Nintendo announced on Thursday that the Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors will be available in stores as well as the company's eShop on Friday, PC magazine reports. 

"By combining The Legend of Zelda universe with the game play of the Dynasty Warriors games, Nintendo and Koei Tecmo have created a legendary pairing," Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing, said in a statement, according to the magazine.

"Even fans who aren't familiar with both series will have a great time playing this action-packed Wii U exclusive."

A number of gaming websites have criticized the release date version of Zelda Hyrule Warriors for the Wii U., claiming it "suffers from many of the same problems" as previous Dynasty Warriors titles.

"... there's no getting away from the fact that the action in Hyrule Warriors is both shallow and repetitive," Digital Spy writes in a review of the game.

"Visiting familiar Zelda locations and wiping out hundreds of enemies offers brief but satisfying bursts of mindless enjoyment, just don't expect to be engaged in the same way as a full series release."

Nintendo of America launched a sale for the second part of Zelda Wii U last Thursday, Christian Today reports, granting gamers discounts on the upcoming release of Hyrule Warriors.

The company also posted a message on Twitter with a release date timeline for their upcoming games-Zelda is slated for a late 2015 launch for the Wii U, according to the picture.

Zelda Wii U developer Eiji Aonuma made a recent announcement surrounding some of the gameplay, trailer and bundle rumors surrounding the highly-anticipated game, especially those about female characters.

"I should watch what I say," Aounuma told Edge magazine during an interview.

"I purposely tried not to talk too much about the new game at this year's E3. That's because I was not in a position to give clear information about what kind of game it is, and also because, by doing so, I wanted to gauge people's reactions as they tried to get an idea about this new game."