KEEP IN MIND ALL NEW ZELDA INFO WILL BE POSTED HERE FIRST, THEN WHEN IT IS REMOVED IT WILL BE PLACED IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE

DATE POSTED: 11/14/09
Well today I was going around again and found an interesting pic of a very familiar character. That is he is familiar if you played Wind Waker. It was a picture of Niko as an old guy. Then I researched it some more and found out that it was in fact Niko and he is in Spirit Tracks. Which means, this is proof it takes place after Wind Waker some extensive amount of time, we all speculated it did but now we know for sure. The following pic has a picture of all the pirates from Wind Waker, Niko being on the bottom left of the pic, then the picture next to it is Niko from Spirit Tracks.

This is truly excellent news. With this news I have also decided on the next project for the site, well besides Spirit Tracks info. It is going to be a page linked off of the storyline page that will display things like this, things that show where games take place in a storyline. For Example, the interview that proved Wind Waker took place after the adult timeline of Ocarina of Time, proving the split timeline theory and placing the game. And now this, I love storyline break-throughs.
On another note, if you are a mario fan, the newest Mario game releases tomarrow. New Super Mario Brothers Wii, it is truly going to be amazing. It plays like original Mario Brothers, with every character from Mario World and Super Mario Bros. 3, and up to four people can play at the same time. A must have for a mario fan.
Well Until Next Time...
Zyndae

DATE POSTED: 11/11/09
Well, today another update. I have gotten the new Nintendo Power and it features alot of stuff for Spirit Tracks. Which is awesome. Three of them I will posted here...
1) Anjean, a character previously mentioned in the updates below, claims she knows Zelda anscestors, which verifies even more that this game takes place after Phantom Hourglass, which in turns also takes place after Wind Waker. Excellent news indeed.
2) Zelda cannot possess a phantom until you hit it from behind with your sword and until you collect the three tears of light in the area.
Now this bothers me, however, you see the tears of light were used in Twilight Princess. Alot of people place Twilight Princess and Wind Waker's story in two seperate timelines, even I do, however if both games are using Tears of Light, is there a possible connection, or is this just coincidence. So far, my speculation is pure coincidence, mostly because of the fact that there were no tears of light in Wind Waker or Phantom Hourglass and Nintendo just didn't wanna call it something else.
3) Link only has 6 inventory slots, which means, only 6 items will he be collecting, lets hope this doesn't mean there will only be 6 dungeons. We already know five of them, Boomerang, Snake Whip (not official name), Whirlwind (not official name), some whistle for the train, and a magical flute, named the Spirit Pipes (picture in Spirit Tracks Section). This item you will blow into the microphone of the ds while you tap different pipes on the bottom screen for the notes you will hit. If this is five items, then I wonder if bombs and a bow make it in the game. We already know that Link can shoot a cannon off his train. Will that work like in Wind Waker where you equip bombs on you boat to fire? or is there a seperate inventory for the train sequences? Only time will tell.
More info will be posted as I read the issue further, but this needed to get out today.
Until Next Time...
Zyndae

DATE POSTED: 11/09/09
Well, today I did some research and I have found out some more info on Spirit Tracks. Two new characters, and a new chunk of storyline to add to the cloud of mystery that is this game.
The first new character is Anjean. She basically looks like an old grandma with wheels for legs. She portects the Spirit Tower, which is mentioned in the story that I will be placing. The second character is Chancellor Cole, who at first seems like he is a caretaker of Zelda, but turns out to not be so much of a good guy.
Keep in mind that the story of this game will be placed in the Spirit Tracks section as well as on this page. The characters are not going to be added until the game's release, just so I can keep track of everyone at once.
And Now the storyline...
As the new day dawns, a young apprentice named Link makes his way to his train engineer certification ceremony at Hyrule Castle.

