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Some People Are Mad Over The Legend Of Zelda Movie Casting Unknown Leads, But This Is Actually A Great Thing

Can we all just take a deep breath?

Cinemablend

Donkey Kong wears clothes in Banaza because Nintendo was 'conscious' of what the ape would look like 'from the back'

Nintendo has explained why Donkey Kong wears clothes in the latest Switch 2 exclusive, Donkey Kong Bananza.

TechRadar

Nintendo's found its Zelda and Link for the upcoming movie—and British soap opera Emmerdale finally gets the silver screen recognition it deserves

What will Marion and Chas Dingle make of this (I googled the characters in Emmerdale)?

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Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto spent his time testing Donkey Kong Bananza "smashing and digging" in one spot, which tracks following his hour-long Breath of the Wild playtesting stint "just climbing trees"

"It was a good thing to see him playing that way"

GamesRadar

Key cast members for Zelda movie revealed

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The Independent UK

The Legend of Zelda live-action film announces cast for Zelda and Link

The film is expected to be released on 7 May 2027

The Independent UK

'The Legend of Zelda' movie has its cast — here's who's playing Zelda and Link in the live-action adaptation

Nintendo's Miyamoto revealed actors for Link and Zelda in the upcoming The Legend of Zelda.

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Nintendo Casts Bo Bragason as Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link in Live-Action Legend of Zelda M

Nintendo has officially cast British rising stars Bo Bragason as Princess Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link in the highly anticipated live-action Legend of Zelda movie, set for release on 7 May 2027. The film will be directed by Wes Ball and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and Avi Arad.

International Business Times UK

Nintendo confirms who's playing Link and Zelda in The Legend of Zelda's live-action movie – and I think it drops a big clue about which game will be adapted

The lead cast for the live-action The Legend of Zelda movie has been revealed, confirming that Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link and Bo Bragason as Zelda.

TechRadar

Top Bananza! Donkey Kong’s long-awaited return is a literal smash-hit

Destruction is the order of the day as DK embarks on his first standalone adventure in a decade. The team behind his return reveal all

The Guardian - UK

The Legend of Zelda movie finds its Link and Zelda, and it's not the fancast favorites you were expecting

Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will portray Link and Bo Bragason is playing Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda movie

Total Film

Nintendo legend says Shigeru Miyamoto's industrial design education caused him to view his games as "products" instead of "works of art", and that's why they're "more closely aligned" with players

Not the 'games as art' discourse

GamesRadar

Nintendo and Illumination are "working hard" on Super Mario Bros. Movie 2, with Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto saying the idea for the sequel is an "interesting" one

Give us 90 minutes of Lumalee

Total Film

Nintendo’s Most Exciting Fantasy Epic Just Got A Disappointing Update

Princess Zelda needs to spend a little more time in Hollywood.

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Total Film

The Legend of Zelda movie has been delayed, but creator Shigeru Miyamoto says it’s so they can "make the film as good as it can be"

The movie is due out in 2027

The Independent UK

The Legend of Zelda film adaptation reportedly eyeing fan pick for Princess Zelda

Fans immediately called for ‘Euphoria’ star Hunter Schafer to play Zelda as soon as the adaptation was announced

GamesRadar

Despite being the father of Mario, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto has once again affirmed Pikmin is his favourite child: "I spent a lot of time the past 5, 6 years really wanting to grow Pikmin"

He also explained Pikmin's cameos are due to an "unwritten rule where they're okay to appear with other characters"

GamesRadar

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto says game devs should "try to do something that nobody's done before" because chasing trends is "going to be stressful"

"The process of coming up with something new, coming up with a new experience, is very fun"

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Donkey Kong creator Shigeru Miyamoto explains the big ape's redesign was all in service of making him "more expressive"

And he looks better than ever for it

GamesRadar

Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto reveals which Switch 2 game he's most excited for - and it's not Mario Kart World

But the winner does make a lot of sense

Inverse

Nintendo Denies Using Gaming’s Most Controversial Technology

Nintendo says it didn't use generative AI in 'Mario Kart World' after viewers spot sketchy images in a recent stream.

The Guardian - UK

‘It was just the perfect game’: Henk Rogers on buying Tetris and foiling the KGB

The man who brought Tetris to the west reveals what the movie of his life got right and wrong, how he influenced Nintendo, and why he has now swapped gaming for climate change campaigning

PC Gamer

Nintendo's fearsome CEO once called Shigeru Miyamoto in to ask if Tetris was any good, who replied 'your secretaries and accountants are all playing at lunchtime and after work, and that's never happened before'

Knew what to look for.

GamesRadar

Nintendo Switch 2 Direct live: all the Switch 2 reveals as they happen

The latest Switch 2 news as it happens from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct presentation

GamesRadar

The Nintendo Switch 2 era could be bittersweet, as former staff point out that 40-year veterans like Shigeru Miyamoto and Zelda and Metroid legends are nearing their retirements

"It may not mean that the games are going to be bad, it's just going to feel different"

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