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When we initially heard about the Zelda live-action movie, there was a group of us that firmly believed Link’s big-screen debut would be better suited to animation. At the time, we meant something hand-drawn or otherwise Ghibli-esque, but now we take that all back. A Legend of Zelda movie should be full stop-motion claymation. And set in Wigan.

This burst of inspiration is all thanks to a fan-made parody, ‘The Hero of Cheese’, from the YouTube channel ultratom07, which mashes up the worlds of Zelda and Aardman’s Wallace & Gromit in the best way imaginable.

Made entirely in Blender, the four-minute short sees Link Wallace and Navi Gromit set out on a quest to save the princess hunt down some cheese. It’s packed with enough references to both series that if you happen to fall in the middle of the ‘Wallace and Gromit X Zelda’ fan Venn diagram (like most of us here at Nintendo Life), then we challenge you to watch along without a cheesy grin on your face.

The animator released a ‘Koopa Komforts’ parody (a crossover between Mario and Aardman’s much-missed Creature Comforts series, for those wondering) earlier this year, which is equally worth a watch if the above scratches a particular itch for you. Let’s hope that Aardman’s official Pokémon offering can do the same next year.

So, are we still excited for The Legend of Zelda Movie next year? Of course we are. Is there a large part of us that would rather watch a feature-length stop-motion version instead? No comment.

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The launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 has caused a bit of a disturbance in the rankings of games released this year, as far as the overall critical score is concerned. The reason is fairly standard, and it has to do with older games being re-released for the new console.

In this case, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a game initially released in 2017 – over eight years ago – is now considered one of 2025’s highest-rated games.

Breath of the Wild, of course, isn’t just a Switch game that’s playable on the console’s successor, the Switch 2; it’s also among select few games Nintendo elected to upgrade to take advantage of the power of the new console.

Those upgrades apply to Breath of the Wild, as well as its sequel, Tears of the Kingdom – both of which are paid. These are so called Switch 2 Editions (or Upgrade Pack if you already own it) – which, in Breath of the Wild’s case, does not even include all the DLC! Of course, releasing a new edition means you get another shot at charting among the year’s highest critically-acclaimed games, which is exactly what just happened.

The big MetaCritic list of 2025’s highest-rated games has “new” entrants. Breath of the Wild now sits at number one, tied with the excellent Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – a new game that was actually released in 2025. Breath of the Wild’s move also puts it ahead of Blue Prince, another critically-acclaimed 2025 release.

As it stands, Expedition 33 remains at the top with a combined 93MC score, now tied with Breath of the Wild with 93, Blue Prince with 92, Split Fiction with 91, and Despelote rounding out the top five with an 89MC score.

Obviously, new arrivals also inevitably knock existing games out of their respective slots. Breath of the Wild has knocked The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy out of the top 20, for example.

Considering that development, we’re very likely to see the same list get updated again soon with the arrival of the Switch 2 Edition of Tears of the Kingdom, which currently sits at an even better 94MC. This means that, soon, the 2023 game will be… 2025’s highest-rated release on MetaCritic.

If you picked a Switch 2 and found yourself buying those Zelda upgrades, you may want to bookmark our Breath of the Wilds guide, as well as Tears of the Kingdom guide. We’re guessing you’ve probably forgot plenty – or, even better, you may be playing them for the first time. Either way, our guides are a great resource.

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