The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom features Princess Zelda as a playable protagonist for the first time, correcting a legacy that’s harmed her and Princess Peach.
Princess Zelda will be a playable protagonist in a mainline Legend of Zelda game in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Both as far as game design philosophy goes — Zelda doesn’t wield a sword but a wand that can replicate objects — and the choice to make the princess the main character, the game is looking like it represents a daring next step for the Legend of Zelda franchise as a whole. Between that and the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom last year, it’s a thrilling time to be a Zelda fan.
However, Nintendo wasn’t always so bold with its decision to include women in games nor tactful in the way that it portrayed those women when they got their big chance in the spotlight. Just look to Nintendo’s other leading lady, Princess Peach. Her first big foray as protagonist in a Mario game came with the 2005 Nintendo DS game Super Princess Peach.
