Nintendo's annual Internet get-together of fans has taken on a decidedly different look this year.
In years' past, Camp Hyrule was an exclusive hangout of a thousand or two of Nintendo's most loyal and dedicated web-heads. Potential campers needed to register in advance, and if you were lucky enough to register before the masses (or before the registration server crashed from the strain) you got to participate in games, activities with Nintendo of America staff, and even chat with high-ranking Nintendo personalities. There have even been tidbits of new game information to come out of the events.
Camp Hyrule has returned this year, but with a different look and format. Gone is the interactivity of a week-long chat. In its place is a simple website that shows a map of the camp. Anyone is free to participate in a series of flash-based games, post (NOA-reviewed) camp memories to a message board, and download wallpapers. Visitors can also enter to win a life-sized Link statue.
As it stands, it doesn't appear that anything else will come out of this new Camp Hyrule, but the week is young. Should any interesting things pop up at camp, we'll let you know about it right here at Nintendo World Report.
