Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Japanese key art reveals a new character and other surprises

Leave it to Nintendo to sneak in some changes in region-specific game art. While you’ve no doubt seen the key art for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, it turns out Nintendo has updated that artwork for Japanese audiences, and there’s some new discoveries worth pointing out.

As spotted by Stealth on Twitter/X, , there are three big differences between the Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Japanese key art and the art in other regions. Most interesting of all has to be the little guy in the upper left-hand corner of the artwork, as he is seen paragliding above Hyrule. There’s no doubt this character will be involved in a mini-game at the very least, but perhaps he could be a tease of yet another gameplay mechanic Zelda will be able to take advantage of.

Along with that comes some fun elements spotted on the right-hand side of the art. First up is a snake enemy that we haven’t seen in artwork yet, and there’s also a wanted poster with a rather funny-looking version of Zelda displayed. It’s clear the bad guys are out to stop Zelda from setting things right, so they’re spreading the word with their crude rendition of the princess.