Could Nintendo be working on a double-barrelled helping of Zelda goodness for the 3DS? Well, it's quite possible. There've been one or two rumblings about it, most notably towards the end of last year, and a new image has popped up on 4chan with what appears to hold two logo shots for a couple of new games.

Ooh, shiny. Nintendo Life has spotted a Legend Of Zelda 25th anniversary 3DS bundle that includes a black 3DS model bearing a gold Hyrulean crest. Subsequent reports have outed a November 25th release date in Europe - and while we're still unsure of whether changing a console's colour is a long-term solution to Nintendo's financial floundering, we also kinda want one.

It's so beautiful.

This year's Ocarina of Time remake is currently tiding us over, but frankly, us 3DS owners are hungry for more Zelda. Thankfully it seems that Nintendo are planning to sate our appetite with a brand new title designed specifically for the system. In an interview with Portuguese site MyGames (translated via Nintendo Everything), Producer Eiji Aonuma revealed that development has already begun, and it won't be a direct sequel to either Spirit Tracks or Phantom Hourglass.

"We are already preparing a new game, a game in the series for the Nintendo 3DS, but don't think that it is a direct sequel to the Zelda titles released on DS. We are talking about a new game, but it takes much of what has been done on previous handhelds."

Awesome. Perhaps it could be a follow-up to Skyward Sword? Regardless, all I know is that the 3DS needs more big first-party heavy hitters in order to stay relevant, and this can't come soon enough.

First of all, a qualifying statement.

We're all for the metaphor of not growing up, of holding onto wide-eyed childlike innocence, with some of the finest examples of art across a myriad of media having dealt with the search for wonder in an adult life of jaded cynicism, lamenting the loss of innocence and the purity of childhood joy. Pieces like Peter Pan, Never Let Me Go, Forrest Gump, Toy Story, Lord of the Flies...these are all examples of art that deals with the loss of innocence. The most successful, the most worthy, often deal with that loss and set about finding a way of recapturing it, with the conflicts and complications of adult life thrown in to provide some obstacles on the way there. Should the piece be a comedy, in the broadest sense of the phrase, a happy ending more often than not sees a reaffirmation of the importance of having a youthful heart at the very least.

When Robin Williams rediscovers that he can fly in Hook, for example, we cheer and smile. Here is another middle aged man, dressed all in green, frolicking about in forests with fairies. But we accept it. The Boy Who Never Grew Up has grown up and been lost, but his return heralds a change of heart in him, and sets the ending up for (SPOILERS) a reassessment of his relationship with his family. Peter Pan's return to Neverland reawakens the child within, a change that he takes back with him to his 'real' life acknowledging that he now has the responsibilities of an adult, but assuaged by the new knowledge that one can still be, indeed one still should be, young at heart.

This is not something we get from observing a rotund, middle-aged mercenary creeping about the place, pretending to be a fairy, selling directions to kids.

Back in August of '09 when Dealspwn was but a little fish in a vast pond, I wrote a retro review for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. It was a rather shameless excuse for me to profess my love for my favorite game and earn a little cash on the side. However, this Christmas, courtesy of my wonderful girlfriend, I received a copy of The Zelda Collection, which includes among other titles Ocarina of Time.

As you can imagine, I was beyond ecstatic. Forget turkey, stuffing balls, roast potatoes and, yes, Die Hard. I had my weekend, my week, hell, probably the entire next six months sorted. In the end, however, I finished Ocarina of Time in two days. But in those all too brief 48 hours, I realized Ocarina of Time has yet to be bested, despite twelve years of visual, technical and gameplay-related advances. But how has Zelda stood the test of time? Just what makes it so endearingly special? Read on, as I once again reminisce on Nintendo's finest hour(s).

Simple? No. Simply Good

We're all familiar with the classic Zelda formula; the humble beginnings, the dungeon-solving gadgets and heart-pounding boss battles. Heart pieces. Master Swords. Triforces. All that jazz. Little has changed, and yet somehow it has never become stale, never become all-too-familiar or repetitive. It's endearing. It's wonderful. It's like returning home for Christmas, only to find its a bit dusty but you still love it.

We've been raised to expect good triumphs over evil, but as life often teaches us, the reality is quite the opposite. However, in videogames our plucky young heroes and grizzled veterans can rest easy, as their blessed with a roster of rather terrible villians, more interested in pretentious monologues and posing than actually fulfilling their diabolical plots. So, in honor of these unqualified despots, may we present the Top 10 Most Incompetent Villains!

10. Bowser (Mario)

You can't fault his persistence, but Bowser's inability to defeat a squat, plump Italian plumber who hasn't had a job in years is shameful. Bowser commands an entire army of reptiles and other odd creatures, and he himself is a capable combatant with a sturdy shell, chomping jaws and the ability to breath fire. And yet he's done little more than singe Mario's uniform. He's also incredibly predictable, always snatching princesses and then hiding them in looming castles run by even more inept lackeys.

9. Aliens (Space Invaders)

Despite being capable of interstellar travel, the Space Invader aliens made one fatal mistake in the design of their ships; they can only go right to left on a lateral plain, or down by incremental stages. They're also confounded by curious defensive blocks and a fleeting turret. If they just built ships capable of aiming at an angle, dropped remote explosives down the gaps between blocks or simply flew down to ground level from the very beginning, then they wouldn't be on this list. Alas.

8. Liquid Snake (Metal Gear Solid)

He's the clone of a legend, has escaped death by being grafted to another villain's forearm, is often in possession of nuclear-armed mechs, and yet a particular grizzled, chain-smoking spy has, time and again, put an end to his nefarious deeds. It's difficult to get a hold of Kojima's plot-tangled epic, but it's pretty clear Liquid Snake isn't qualified for megalomania.

This is a pretty sweet deal for anyone that likes collectible nick-nacks. Only 1250 of these statues were made and they were originally sold for £89.99. Play seems to be the only retailer in the UK that has the statue in stock and on ebay it goes for at least £69.99, while international retailers' prices start at around $100.

• Click here to buy Link in a red tunic for £29.99 from Play now!

The statue is 7 inches tall and depicts Ocarina of Time's adult Link in his Goron tunic which protects him from the extreme heat of Death Mountain Crater. It is made of high quality, weighty polystone, hand-finished and hand-painted.

A friend of mine has the original version of the statue, which is identical to this one except for the colour of Link's outfit and it's a really nice and well made model. It's got good customer reviews all round and seems well worth grabbing at this price; with such a limited production Play are going to run out at some point! However if you already have the original version or the zora tunic edition then it's probably not worth it as it's just the same model with a different colour scheme.

Thanks to Rhys135 at Hotukdeals!