Game news Nintendo Tried To Hide This Canceled Zelda Game… And Failed
Have you ever heard of Heroes of Hyrule? This abandoned project should have been a kind of Final Fantasy Tactics in the Zelda universe, but Nintendo canceled it before trying to erase the traces of its existence. It was without counting on the perseverance of a Youtubeur who has just won his case…
This Zelda that Nintendo wanted to make disappear
Mainly associated with the series of Metroid Prime, the developers of Retro Studios have also been called upon to work on other Nintendo projects, some of which have never seen the light of day and of which we know nothing… or almost. Because there was a time when Retro Studios had begun to embark on the creation of a certain “Heroes of Hyrule” on DS which should have been the tactical variation of the Zelda series modeled after the awesome Final Fantasy Tactics. Not only is there reason to curse Nintendo for not having completed this project, but above all for having tried to erase its traces!
A “Zelda Tactics” named Heroes of Hyrule
During October 2022, the YouTube channel DidYouKnowGaming? managed to get their hands on 22 pages of documents that belonged to former employees of Retro Studios, posting a video that attests to the veracity of the “Heroes of Hyrule” project. A project in which Link should not be the main character but a simple NPC, the player taking control of a young boy named Kori. The software would also have highlighted three heroes from the Goron, Zora and Piaf tribes and having each held a fragment of the Triforce. In addition to revealing a great artistic direction, the title could have counted on two parallel timelineswith one-third of the adventure taking place in the present and the remaining two-thirds in the past as a tactical role play. If you want to know more about this incredible project, we can only advise you to watch the whole of this video whose story is also amazing…
A YouTuber wins against Nintendo!
Last December, Nintendo had this video removed from the YouTube platform, arguing that it violated copyright. first deleted, this video has finally reappeared on the YouTube channel DidYouKnowGaming?its owner having won a case against Nintendo !
After reconsidering the question, the platform managers have indeed considered that there is no copyright infringement and Internet users massively welcomed the return of the video by offering it over 20,000 views from day one. It is necessary to underline here the perseverance of the author of the video who did not hesitate to stand up to Nintendo accusing the company of censoring journalism and undermine efforts to preserve historical records. If it is not totally excluded that Nintendo will go further by suing the channel, it is still a big victory for the channel. DidYouKnowGaming? who can once again share with the whole world the best kept creative secrets of video games.
