"Where is my golden Wii Remote jacket?"

As we are all aware, this year marked The Legend of Zelda's 25th anniversary in the video game world. And if you don't have a bad memory, you recall that last year marked Mario's 25th anniversary. There were some major differences in the way that Nintendo went out to promote both of these huge icons' celebrations, and it seems that Mario got the better treatment.

Don't get us wrong, we love Mario, but we feel that Zelda should have got some of the same promotions that Mario recieved, and vice versa. Last year when Nintendo was celebrating the 25th anniversary of Mario we saw a limited edition red Wii, the release of one of the most wanted VC titles Super Mario All-Stars (released on a disc), red packaging on all Mario related titles, and a Super Mario History Booklet.

Let me start off by saying that Super Mario All-Stars is the best thing to ever happen to a Mario fan. It is an HD remake of all the NES games, along with levels for us Americans that we never got to play. To this day I don't know why Nintendo has not even hinted at doing a remake of the original The Legend of Zelda game. I was wishing that Nintendo would come out in the clutch with this celebration and release a dedicated 25th anniversary box set for Zelda. They could have included The Legend of Zelda All-Stars, or something along those lines. But no, they instead just release the soundtrack, which is amazing by the way, with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. It would have been amazing to own a little booklet with all the history of The Legend of Zelda, just like Mario did. I still have faith that one day Nintendo will remake The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, and throw it all into a neat package to truly celebrate the birthday of an icon.

Some will argue that Zelda got more with its celebration, and to an extent that is true. But that one saying "quality over quantity" is what trumps all arguments. The Legend of Zelda saw a limited edition 3DS, a golden Wii Remote Motion Plus, the free release of Four Swords, and really that's all that comes from the top of my head. Now there was a symphony soundtrack, but Mario got a soundtrack release of its own, which is why neither of them were mentioned. It would have been so much cooler if we finally got to see the release of the green colored Wii, which we all saw in the Nintendo Revolution days. The green Wii could have came bundled with The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker with New Play Control!, a green Wii Remote Motion Plus, and a green Nunchuk. Is that too much to ask for? We also got a remake of the all time classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on the 3DS, but Mario received its Nintendo 64 era remake years ago with the release on the original Nintendo DS.

We know that Mario is Nintendo's mascot, and he gets special treatment and what not, but we just don't think it's fair. It's fine that Mario is the mascot, and it makes perfect sense, but we would just like to see them treated equally. We hope that sometime in the near future we finally see the release of that green colored Wii, the remakes of all the NES/SNES classics, and a proper 25th anniversary collectors box set.

Which is your favorite out of the two, Mario or The Legend of Zelda? Would you like to see "The Legend of Zelda All-Stars"? Should Link be Nintendo's new mascot? Leave your responses down below.

The Sounds of The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

Thanks for coming back for our second installment in our "The Sounds of" series of blog posts. This time around comes one of our favorite Disney sequels of all time, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride. Though it isn't as good as the first one, The Lion King II still has a special place in all of our hearts. There is no denying that this film had some classic music, that even if you hated the film with all your heart, you couldn't come out hating the music as well.


There was never an official soundtrack that coincided with the release of the actual film, but there was an audio CD that contained all the songs from the movie, as well as other songs written by Lebo M., that released on September 8, 1998. Here is the list of the songs that appeared on that CD, "Return to Pride Rock: Songs Inspired by Disney's The Lion King II: Simba's Pride"

The Lion King II's VHS Cover

1. "He Lives in You"
2. "We Are One"
3. "Upendi"
4. "One of Us"
5. "My Lullaby"
6. "Love Will Find a Way"
7. "We Are One"
8. "She Believes in You"
9. "Song for the Children"
10. "I Want to See the Moon"
11. "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
12. "Love Will Find a Way" (End Title)








Once again that is one heck of a list of songs. They aren't better than The Lion King's songs that is for sure, but that's not to say that they aren't close. Personally my favorite would have to be "Love Will Find a Way", so as you can see I am a real sucker for those love songs. I would have to ask Chris on what his favorite song, if he even has any. I have heard him sing songs from this film a lot though, secretly we all know that he is a huge fan of The Lion King II. What are your favorite songs? Leave a comment down below, we would love to hear from you.

Simba and Kiara

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