High Tech Household

Anyone who grew up in the 1980s knew The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo’s breakout game series that revolutionized home video games.  The series has been prolific at pushing video game innovation through every system that Nintendo produced, with the N64’s Ocarina of Time being rated in many places as one of the top video games (if not the top) of all time.  Now, for all Zelda fans (myself included), a new game is on the horizon for the Wii. Unlike the last console Zelda offering, Twilight Princess, the new Zelda game will be made exclusively for the Wii (Twilight Princess was essentially a GameCube game ported to the Wii with a new control scheme).  The new game is planned for release this year, is going to utilize the Wii Motion Plus for sword control, and the game will be showed off at this year’s E3.  For Zelda fans, it can’t come soon enough.

For years, Nintendo has had loyalty clubs in Japan and Europe. Recently, and with much rejoicing, Club Nintendo has debuted in the USA. If you have a recent Nintendo console in the house, along with occasional game purchases, it’s an easy way to get in on some freebies. The club is set up to support family accounts, as well, so parents can control the experience for children a bit.

The freebies are nothing mind-blowing, but there a couple of gems, if you like Nintendo’s stylistic design. One of the cheaper items available is a little bin that’s just big enough to hold a few Wii Remotes. The top end is a collection of Nintendo’s classic Game & Watch handheld games, re-packaged as a DS game. The kids may also like some of the card games or DS cases you can get.

So, for the price of a little bit of time and a little bit of surveys, Nintendo fans can earn a little bit of bonus.