We’ve seen a few videos comparing the performance of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s before and after the new 1.1.1 patch came out last week. Digital Foundry now has its own video up as well, and explores both versions of the game – Switch and Wii U.
We once again see that Zelda has been given a noticeable boost on Switch. On Wii U though, the improvements aren’t quite as pronounced.
Here’s the full analysis:
Rounding out our video coverage of LEGO City Undercover’s new Switch version is an hour of gameplay. Take a look at the video from Nintendo World Report below.
Fire Emblem Heroes received a few updates today, including a new Grand Hero Battle with Navarre and new summons. Footage of what’s been added is posted below.
Yo-kai Watch 2 debuted in North America several months ago, but Europe is getting the RPG this week. Nintendo UK will be promoting the game with a commercial, which you can see below.
It’ll be a little while longer until Yooka-Laylee hits Switch, but reviews for the game based on its initial launch are starting to come in. We’ve rounded up some of the early verdicts below.
IGN – 7 / 10
GameSpot – 6 / 10
Game Informer – 8 / 10
Polygon – 5.5 / 10
GameXplain – “Liked”
USGamer – 3 / 5
Destructoid – 8 / 10
GamesRadar – 3 / 5
Eurogamer – N/A
In a new video, members of the Playtomic team talk about their favorite parts of Yooka-Laylee and tell their story of modernizing the 3D platformer genre for a new era. Check it out below.
One of the toughest maps on the Fire Emblem Heroes mobile game is the new Grand Hero Battle featuring Michalis, but it is possible to beat it without using some of the more advanced tools and rare characters that we can manage to get in the game.
The official Fire Emblem Heroes Twitter account has listed the 4 least rare characters used by players to success in the Michalis battle:
- 3 ★ Virion (Level 40)
- 3 ★ Narcian (Level 40)
- 4 ★ Tiki (Level 40)
- 3 ★ Gwendolyn (Level 40)
With LEGO City Undercover releasing on Switch today, Warner Bros. prepared a launch trailer for the game. You can watch it below.
This week, Famitsu is publishing an interview with some of the developers behind The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi and series producer Eiji Aonuma spoke about the game in-depth, among others. Ahead of the magazine’s official release tomorrow, some tidbits from the interview have appeared online.
First, Famitsu asks about how Nintendo settled on Ganon’s role in the game. Zelda was given a fairly deep portrayal, but Ganon only exists as a calamity. Fujibayashi responded by saying that, role-wise, it was unnecessary for him to be personified. If he talks, then his background would need to be shown and that would only be an obstruction in the game. That’s why Ganon is shaped as it is.
Japanese teardown firm Fomalhaut published a new article about Switch on Nikkei Technology. While a subscription is required to access the full piece, we do have an early tidbit.
Fomalhaut estimates that Switch’s manufacturing cost is $257. Additionally, the company speculates that the system could sell 30 million units by the end of 2018.
