11 Facts About Hyrule Warriors

Hyrule Warriors is a hack and slash video game developed by Omega Force and Team Ninja for the Wii U video game console.

Hyrule Warriors was released in Japan in August 2014, and worldwide the following month.

King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule Warriors appears to them and explains that an evil from his and Tetra's world is responsible for the recent events.

Hyrule Warriors was announced on December 18,2013, in a Nintendo Direct video as a collaboration with Koei Tecmo.

The concept for Hyrule Warriors was first proposed by Team Ninja lead developer Yosuke Hayashi while he and Koei Tecmo executive VP Hisashi Koinuma, who was in charge of the Warriors franchise, were discussing a possible Dynasty Warriors cross-franchise game with Nintendo.

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When Hyrule Warriors was presented to Eiji Aonuma, Koei Tecmo used their cross-over game One Piece: Pirate Hyrule Warriors as an example of how the game would feel.

Part of the reason behind Aonuma's strong support of Hyrule Warriors is an ongoing push by him to break away from many traditions that have become attached to the Zelda franchise since its inception.

Hyrule Warriors was publicly displayed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014 with a new trailer, in which Agitha, Lana, and Midna were confirmed as playable characters.

Players who use the Link or Toon Link Amiibo figures with Hyrule Warriors will unlock the Spinner weapon from Twilight Princess for Link, while scanning other figures will grant the player random equipment or items, with figures based on The Legend of Zelda granting higher-tier rewards.

Hyrule Warriors was met with a generally positive reception and holds an average critic score of 76 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews" based on 81 reviews.

However Hyrule Warriors was more successful in the West, selling 190,000 units in its first weekend in North America.