Nintendo Reveals Defenders of the Triforce Escape Room Multi City Tour

Written by Brandon Hofer on November 18, 2016

News: Nintendo has teamed up with a company to provide a Zelda themed escape room in eight cities across the country.

Nintendo has revealed that they are going to partake in the “escape room” concept that has started to become popular over the last few years. They are going to do this with one of their most iconic franchises, The Legend of Zelda. Nintendo is partnering with SCRAP, the renowned designers of many popular escape room experiences and 2016 winner of USA Today’s “Best Escape Room” in the U.S., to create a unique multi-city Puzzle Tour inspired by The Legend of Zelda titled, “Defenders of the Triforce.”

While the words “escape room” might come to mind when describing this new experience, “Defenders of the Triforce” is so much more than that. Instead of escaping from a locked room, participants work in teams of six to solve a mystery in a huge area, all within a set time limit. The experience will let guests interact with classic items and characters seen in The Legend of Zelda series like the Goron, Zora and Kokiri tribes. Discovered items can be used to solve puzzles and move forward into other areas, just like in The Legend of Zelda games.

“At Nintendo, we’re always looking for ways to offer new experiences for all of our fans, and expose our characters and franchises to new audiences,” said Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “Partnering with SCRAP allows us to offer a new perspective on this legendary series.”

“We wanted to make sure ‘Defenders of the Triforce’ felt as authentic as possible,” said Doc Preuss, Real Escape Game Producer for SCRAP. “Fans of The Legend of Zelda series will adore the tour and won’t want to miss it.”

The “Defenders of the Triforce” Puzzle Tour will be hitting eight cities all around the country beginning in January. Tickets for the first wave of locations are available today and can be reserved by visiting http://scrapzelda.com/. The full schedule is as follows:

San Francisco – Jan. 31-Feb. 5

Los Angeles – Feb. 10-12

San Diego – Feb. 24-25

Seattle – TBA

Phoenix – TBA

Houston – TBA

Chicago – TBA

New York – TBA

After completing the main puzzle experience, attendees will enter an area with photo opportunities and a promotional lounge, where fans can purchase exclusive merchandise based on The Legend of Zelda.

Does this sound like something you would be interested? Do you live close enough to one of these cities to participate? Tell us what you think below.