What can I say, there’s not much Zelda news at the moment. There have been spectulations about new Zelda games, but nothing offical yet. We still have the Wii U to look forward to, where we hopefully can see a Zelda title in a few years, and the 3DS has yet to get a brand new Zelda game.

I’m still working on the walkthrough, but progress have been rather slow. I’ll try to work on it a lot more, but both me and Crono has been rather busy with real life as he mentioned before. There will be a change of that, and I will complete my part of the walkthrough as soon as I can! My part of the walkthrough is Skyloft – Faron Woods – Skyview Temple. It will hopefully be completed next weekend so Crono can put it up for you.

Anyway, I hope you all had a great start of this new year and that you’re enjoying both Zelda and Zelda Chronicles despite the low updates here.

On that note, in the mean time check out our partner Zelda Dungeon for their exclusive and in depth walkthrough if you need some guidance in Skyward Sword. Otherwise, we will be happy to answer any questions you have concerning the game, whether you are stuck somewhere or need to find that last heart piece. You can do so by commenting below or sending us an email here at thezeldahchronicles@gmail.com. We will try our best to provide a solution for you as soon as possible!

And you people like me that haven’t completed the game yet AND owns the game, what are you doing here on the Interwebz? Tssssk, go to your Wii and play it now..

And now, years later, we are accepting brand new Hylian Creations that will be added to our Fan works sections (which is empty at the moment). Got an idea for a new sword, item, race, land mass or piece of equipment that you would like to be displayed here? Then send it on in to thezeldachronicles@gmail.com and we will make sure it is added. It also doesn’t hurt to include a detailed description and a picture to go with it as well, be as creative as you want!

Along with this, we are also now accepting any fan fictions, art, games, videos or anything else you may have that you want to get some recognition for! If you do not have an e-mail, then by all means post it in the comments. I look forward to checking out your fan created material!

Have some fan works? Send it here – thezeldachronicles@gmail.com

And we will be adding all previous Hylian Creations when the section is added (only if we can retrieve them). If you’re a previous owner of said material and do not want it displayed then let us know, thanks. If you remember sending in your own creation a few years ago and want to send a revised version back in, we wouldn’t complain .

Along with this, we do plan on re-adding a lot of old exclusive content to Zelda Chronicles. This includes: Zelda 64 beta articles and media, exclusive music, text sources, our exclusive fan Zelda game and other material so stay tuned.

I will be currently accepting applications for the following positions: News Writer(s), Guide Writer(s) and Article Writer(s). So if you have a passion for the Zelda series and would like to contribute to this website, please e-mail us at thezeldachronicles@gmail.com with what position you desire and we will go from there. All writers will get access to certain admin areas of the website and I will give them a tutorial on how things work around here. I do expect anyone who applies to have some HTML knowledge, but if not we can work around it in some cases.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Secondly, part of me being busy meant I have been at work on a new layout. I am not 100% sure when it will be launched, but fairly soon nonetheless. I am not going to reveal what I am planning exactly but it does involve a lot more interactivity within the site. ZC will still focus on Zelda news, but it will not be it’s primary focus like it is now. I have a lot of new additions planned for the site that I hope to reveal very soon.

On a side note, we are looking for site artists. If anyone is interested at all, please e-mail me at thezeldachronicles@gmail.com. Provide an example of your work if you can and from there we will discuss what exactly we need for the site.

As one more (and probably last) reminder, Nintendo’s media briefing is June 15th at 9:00 a.m. PT. That’s pacific time, so click here to find out exactly when that is in your time zone.

You don’t need to be at E3 in person to experience Nintendo’s announcements as they happen, because Nintendo has setup an official website where you can watch the show live. Just visit http://e3.nintendo.com on June 15th at 9 am PT and you’re good to go! Of course we’ll be reporting all the Zelda news as soon as possible with our own reactions too, so don’t forget to visit Zelda Chronicles that day as well.

To pass the time until some big E3 news or leaks, here’s a few Zelda related news stories from the past week that we didn’t think warranted a full separate post:

GameTrailers

Bonus Round E3 2010 Preview (Part 3) – Nintendo at E3
• Geoff Keighley, Michael Pachter, Jeff Gerstmann and Andy McNamara predict Nintendo’s E3 2010 press conference. Everything from the 3DS, vitality sensor, “Wii HD” and Zelda Wii are discussed, but honestly nothing new is talked about and they aren’t exactly Nintendo experts.

