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'''Prima Games''' was a publisher of officially licensed strategy guides established in 1990.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= We've been the leading publisher of officially licensed strategy guides since 1990.|author= |published= |retrieved= September 15, 2015|url= http://www.primagames.com/pages/about-us|title= About Us|site= Prima Games|type=}}</ref> It was selected by [[Nintendo]] to provide the official strategy guides for their games, including {{TLoZ|Series}} (as of {{PH}}), after [[Nintendo Power]] ceased publication in 2012. In 2013, they joined forces with BradyGames, another publisher which also released several {{TLoZ|-}} strategy guides.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= In 2013, we joined forces with BradyGames (also owned by Penguin Random House LLC) to become the premiere provider of official, expert strategy content, with the largest catalog and the most games covered.|author= |published= |retrieved= September 15, 2015|url= http://www.primagames.com/pages/about-us|title= About Us|site= Prima Games|type=}}</ref> In Spring 2019, Prima Games was discontinued following a "decline in the video game guide sector".<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= DK announced the "extremely difficult decision" that they will no longer commission new Prima Games strategy guides following a "significant decline" in the video game guide sector, and the US-based imprint will be discontinued in Spring 2019 after 28 years of publication.|author= Erin Somers|published= November 8, 2018|retrieved= November 10, 2018|url= https://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2018/11/people-etc-dk-to-close-prima-games/|title= People, Etc.: DK to Close Prima Games|site= Publishers Lunch|type= }}</ref>
'''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 Guides==
==''The Legend of Zelda'' Official Guides==
[[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 released Collector's Editions for all {{TLoZ|-}} games starting with {{TP}}. These guides feature hardcovers, gilded pages, and bonus items such as maps, bookmarks, and lithographs.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= Our collector's editions contain exclusive extras such as pull-out maps, downloadable content, lavish art sections, lithographs, or even in-game DLC.|author= |published= |retrieved= September 15, 2015|url= http://www.primagames.com/pages/about-us|title= About Us|site= Prima Games|type=}}</ref>
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 six Collector's Edition guides spanning all {{TLoZ|-}} releases from {{TP|-}} to {{TWWHD}}, along with a [[Treasure Chest]] bookholder, a gilded two-sided bookmark, and a certificate of authenticity signed by [[Eiji Aonuma]].<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= The Legend of Zelda Box Set: Prima Official Game Guide comes with six official Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition Guides – spanning from Ocarina of Time 3D through Skyward Sword – along with a custom treasure chest book holder, fashioned like a treasure chest in the game. You'll also get a 2.5 X 7.5 gold two-sided bookmark as well as a certificate of authenticity, signed by Eiji Aonuma.|author= Robert Workman|published= July 17, 2013|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= Prima Games|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= July 16, 2013|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= Prima Games|type=}}</ref> It also included a revised and expanded {{SS}} guide with over 100 pages of new content,<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword guide has been revised and expanded by over 100 pages|author= |published= July 23, 2014|retrieved= September 15, 2015|url= http://www.primagames.com/games/legend-zelda-ocarina-time-3d/news/amazon-lightning-deal-get-100-zelda-box-set|title= Amazon Lightning Deal: Get $100 Off The Zelda Box Set|site= Prima Games|type=}}</ref> and an updated version of the {{TP|-}} guide. The box set was limited to 50,000 copies.<ref>{{Cite Web|quote= This is limited to 50,000 units.|author= Nintendo Life|published= November 26, 2013|retrieved= September 15, 2015|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxxmiA4eXt4|title= Prima Games Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide Box Set Unboxing|site= YouTube|type= Video}}</ref>


