Zelda Wiki:Canon Policy

On Zelda Wiki.org, there are specific expectations of what is and isn't considered canon. Canon refers to a body of materials considered to be an official or genuine part of a fictional universe. It is what can be specifically referenced as factual information within the given universe, and so therefore, canon is often seen as the official series as released by the original creators.

The following terms indicate the three levels of canon as used throughout Zelda Wiki.org:

Below is a list of materials about the Zelda Universe, and their level of canon at Zelda Wiki.org:
 * Canon — This material makes up the fictional universe.
 * Ambiguously Canon — This material cannot be definitively considered canon, but as it does not necessarily contradict canon sources, is considered canon by many people.
 * Non-canon — This material is not part of the fictional universe.

Languages
In addition, because we are an English wiki based in America, the American versions of all the above are the highest canon. Next if there is no information or the material is not available in America, the English European versions are the next highest canon. And if the material is not available in America or in Europe or the information doesn't exist in those places, the original Japanese versions are canon, so long as it doesn't contradict a higher canon. This is for language purposes and the practical purposes of naming articles. If the Japanese versions were the highest canon then we'd have to give all the articles the Japanese names. This would potentially be confusing to the average player.

Disclaimer
What is or isn't considered canon by Zelda Wiki.org is subject to change depending on developments with Nintendo.