fairies-are-the-most-annoying-ever/">Fairies are the most annoying ever</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-irritating-female-characters/a-20080728104413532023/p-3>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/29/fairies-are-the-most-annoying-ever/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1269336/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/29/fairies-are-the-most-annoying-ever/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>female</category><category>gamesradar</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>navi</category><category>ocarina-of-time</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Larsen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forty-eight hours of Zelda]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/12/fourty-eight-hours-of-zelda/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/12/fourty-eight-hours-of-zelda/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/12/fourty-eight-hours-of-zelda/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.cameronbanga.com/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/01/48hour_cs_0112.jpg" alt="" /></a>Most <em>Zelda</em> fans can brag about beating <em>Ocarina of Time</em>, <em>Majora's Mask</em>, <em>Wind Waker</em> and <em>Twilight Princess</em>. Yet, how many of us can boast that we've beaten those four games in 48 straight hours? Probably none.<br /><br />Cameron Banga and his friends will soon have that right, though. They've made it their mission to not only trek through the four 3D <em>Zelda</em> games, but beat them in a 48 hour deadline (which expires tomorrow at 5PM CST). They are also showing their exploits to the world by webcasting the event <a href="http://www.cameronbanga.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />So, are these guys gods among men or just in need of a new hobby? It's up to you to decide.<br /><br />[Thanks to everyone who sent this in!]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/12/fourty-eight-hours-of-zelda/">Forty-eight hours of Zelda</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://legal.aol.com/terms-of-service/full-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.cameronbanga.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/12/fourty-eight-hours-of-zelda/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1085214/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/01/12/fourty-eight-hours-of-zelda/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>48-hours</category><category>majoras-mask</category><category>ocarina-of-time</category><category>twilight-princess</category><category>wind-waker</category><category>zelda</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Candace Savino]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>