After the official confirmation of the place in the timeline of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and its new Christmas spot, it's time to get nostalgic with this news related to the game in the saga that, despite not being one of the favorites of the fans, He was the one who laid many of the pillars that would lead the saga's development team to create the playable mechanics of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and consequently also of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
A commercial to remember
The fans have taken it upon themselves to rescue un anuncio de The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword starring the late actor and film legend Robin Williams. First released in 2011, Skyward Sword was the second major Zelda game published for the Wii and the first developed exclusively for the console. With a story that tells the origins of the sagaSkyward Sword introduced several new mechanics, such as motion-controlled sword combat and flight on sacred creatures called Pelicaros. In addition to all this, he had a very special fan: the actor Robin Williams.
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As shared by Video Game History on X (formerly known as Twitter), Robin Williams appeared in a 2011 print ad for Skyward Sword alongside his daughter Zelda, who bears that name in honor of the princess who gives its name to the saga. In the ad, Williams appears using a Wii Remote and a Nunchuk, striking a pose as if he is drawing a bow, while the caption reads: “Fans since day one.”
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword ad featuring Robin and Zelda Williams (2011) pic.twitter.com/ng1OAorSg4
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The advertisement refers to Robin Williams' widely known enjoyment of the series The Legend of Zelda, which has had many celebrity endorsements over the years. Particularly during the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eras, both Robin and Zelda Williams They practically became spokespersons for the seriesin an advertising campaign that fans remember fondly.
Robin Williams had a long history with the Zelda saga
Even before naming his daughter after the title's protagonist, Williams had a well-known and documented fondness for The Legend of Zelda franchise. According to a Variety article, it was on a 2009 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where Williams first spoke publicly about her appreciation for the series. He claimed to have gotten hooked on one of the first Zelda gamesplaying for hours on “one of the first Nintendo systems.”
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