He has since appeared in several installments, including The Wind Waker, where he provides maps to help Link find pieces of the Triforce.

He also appears in its sequel Irozuki Tingle no Koi no Balloon Trip, where he is transported into a storybook and has to enter into relationships with women in order to escape.

He has been received negatively by western fans, who felt his role in The Wind Waker made the game worse.

On the other hand, the negative reception led to him getting his own game, with the belief that the hate for Tingle suggested they cared about him, and thus may come to love him.

Tingle was created by Takaya Imamura for The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, a game designer at Nintendo EAD, doing so in a "very relaxed manner.

[7] The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma explained that Tingle had been designed as a way for the player to access maps in Majora's Mask.

[8] Aonuma compares Tingle not wanting to grow up and wearing green to Peter Pan, also noting that he is not gay.

He appears in various minor roles across the series, including Oracle of Ages, Four Swords Adventures, and The Minish Cap.

It tells the story of Tingle becoming who he is after meeting a character known as Uncle Rupee, who encourages him to obtain wealth by any means necessary.

Tingle appears as an additional playable character in Hyrule Warriors via the Majora's Mask DLC pack.

[17] Tingle appears in Cadence of Hyrule as a non-playable character who helps the player navigate the Lost Woods.

"[24] Commenting on the negative reception, Kensuke Tanabe expressed interest in making another Tingle game, hoping that he could turn him into a beloved character among western fans.

Maher considered him "one of Nintendo's most fascinating and ambitious characters," calling him designer Takaya Imamura's "magnum opus.