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'''Prima Games''' is a publisher of officially licensed strategy guides established in 1990.<ref name=PG>{{cite web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= |url= http://www.primagames.com/pages/about-us|title= About Us |site= Primagames.com|type=}}</ref> It was selected by [[Nintendo]] to provide the official strategy guides for their games, including ''[[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' series (as of {{PH}}), after [[Nintendo Power]] ceased publication in 2012.
'''Prima Games''' is a publisher of officially licensed strategy guides established in 1990.<ref name=PG>{{cite web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= |url= http://www.primagames.com/pages/about-us|title= About Us |site= Primagames.com|type=}}</ref> It was selected by [[Nintendo]] to provide the official strategy guides for their games, including {{LZS|Series}} series (as of {{PH}}), after [[Nintendo Power]] ceased publication in 2012.
==''The Legend of Zelda'' Official Strategy/Game Guides==
==''The Legend of Zelda'' Official Guides==
[[File:Prima Box Set.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''The Legend of Zelda'' Box Set]]
[[File:Prima Box Set.jpg|thumb|200px|right|''The Legend of Zelda'' Box Set]]
In addition to their standard Premiere Edition guides and eGuides, Prima has released Collector's Editions for most of the newer ''Zelda'' games starting with {{TP}}. These guides feature hardcovers, gilded pages, and bonus items such as maps and bookmarks.<ref name="PG" />
In addition to their standard Premiere Edition guides and eGuides, Prima has released Collector's Editions for all of the newer ''Zelda'' games starting with {{TP}}. These guides feature hardcovers, gilded pages, and bonus items such as maps and bookmarks.<ref name="PG" />
On November 26, 2013, Prima released a limited edition box set celebrating the legacy of the series. It included 6 Collector's Edition guides spanning all the ''Zelda'' releases from ''Twilight Princess'' to {{TWWHD}}, along with a [[Treasure Chest]] book holder, a gilded two-sided bookmark, and a certificate of authenticity signed by [[Eiji Aonuma]].<ref name=box>{{cite web|quote= |author= Robert Workman|published= |retrieved=|url= http://www.primagames.com/news/legend-zelda-official-game-guide-box-set-coming-no|title= The Legend of Zelda Official Game Guide Box Set Coming This November|site= Primagames.com|type=}}</ref> This was the only time Prima released an {{OOT3D}} Collector's Edition guide as an exclusive this box set.<ref>{{cite web|quote= Plus, for the first time ever, The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time 3D guide is available in hard cover and exclusive to this box set! This limited edition set will only be printed once and the number available will be set in stone very soon.|author= |published= |retrieved= |url= http://www.primagames.com/games/wind-waker/news/legend-zelda-box-set|title= The Legend of Zelda Box Set is Available, Pre-Order Before it is gone!|site= Primagames.com|type=}}</ref> It also included a revised and expanded {{SS}} guide with over 100 pages of new content,<ref>{{cite web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= |url= http://www.primagames.com/games/legend-zelda-skyward-sword/news/new-official-skyward-sword-guide-zelda-box-set |title= The Sky’s the Limit: Revising the Official Skyward Sword Guide for the Zelda Box Set|site= Primagames.com|type=}}</ref> and an updated version of the ''Twilight Princes'' guide. The box set was limited to 50,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= |url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxxmiA4eXt4 |title= Prima Games Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide Box Set Unboxing|site= YouTube|type=}}</ref>
