The Legend of Zelda Movie is about to end a 40-year tradition for the beloved Nintendo game series — and Shigeru Miyamoto says we'll 'understand why' when it's released
- The Legend of Zelda Movie's full title has been revealed
- It was announced during September 2026's Zelda-dedicated Nintendo Direct
- Its name ends a long-standing tradition for the iconic videogame franchise
The Legend of Zelda Movie's official title has been revealed — and it breaks a long-standing tradition for the incredibly popular Nintendo video game series.
Announced today (September 8) during the September 2026 Nintendo Direct, the forthcoming film's full name is — drumroll, please — The Legend of Zelda.
Okay, so Nintendo and film studio partner Sony Pictures won't be winning any creativity awards for that name. That said, it's a clean, subtitle-less name that's not only fitting for the game franchise's forthcoming big-screen debut, but also an homage to the series' first-ever entry — that being, the identically-titled 1986 game The Legend of Zelda.
The movie adaptation's title is even more appropriate when you...
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