Nintendo Marks 40 Years Since Zelda Release

Fans share memories and artwork as the series reaches its milestone anniversary.

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Nintendo of America stated that The Legend of Zelda first released in Japan 40 years ago. The company posted a link to a 40th anniversary website and another message asking which games players have finished. Users replied with cosplay photos, original artwork, and comments about unwrapping the original NES cartridge. One account posted about watching a Zelda Direct. The linked Nintendo page confirms the anniversary and mentions new material on Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2.

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Nintendo Marks 40 Years Since Zelda Release

Fans share memories and artwork as the series reaches its milestone anniversary.

10 Sources, 22d ago, first seen 22d ago

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Many accounts celebrated the Legend of Zelda 40th anniversary through nostalgic play stories and praise for cosplays, while others criticized the new Link design as creepy and demanded ports of older titles.

Based on 63 sentiment-bearing replies from 54 accounts across 2 conversations.