On November 26, 2013, Prima released a limited edition box set celebrating the legacy of the series. It included 6 Collector's Edition guides spanning all the ''Zelda'' releases from ''Twilight Princess'' to {{TWWHD}}, along with a [[Treasure Chest]] book holder, a gilded two-sided bookmark, and a certificate of authenticity signed by [[Eiji Aonuma]].<ref name=box>{{cite web|quote= |author= Robert Workman|published= |retrieved=|url= http://www.primagames.com/news/legend-zelda-official-game-guide-box-set-coming-no|title= The Legend of Zelda Official Game Guide Box Set Coming This November|site= Primagames.com|type=}}</ref> This was the only time Prima released an {{OOT3D}} Collector's Edition guide as an exclusive this box set.<ref>{{cite web|quote= Plus, for the first time ever, The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time 3D guide is available in hard cover and exclusive to this box set! This limited edition set will only be printed once and the number available will be set in stone very soon.|author= |published= |retrieved= |url= http://www.primagames.com/games/wind-waker/news/legend-zelda-box-set|title= The Legend of Zelda Box Set is Available, Pre-Order Before it is gone!|site= Primagames.com|type=}}</ref> It also included a revised and expanded {{SS}} guide with over 100 pages of new content,<ref>{{cite web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= |url= http://www.primagames.com/games/legend-zelda-skyward-sword/news/new-official-skyward-sword-guide-zelda-box-set |title= The Sky’s the Limit: Revising the Official Skyward Sword Guide for the Zelda Box Set|site= Primagames.com|type=}}</ref> and an updated version of the ''Twilight Princes'' guide. The box set was limited to 50,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|quote= |author= |published= |retrieved= |url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxxmiA4eXt4 |title= Prima Games Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide Box Set Unboxing|site= YouTube|type=}}</ref>
===Premiere Editions===
===Premiere Editions===
*{{ALTTP}} (as an unauthorized game secrets guide)
*{{ALttP}} (as an unauthorized game secrets guide)
*{{LADX}}
*{{LADX}}
*{{OoT}} (later re-released when it was also available for the [[GameCube]])
*{{OoT}} (later re-released when it was also available for the [[GameCube]])
*{{MM}}
*{{MM}}
*{{OoA}} & {{OoS}}
*{{OoA}} & {{OoS}}
*''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords|A Link to the Past & Four Swords]]''
*{{ALTTP&FS}}
*{{TWW}}
*{{TWW}}
*{{TMC}}
*{{TMC}}
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*{{TWWHD}}
*{{TWWHD}}
*{{ALBW}}
*{{ALBW}}
*{{MM3D}}
===Collector's Editions===
===Collector's Editions===
*{{TP}} ([[Wii]] version; includes cloth world map)
*''Twilight Princess'' ([[Wii]] version; includes cloth world map)
*{{PH}} (includes bookmark, story booklet and sea chart poster)
*''Phantom Hourglass'' (includes bookmark, story booklet and sea chart poster)
*{{ST}} (includes parchment world map)
*''Spirit Tracks'' (includes parchment world map)
*{{SS}} (includes cloth surface world map)
*''Skyward Sword'' (includes cloth surface world map)
*{{TWWHD}} (includes cloth sea chart)
*''The Wind Waker HD'' (includes cloth sea chart)
*{{ALBW}} (includes framed lithograph)
*''A Link Between Worlds'' (includes framed lithograph)
*''[[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' box set: (includes chest book holder, gilded bookmark and certificate of authenticity)
*''The Legend of Zelda'' box set: (includes chest book holder, gilded bookmark, and certificate of authenticity)
Prima Games is a publisher of officially licensed strategy guides established in 1990.[1] It was selected by Nintendo to provide the official strategy guides for their games, including Template:LZS series (as of Phantom Hourglass), after Nintendo Power ceased publication in 2012.
In addition to their standard Premiere Edition guides and eGuides, Prima has released Collector's Editions for all of the newer Zelda games starting with Twilight Princess. These guides feature hardcovers, gilded pages, and bonus items such as maps and bookmarks.[1]
On November 26, 2013, Prima released a limited edition box set celebrating the legacy of the series. It included 6 Collector's Edition guides spanning all the Zelda releases from Twilight Princess to The Wind Waker HD, along with a Treasure Chest book holder, a gilded two-sided bookmark, and a certificate of authenticity signed by Eiji Aonuma.[2] This was the only time Prima released an Template:OOT3D Collector's Edition guide as an exclusive this box set.[3] It also included a revised and expanded Skyward Sword guide with over 100 pages of new content,[4] and an updated version of the Twilight Princes guide. The box set was limited to 50,000 copies.[5]