Zelda Dungeon

Magic vs. Technology in Zelda
• An article on magic and technology in the Zelda series.

Zelda Wii Rumor Opinions
• Axle the Beast from ZD shares his opinion on the recent Zelda Wii rumors in this video.

Why Zelda Wii Should Incorporate GCN/Classic Controller Option!
• Zelda Dungeon and its users discuss why there should be traditional controller support in Zelda Wii. It’s completely pointless to talk about this in my opinion as Wii MotionPlus cannot be mapped to regular button presses like the original Wii controller can, meaning it’s near impossible for Nintendo to offer multiple control options for Zelda Wii.

Zelda Universe

Master Sword Scams
• Zelda Universe warns potential buyers that the life-sized Master Sword replicas on eBay are a scam.

Bank of Hyrule: The Great DSi Giveaway
• Write your own Zelda Wii story idea to enter for a chance to win a Nintendo DSi system from Zelda Universe.

Zelda Informer

Zelda Wii… Cosplay?
• Someone actually cosplays a Zelda Wii character already (hint: it’s not Link).

Give Ganondorf a Chance: A Look at Villains in the Zelda series
• An article on the villains from the Zelda series and how they should improve for Zelda Wii.

How Gaming is (not) influencing Zelda
• An article on how other games are not influencing Zelda and how Zelda (and Nintendo) is unique.

Zelda Chronicles

Video Update
• Just a quick note, I apologize for not posting a “video update” like I scheduled to on June 5th. I won’t waste your time on the reasons why, but rest assured I’ll definitely have one ready after E3.

That’s it for now, back to work!

1) The development team is having a positive responee towards MotionPlus controls.
2) The game’s structure has been significantly changed.
3) Aonuma hopes it can be shown at next year’s E3.
4) A graphical style has not been set in stone yet, although the cel-shading style is not likely to return.
5) Aonuma has been playing Monster Hunter Tri to figure out what appeals to gamers.

Shigeru Miyamoto also mentioned about how they approach each new Zelda title (but of course not revealing anything on Zelda Wii).

Edge: What sort of innovation do you think Nintendo is bringing to gaming now?

SM: Our basic principle is very clear: we’re always trying to be different from everybody else. Many other companies might try to do the same things as someone else who’s already been successful in a certain area: they think in terms of the competition, and they think in terms of how they can be better than their predecessor in any established arena. But Nintendo always tries to be unique instead. We always try to be different all the time. Even when we’re working on those so-called ‘serious’ titles, when we’re hard at work on a Zelda or Super Mario Bros., amongst ourselves in the same development team, the way we discuss the game is to ask: “What’s new? What’s fresh about this title?” That kind of focus on trying to be new, to be unique every time, of trying to create something different every time, will be carried on and on and on, so that even when we are working on several other titles, our spirit of trying to be different is always there in the background somewhere.

Read the rest of this interview here!

And now the site related updates…

The first thing I would like to mention is that Zelda Chronicles is now fully accepting affiliation. Not that we were not before, but I would now like to partner up with any deserving site out there. Whether you’re brand new to the community or you own a long lasting respected site, we are taking requests from anyone that shows any interest. Unlike before, we will not be categorizing affiliates (for example : Allies/Top/Regular). I’d also like to point out that the current position of our affiliates will be in a more respected area once the new layout launches.

To apply, just simply visit our contact page and provide us with the following details.

Subject : Affiliation

• Website Title…
• Website URL…
• And just a brief description of your website.

I will then look over your website and e-mail you back when and if you are accepted.

APPLY FOR AFFILIATION

The next site related update I would like to mention is our next layout. The next layout will be bringing some changes for the site, but nothing any of you ZC veterans will be surprised with. I won’t say much now except that we will be covering the following again :

• Game Guides
• More Media
• Exclusive Content
• Fan Related Content

I will also say the layout itself will be a breath of fresh air for ZC and will have more interactivity. I have displayed a preview for certain members of the community. If you wish to see the progress, give me a PM via the forums.

On a last note, it has been brought to my attention that some of you wish to become part of the ZC team (as Zelda news writers). I have thought about this and will be willing to accept some experienced writers once the new layout launches. More details will be available then.