By this point, it's safe to say the new year has reached most parts of the world!  2011 was a fantastic year for The Legend of Zelda and a very fitting 25th anniversary year!  Now, as we look forward to 2012, and many more years after 2012, (silly conspiracy theorists) get ready to see more coverage of all things Zelda here at Zelda Sages.

On another, brief, update.  That new site, yea, we're still working on it.  Yes, we wanted up up a month ago, and yes, we said there shouldn't be any more delays.  Don't worry though, it's all to make sure the new site will work in your browser!  That, and we're changing a few things here and there to allow for better flow.  I promise you, we are actively working, just ask Dakare!  At either rate, have a very happy new year, and we'll be certain to update you all on the status of the new site as soon as possible.

For all of you that purchased a 3DS before the price drop and signed up for the Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program, Nintendo just announced the GameBoy Advance games that will be released before the end of this year for all members of the program. The Legend of Zelda: THe Minish Cap is one of them! Personally, I'm absolutely thrilled that Minish Cap is being released. Disappointed that I no longer have a GBA slot of play Minish Cap, this will be a great addition, in my opinion. For those who never got the chance to play Minish Cap, it's a really fantastic game! Nintendo made my day!

It must be noted this is 100% confirmed only for Japan.  However, it's unlikely Minish Cap will not make its way to North America, Europe, and Australia given the Zelda 25 celebration.

	Dakare - December 15, 2011 Nice. Minish Cap was a good one. Too bad I don't have a 3DS. And good thing I still have a Gameboy and the original cartridge.
	ZeldaGuardian - January 12, 2012 I have the 3DS and I do have the Ambassador Program. I downloaded the game and finished it. It really brings back memories.

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 *UPDATE*
It has been confirmed by Nintendo of Japan that Miyamoto will NOT be retiring from his roles as head of EAD.  He is only scaling back what he works on, and trying to set things up for the day he does leave Nintendo.  He will also continue to work on big Nintendo games, such as Mario, Zelda,etc.
IGN

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OK, that title was a bit misleading.  Famed developer and creator of the Legend of Zelda series Shigeru Miyamoto has declared that he will no longer actively be involved in the development of Nintendo's big-name franchises, many of which he created.  Instead, the 59 year old Miyamoto states:

“Inside our office, I’ve been recently declaring, ‘I’m going to retire, I’m going to retire,’” Miyamoto said through his interpreter. “I’m not saying that I’m going to retire from game development altogether. What I mean by retiring is, retiring from my current position.”

“What I really want to do is be in the forefront of game development once again myself,” Miyamoto said. “Probably working on a smaller project with even younger developers. Or I might be interested in making something that I can make myself, by myself. Something really small.”

It seems Miyamoto wants to both rejoin the ranks of active developers, something he has not done since the 1990s, while at the same time training Nintendo's younger talent to take the reins when his real retirement day approaches.  Needless to say, Miyamoto won't be around forever, and it's great to see he has a plan in place to see to it that Nintendo can continue to remain well ahead of the pack in gameplay design.  Personally, I doubt he's going to completely stop support the development of Mario, Zelda, etc in some capacity, but likely far more as an occasional advisory role as opposed to day to day advising.

Source: Wired

	Linkman - December 8, 2011 That's a relief! I was going to fall out of my chair. I thought, no way Miyamoto would just retire without a goodbye.
	Lt_Justin - December 9, 2011 Good! Shiggy needs to stay!

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Over the last couple of months most of you have likely heard about the, previously, non-existent contest between Skyrim and Skyward Sword.  Both are, in the opinion of gamers around the world, absolutely fantastic games.  However, G$TV has pit them one against the other in what I assume is the semi-finals for the G4TV Game of the Year Award.  Seeing as this is a Legend of Zelda fansite, we encourage each of you to go to G4 and vote for Skyward Sword!  The Zelda community has really been supporting Skyward Sword throughout the match.  G4 has even tried to skew the results.  Just look at this description:

"In this battle of swords and styles, the light-as-air Zelda takes on serious-as-Game of Thrones RPG Skyrim. Which do you prefer, reader? Make your voice heard by voting!"

Don't let this bias nonsense get in the way.  Do you patriotic duty to Hyrule, get out there, and kick some ass!  Vote Zelda 2011.

On a side note, remember that SpikeTV's award voting is still open.  You can vote once a day, so be sure to go to SpikeTV and vote for Skyward Sword GOTY.

Linkman - December 2, 2011 Just voted for Skyward Sword! Not gonna let that bias get out there. We're winning right now btw woot!

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Hello to all!  I'm happy to announce today that we have now two positions open for Zelda Sages staff, both writing staff positions. To apply, you must be at least 14 years old, and, well, enjoy playing Zelda. We have a number of applicants from the position a few months back, but we are considering bringing on two more writers as opposed to just one more. Heads up, we're going to have some major guide overhauls, so if you get the position you will be expected to write guides as well as the standard news, editorials, etc. Head over to the staff form to submit your application now!

On another subject, we are getting closer and closer to launching the brand new Zelda Sages! I know I said it would be up by, well, now, but I decided to add a few more extras as opposed to just rushing it out (had to fix some bugs). Dane and I have been diligently working to get the design just right as well. What we're looking at as far as time at this point is another week or two to finish up the additional crafting, and a week to run debug tests and crash tests. Because we're ditching the vBulletin forum software, I'm going to need to invest significant time getting everything ported over to our new software (and getting everything to work). Unless we hit some crazy delays, the new ZS will be up before Christmas. More information on downtime will come as we move closer to the upgrade, but in the meantime you can check out some of what will be new for ZS here.

Hope you're all enjoying Skyward Sword!