Nintendo has expanded its Nintendo Today! smart-device app with a new digital collectible: The Legend of Zelda Collection Cards.
The initiative delivers a fresh card every day, each spotlighting characters, items and other series elements drawn from the long-running Legend of Zelda franchise — a series created by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka and originally released by Nintendo in 1986.
According to Nintendo's app description, users who open the Nintendo Today! app will receive a new digital card each day featuring art and references from across Zelda history.
The announcement explains that each daily card is accompanied by an optional quiz challenge; answering correctly awards digital rewards such as themed wallpapers and the chance to reclaim previously missed cards.
In journalistic terms: Nintendo says the feature “delivers a new collectible card every day and pairs it with a quiz challenge that can unlock wallpapers and fill gaps in a user’s collection.”
The app also provides a new Zelda-themed interface option.
Selecting The Legend of Zelda theme in Nintendo Today! will modify the animated calendar experience and the home screen widget to display scenes drawn from the franchise.
Users can change themes via the Profile icon in the app and the Theme section.
Key practical details are unchanged: Nintendo Today! is a free smart-device app that tailors daily updates to users’ interests, and it requires a Nintendo Account, a compatible smart device and persistent internet access.
Nintendo’s terms note that data charges may apply.
Context for fans and industry observers: The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s flagship IPs, developed across decades by Nintendo’s internal teams (most recently under Nintendo EPD).
While the collectible cards live inside the mobile Nintendo Today! app rather than on the Nintendo Switch eShop or within a Nintendo Direct presentation, the rollout continues Nintendo’s broader strategy of extending its franchises into companion mobile experiences and service-oriented platforms.
How to get started
- Download Nintendo Today! on a compatible smart device and sign in with your Nintendo Account.
- Open the app daily to collect that day’s Zelda card and try the quiz challenge to earn wallpapers and missed cards.
This feature offers fans a low-friction way to engage with Zelda lore on mobile while complementing Nintendo’s console-focused releases and services.
The initiative delivers a fresh card every day, each spotlighting characters, items and other series elements drawn from the long-running Legend of Zelda franchise — a series created by Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka and originally released by Nintendo in 1986.
According to Nintendo's app description, users who open the Nintendo Today! app will receive a new digital card each day featuring art and references from across Zelda history.
The announcement explains that each daily card is accompanied by an optional quiz challenge; answering correctly awards digital rewards such as themed wallpapers and the chance to reclaim previously missed cards.
In journalistic terms: Nintendo says the feature “delivers a new collectible card every day and pairs it with a quiz challenge that can unlock wallpapers and fill gaps in a user’s collection.”
The app also provides a new Zelda-themed interface option.
Selecting The Legend of Zelda theme in Nintendo Today! will modify the animated calendar experience and the home screen widget to display scenes drawn from the franchise.
Users can change themes via the Profile icon in the app and the Theme section.
Key practical details are unchanged: Nintendo Today! is a free smart-device app that tailors daily updates to users’ interests, and it requires a Nintendo Account, a compatible smart device and persistent internet access.
Nintendo’s terms note that data charges may apply.
Context for fans and industry observers: The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s flagship IPs, developed across decades by Nintendo’s internal teams (most recently under Nintendo EPD).
While the collectible cards live inside the mobile Nintendo Today! app rather than on the Nintendo Switch eShop or within a Nintendo Direct presentation, the rollout continues Nintendo’s broader strategy of extending its franchises into companion mobile experiences and service-oriented platforms.
How to get started
- Download Nintendo Today! on a compatible smart device and sign in with your Nintendo Account.
- Open the app daily to collect that day’s Zelda card and try the quiz challenge to earn wallpapers and missed cards.
This feature offers fans a low-friction way to engage with Zelda lore on mobile while complementing Nintendo’s console-focused releases and services.