===Premiere Editions===
===Premiere Editions===
[[File:Prima Box Set.jpg|thumb|x300px|right|''The Legend of Zelda'' Box Set]]
*{{ALttP}} (as an unauthorized game secrets guide)
*{{ALttP}} (as an unauthorized game secrets guide)
*{{LADX}}
*{{LA|DX}}
*{{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}}
* {{OoS}} and {{OoA}}
*{{ALTTP&FS}}
*{{ALttP&FS}}
*{{TWW}}
*{{TWW}}
*{{TMC}}
*{{TP}} (for [[Wii]] and GameCube)
*{{TP}} (for [[Wii]] and GameCube)
*{{PH}}
*{{PH}}
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*{{ALBW}}
*{{ALBW}}
*{{MM3D}}
*{{MM3D}}
*{{TFH}}
*{{TPHD}}
===Collector's Editions===
*{{TP|-}} ([[Wii]] version; includes cloth world map)
*{{PH|-}} (includes bookmark, story booklet, and a double-sided poster)
*{{ST|-}} (includes parchment world map)
*{{SS|-}} (includes cloth surface world map)
*{{TWWHD|-}} (includes cloth sea chart)
*{{ALBW|-}} (includes framed lithograph)
*{{HW}}
*''The Legend of Zelda'' box set: (includes chest bookholder, gilded bookmark, and certificate of authenticity)
**{{TP|-}}
**{{PH|-}}
**{{ST|-}}
**{{OoT3D|-}}
**{{SS|-}}
**{{TWWHD|-}}
*{{MM3D|-}} (includes character clings)
*{{TFH|-}} (includes screen cleaner)
*{{TPHD|-}} (includes cloth world map)
*{{HW|L}}
==Gallery==
===Premiere Editions===
<gallery>
File:ALttP Prima Guide.jpg|{{ALttP|-}}
File:LADX Prima Guide.jpg|{{LA|DX|-}}
File:OoT Prima Guide.jpg|{{OoT|-}} (Nintendo 64 version)
File:MM Prima Guide.jpg|{{MM|-}}
File:OoX Prima Guide.jpg|{{OoS|-}} and {{OoA|-}}
File:ALttP&FS Prima Guide.jpg|{{ALttP&FS|-}}
File:TWW Prima Guide.jpg|{{TWW|-}}
File:TP GC Prima Guide.jpg|{{TP|-}} (GameCube version)
File:TP Wii Prima Guide.jpg|{{TP|-}} (Wii version)
File:PH Prima Guide.jpg|{{PH|-}}
File:ST Prima Guide.png|{{ST|-}}
File:OoT3D Prima Guide.png|{{OoT3D|-}}
File:SS Prima Guide.jpg|{{SS|-}}
File:TWWHD Prima Guide.png|{{TWWHD|-}}
File:ALBW Prima Guide.jpg|{{ALBW|-}}
File:MM3D Prima Guide.png|{{MM3D|-}}
File:TFH Premiere Guide.png|{{TFH|-}}
</gallery>


===Collector's Editions===
===Collector's Editions===
*''Twilight Princess'' ([[Wii]] version; includes cloth world map)
<gallery>
*''Phantom Hourglass'' (includes bookmark, story booklet and sea chart poster)
File:TP Prima Collector's Edition Guide.jpg|{{TP|-}}
*''Spirit Tracks'' (includes parchment world map)
File:PH Prima Collector's Edition Guide.jpg|{{PH|-}}
*''Skyward Sword'' (includes cloth surface world map)
File:ST Prima Collector's Edition Guide.png|{{ST|-}}
*''The Wind Waker HD'' (includes cloth sea chart)
File:SS Prima Collector's Edition Guide.png|{{SS|-}}
*''A Link Between Worlds'' (includes framed lithograph)
File:TWWHD Prima Collector's Edition Guide.png|{{TWWHD|-}}
*''The Legend of Zelda'' box set: (includes chest book holder, gilded bookmark, and certificate of authenticity)
File:ALBW Prima Collector's Edition Guide.png|{{ALBW|-}}
**''Twilight Princess''
File:OoT3D Prima Collector's Edition Guide.png|{{OoT3D|-}}
**''Phantom Hourglass''
File:HW Prima Guide.png|{{HW|-}}
**''Spirit Tracks''
File:MM3D Prima Collector's Edition Guide.png|{{MM3D|-}}
**''Ocarina of Time 3D''
File:TFH Collector's Edition Guide.png|{{TFH|-}}
**''Skyward Sword''
File:TPHD Prima Collector's Edition Guide.png|{{TPHD|-}}
**''The Wind Waker HD''
File:HWL Prima Guide.png|{{HW|L|-}}
*''Majora's Mask 3D'' (includes character clings)
</gallery>


==External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.primagames.com Official Prima Games website]
*[http://www.primagames.com Official website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/PrimaGames/ Official Facebook]
*[https://twitter.com/primagames Official Twitter]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20220929083848/https://twitter.com/PrimaGames Web archive]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/PrimaGamesVideo Official YouTube channel]


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Prima Games was 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 The Legend of Zelda series (as of Phantom Hourglass), after Nintendo Power ceased publication in 2012. In 2013, they joined forces with BradyGames, another publisher which also released several The Legend of Zelda strategy guides.[2] In Spring 2019, Prima Games was discontinued following a "decline in the video game guide sector".[3]

The Legend of Zelda Official Guides

In addition to their standard Premiere Edition guides and eGuides, Prima released Collector's Editions for all The Legend of Zelda games starting with Twilight Princess. These guides feature hardcovers, gilded pages, and bonus items such as maps, bookmarks, and lithographs.[4]

On November 26, 2013, Prima released a limited edition box set celebrating the legacy of the series. It included six Collector's Edition guides spanning all The Legend of Zelda releases from Twilight Princess to The Wind Waker HD, along with a Treasure Chest bookholder, a gilded two-sided bookmark, and a certificate of authenticity signed by Eiji Aonuma.[5] This was the only time Prima released an Ocarina of Time 3D Collector's Edition guide as an exclusive this box set.[6] It also included a revised and expanded Skyward Sword guide with over 100 pages of new content,[7] and an updated version of the Twilight Princess guide. The box set was limited to 50,000 copies.[8]