During the ceremony, the lovely Princess Zelda takes him aside and passes him a secret note with directions to her private quarters. Link slips past the guards to her room where Zelda tells him the terrible news that the spirit tracks are disappearing! The princess asks Link to help her evade the castle guards and take her to the Tower of Spirits to meet the wise woman Anjean.

The plucky pair make it to Link's train, but are apprehended en route by Chancellor Cole, a new character, Zelda’s watcher (so to speak), who then attacks Zelda and carries away her body! Luckily, her spirit manages to escape and she accompanies Link to the Tower where Anjean reveals the terrible truth that the Demon King is breaking free of his prison and may soon plague the land again. Can Link find and restore the spirit tracks in time to stop this happening?

Can he reconnect Zelda with her earthly body? Only time and true courage will tell…

Well, I hope that is a good dose of Zelda for now. Until more comes out
Zyndae

DATE POSTED: 11/07/09
Well, today I finally added the Spirit Tracks section in the storyline. However, it does seem a little crammed into it, so until the game shows me the events of the end that is how it is staying for now. We have to see the ending of Spirit Tracks first. Of course it will change if needed. That is it for today though, so Until Next Time...
Zyndae

DATE POSTED: 11/06/09
First and Foremost, Happy Birthday to the Golden Land. We are now 11 years old and currently still running strong. Like I said before, we are not the best site, but we do offer the info as good as any other site. So congrats to The Golden Land, let's try to make it to 12.

K, well I have just got done watching the new trailier for Spirit Tracks, and I gotta say it looked awesome. Go and check it out on Gamestrailers.com and watch it. All i can say, is it explains on why the phantoms help out Link in the game. I don't wanna spoil it to those that are looking forward to playing it, so if you wanna see it, check the trailer out. However, if you do not want to see the trailer and still would like to know the info, travel over to the Spirit Tracks page and read it there, remember, Spoiler Alert!!!
Zyndae

DATE POSTED: 10/17/09
Well, today's project is a small one, but something that had to get done. I have finally combined the Phantom Hourglass section with the upcoming Spirit Tracks section. I have combined them because both games are respectively small in terms of items and heart pieces, so they can share a page together. This also frees up some space as well because of the move. Up to this point, new Spirit Tracks updates will be posted here first, then moved to that page. I tell you, December 7th cannot come fast enough.
This update also came with a new Phantom Hourglass logo picture, now it actually looks good.
Also, I have added a cover art to the new tingle game that was released in Japan. Take some time to take a look at the cover art, of course, being a tingle game, it looks very colorful.
I hate to say this, but it is getting to that time again, where Thanksgiving is coming up and then Christmas. Now I enjoy both holidays, it is just I am seriously busy at work during these times and probably will not be on very much. Of course, Spirit Tracks Updates will be placed when I can, along with an updated Storyline, but for keeping up other things, I am not sure how much I will be on during that time. Just a forewarning. But of course, I will be back full time after Christmas with a yearly update for The Golden Land.
In addition to this news, The Golden Land is reaching it's 11th birthday. This is truly a landmark for websites. Now I know that this is not the best site but I do try to stay up to date with things. I do appreciate all the loyal fans, however, for keeping this site going. Without you, this site would have failed a long time ago. Just knowing you guys visit is reason enough for me to keep on truckin. So thanks again, and keep on visiting.
I believe that is it for this update, kind of a lot to take in, but hey, there has to be large updates sometimes.
So, as usual, until next time...
Zyndae

DATE POSTED: 10/11/09
Well, I was searching around for news belonging to the Zelda world and low and behold I found some stuff in my Game Informer Magazine. And now I wanna live in Japan, or at least England. They get every game. Anyway, Tingle has been busy again, not really much of a Zelda game, but Zelda orientated at least. It is for the DS and it is titled...
Color Changing Tingle's Love Balloon Trip
I know it sounds dumb. After looking more into it, I may retrieve cover art or something for it, but for now it will be added to my list of games in the Zelda section.
Until Next Time...
Zyndae