Majora's Mask remake for 3DS: Coming Spring 2015

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Fans of Zelda rejoice!!! A few days ago, Nintendo announced via Nintendo Direct that they have been working on a remake for The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, which was originally released on the Nintendo 64 way back in the Fall of 2000. In a subsequent post on Miiverse, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma revealed that they have in fact been working on this port since the release of the Ocarina of Time 3DS remake which was released back in June 2011. In his post Aonuma states:

"...although we’ve been working on the game for quite some time, we didn't want to say it was being developed until we were at a point where we could proudly say that this is not going to be just another remake and that it's going to be worth your time."

It feels good to finally have confirmation that one of the greatest Zelda titles ever is going to be given a second life via a remake. Although it would have most certainly been "worth my time" no matter what, it's exciting to see that the developers are putting some extra work into rehashing the game, and it will be interesting to see just what they really mean by that when the final product is here. The projected release date is Spring 2015.

If you're finding it difficult to contain your overwhelming excitement (like me) the game is already up for pre-order on Amazon. The page has a listed release date of December 2014, but that has already been confirmed as a place-holder so don't get your hopes up too high. ;)

For those who would like to see the reveal trailer (and some gameplay footage!), here is a video clip that edited the section out of the full Nintendo Direct presentation:

Music Appreciation Post: Majora's Theme

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm still holding out for a Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask remake, similar to the fashion in which Nintendo remade Ocarina of Time for the 3DS (see The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D). I was thinking about this earlier when I got to thinking of how good the music is in Zelda games. Each and every one of them has some absolutely fantastic orchestral arrangements (thanks to composer Koji Kondo), which I find myself looking up on YouTube on a consistent basis. In order to highlight in particular Majora's Mask, and its rather dark and mysterious nature, I've linked above to Majora's Theme. This song does a great job of portraying the kind of vibe Majora's Mask gives off while you are playing through the story. If you've never had the pleasure of playing this game before, I highly recommend you give it a try as it is one of the greatest and most unique video games of all time. It is available for purchase through the Virtual Console if you own a Nintendo Wii or Wii U, is included on The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition (along with a myriad of other Zelda titles) for the Nintendo Gamecube, or if you happen to be a computer-savvy individual you can easily download and emulate it on your home computer for free (read: not advocating piracy here just listing the options).

Thanks for reading! Give this song a listen, and give this game a try, you won't regret it!!