Premiere Editions

The Legend of Zelda Box Set

Collector's Editions

  • Twilight Princess (Wii version; includes cloth world map)
  • Phantom Hourglass (includes bookmark, story booklet, and a double-sided poster)
  • Spirit Tracks (includes parchment world map)
  • Skyward Sword (includes cloth surface world map)
  • The Wind Waker HD (includes cloth sea chart)
  • A Link Between Worlds (includes framed lithograph)
  • Hyrule Warriors
  • The Legend of Zelda box set: (includes chest bookholder, gilded bookmark, and certificate of authenticity)
    • Twilight Princess
    • Phantom Hourglass
    • Spirit Tracks
    • Ocarina of Time 3D
    • Skyward Sword
    • The Wind Waker HD
  • Majora's Mask 3D (includes character clings)
  • Tri Force Heroes (includes screen cleaner)
  • Twilight Princess HD (includes cloth world map)
  • Hyrule Warriors Legends

Gallery

Premiere Editions

  • A Link to the Past

    A Link to the Past

  • Link's Awakening DX

    Link's Awakening DX

  • Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64 version)

    Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 64 version)

  • Majora's Mask

    Majora's Mask

  • Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages

    Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages

  • A Link to the Past & Four Swords

    A Link to the Past & Four Swords

  • The Wind Waker

    The Wind Waker

  • Twilight Princess (GameCube version)

    Twilight Princess (GameCube version)

  • Twilight Princess (Wii version)

    Twilight Princess (Wii version)

  • Phantom Hourglass

    Phantom Hourglass

  • Spirit Tracks

    Spirit Tracks

  • Ocarina of Time 3D

    Ocarina of Time 3D

  • Skyward Sword

    Skyward Sword

  • The Wind Waker HD

    The Wind Waker HD

  • A Link Between Worlds

    A Link Between Worlds

  • Majora's Mask 3D

    Majora's Mask 3D

  • Tri Force Heroes

    Tri Force Heroes

Collector's Editions

  • Twilight Princess

    Twilight Princess

  • Phantom Hourglass

    Phantom Hourglass

  • Spirit Tracks

    Spirit Tracks

  • Skyward Sword

    Skyward Sword

  • The Wind Waker HD

    The Wind Waker HD

  • A Link Between Worlds

    A Link Between Worlds

  • Ocarina of Time 3D

    Ocarina of Time 3D

  • Hyrule Warriors

    Hyrule Warriors

  • Majora's Mask 3D

    Majora's Mask 3D

  • Tri Force Heroes

    Tri Force Heroes

  • Twilight Princess HD

    Twilight Princess HD

  • Hyrule Warriors Legends

    Hyrule Warriors Legends

External Links

References

  1. ↑ "We've been the leading publisher of officially licensed strategy guides since 1990." — About Us , Prima Games, retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "In 2013, we joined forces with BradyGames (also owned by Penguin Random House LLC) to become the premiere provider of official, expert strategy content, with the largest catalog and the most games covered." — About Us , Prima Games, retrieved September 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "DK announced the "extremely difficult decision" that they will no longer commission new Prima Games strategy guides following a "significant decline" in the video game guide sector, and the US-based imprint will be discontinued in Spring 2019 after 28 years of publication." — Erin Somers, People, Etc.: DK to Close Prima Games , Publishers Lunch, published November 8, 2018, retrieved November 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Our collector's editions contain exclusive extras such as pull-out maps, downloadable content, lavish art sections, lithographs, or even in-game DLC." — About Us , Prima Games, retrieved September 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ "The Legend of Zelda Box Set: Prima Official Game Guide comes with six official Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition Guides – spanning from Ocarina of Time 3D through Skyward Sword – along with a custom treasure chest book holder, fashioned like a treasure chest in the game. You'll also get a 2.5 X 7.5 gold two-sided bookmark as well as a certificate of authenticity, signed by Eiji Aonuma." — Robert Workman, The Legend of Zelda Official Game Guide Box Set Coming This November , Prima Games, published July 17, 2013.
  6. ↑ "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." — The Legend of Zelda Box Set is Available, Pre-Order Before it is gone! , Prima Games, published July 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword guide has been revised and expanded by over 100 pages" — Amazon Lightning Deal: Get $100 Off The Zelda Box Set , Prima Games, published July 23, 2014, retrieved September 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ "This is limited to 50,000 units." — Nintendo Life, Prima Games Legend of Zelda Strategy Guide Box Set Unboxing , YouTube (Video), published November 26, 2013, retrieved September 15, 2015.
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