The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is an adventure game in the Zelda series. This one is set on a group of islands in a vast sea, and follows Link as he attempts to save his sister from the sorcerer Ganon. This soon develops into a struggle to find the Triforce relic.

The Wind Waker differs from other Zelda games in it’s cartoon graphics (although this was also used in The Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks) as well as the seafaring aspect of the adventure. You can aid your sailing by the ability to control the wind with a magic conductor's baton called the Wind Waker. With its help you sail the ocean, explores islands, and solve dungeon puzzles to acquire new weapons and equipment and finally defeat Ganon.

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker was released on Gamecube and later had an HD version on the Wii U. This version offers a harder Hero mode of the game.

There are many games in the Zelda series, each received long and focused development from Nintendo:

• The Legend of Zelda (1986) on NES
• The Adventure of Link (1987) on NES
• A Link to the Past (1991) on Super NES and Gameboy Advance, then ported to Wii, Wii U and Switch (as part of Nintendo Online).
• Link's Awakening (1993) on Gameboy then updated for Switch
• Ocarina of Time (1998) on Nintendo 64 then updated for 3D on Nintendo 3DS
• Link’s Awakening DX (1998) on Gameboy Colour
• Majora's Mask (2000) on Nitendo 64 then updated to 3D on Nintendo 3DS
• Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages (2001) on Gameboy Colour
• Four Swords (2002) on Gamecube
• The Wind Waker (2002) on Gamecube then updated in HD on Wii U
• Four Swords Adventures (2004) on Gamecube
• The Minish Cap (2004) on Gameboy Advance
• Twilight Princess (2006) on Wii then in HD on Wii U
• Phantom Hourglass (2007) on Nintendo DS
• Spirit Tracks (2009) on Nintendo DS
• Skyward Sword (2011) on Wii
• A Link Between Worlds (2013) on Nintendo 3DS
• Tri Force Heroes (2015) on Nintendo 3DS
• Breath of the Wild (2017) on Switch
• Breath of the Wild Sequel (TBA) on Switch