The Legend of Zelda is celebrating its 25th birthday, but the presents are for you! For a limited time, Nintendo is offering a FREE Zelda game to download if you connect your DSi or 3DS to the shop channel via WiFi!

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords was originally a bonus sidequest game included with the GBA port of Link to the Past. It’s a multiplayer Zelda title for up to four players. It’s a short quest, but a fun one. And hey, it’s free. It’s nice to be able to play it wirelessly now, with no link cables like before. Plus, you can play it on both your DSi and 3DS. Since it’s free, I downloaded it multiple times: once on my 3DS, once on my DSi, and then later on my mom’s pink DSi I got for her birthday! So my brother Jeff, his friend, and I have already enjoyed the multiplayer fun already!

Best of all, they included some extra things for the 25th Anniversary Edition. There’s now a single player mode, so you don’t have to wait for other players to enjoy the game. They also added three new areas, based on locations from early Zelda games like Link to the Past, Link’s Awakening, and the original Zelda on the NES. It’s great if you’re a fan of classic Zelda titles.

So if you have a 3DS or a DSi, download this game now! It’ll only be available until February. Definitely a great freebie. –Cary

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