Hyrule Warriors art book bits – “female Link” clarification, Lana/Cia as fairies, Zelda’s design, and more
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Update: Kotaku has a slightly clearer shot of the “female Link” page, and notes that the character was “devised as being sister-like”. That should clarify things once and for all!
Some fans in Japan have already gotten their hands on the special Hyrule Warriors art book. And thankfully for us, a few images have already popped up online.
The photos are a bit fuzzy, but they do seem to reveal some interesting information. What’s been receiving the most attention today is the “female Link” design. It seems that this was an original character named “Linklu” or “Linkel”.
The beginning of the text states “Hero Link’s girl […]”. This has led some to speculate that the character would have been Link’s child.
There are plenty of other noteworthy bits from the art book as well. One of the pages mentions that a white fairy was an early design for Lana. Meanwhile, there was a black fairy imagined during the early design stages for Cia.
Continuing on the topic of characters, in the concept art, there was a spirit-like woman who helped Link. The text wonders what her real form or identity would be. It seems to be an original character that was scrapped from Hyrule Warriors.
Head past the break for some smallish spoilers from the relationship chart and a quote about Zelda’s design!
More: Hyrule Warriors, Koei Tecmo, Omega Force, Team Ninja, top
Wii U eShop charts (8/12/14)
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This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. Super Mario Kart
4. EarthBound
5. Pikmin 3
6. Game & Wario
7. Super Mario Bros. 2
8. Zelda II – The Adventure of Link
9. NES Remix
10. Shovel Knight
11. Mega Man Battle Network
12. Wii Party U
13. New Super Mario Bros. U
14. Super Mario World
15. Kid Icarus
16. Dr. Luigi
17. Super Mario Bros. 3
18. Mario Kart 8
19. The Letter
20. Zelda: The Minish Cap
Videos
1. Mercedes-Benz x Mario Kart 8 DLC Trailer
2. Hyrule Warriors Direct 8/4/14
3. Hyrule Warriors Features Trailer
4. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker E3 2014 Trailer
5. Introducing amiibo
6. Super Mario Kart Trailer
7. Deluxe Digital Promotion Video
8. Mega Man Battle Network Trailer
9. Yoshi’s Woolly World E3 2014 Trailer
10. Super Smash Bros. – The Crest of Sword, Magic and Flame
11. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS Red, Blue, Yellow
12. Disney Infinity Guardians of the Galaxy Play Set Video
13. Mario Party 10 E3 2014 Trailer
14. IQ Test Trailer
15. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Ganondorf and a Great Sword
16. McDonald’s Mario Kart 8 Happy Meal
17. Mario Maker E3 2014 Trailer
18. Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric E3 2014 Trailer
19. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Ruto and a Zora Scale
20. Hyrule Warriors Trailer with Link and a Gauntlet
Source: Wii U eShop
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Latest three Tales of the World: Reve Unitia clips
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Shantae: Half-Genie Hero – off-screen speed stage gameplay
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More: indie, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, top, WayForward
The Hole Story reaches Wii U stretch goal on Kickstarter
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“The Hole Story” has managed to reach its Wii U stretch goal on Kickstarter with only an hour remaining in the campaign. The team was seeking $30,000 in order to bring the game to Wii U, PlayStation, Xbox, and Ouya.
The Hole Story is a top-down RPG fantasy adventure made by a group of young female designers. Now that the game is funded, LearnDistrict will fully develop “and publish a very pretty and complete version of their vision.”
You can check out The Hole Story on Kickstarter here.
The Letter update 1.1 trailer
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More: The Letter, title update, TreeFall Studios
Nintendo Minute – July favorites
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Latest Japanese Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call DLC (8/12/14)
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In Japan, Square Enix has released four more downloadable tracks for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call.
Here’s the full roundup of the game’s latest DLC:
Songs
Melodies Errant – Final Fantasy XI – battle music
Nascent Requiem – Final Fantasy XIII – battle music
The Megalopolis of Salonia – Final Fantasy III – field music
Ipsen’s Castle – Final Fantasy IX – field music
Character
N/A
Pricing is set at 150 yen for each download.
KnapNok thinks Spin the Bottle name may have been a mistake
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During a GDC Europe presentation, KnapNok Games’ Lau Korsgaard reflected on a few different topics including Spin the Bottle: Bumpie’s Party.
Korsgaard feels that the studio succeeded with its Wii U eShop game. However, he did admit that the “Spin the Bottle” name may have been a mistake.
Korsgaard said:
“It has been really hard figuring out how to frame [the game] right. For instance, it hasn’t been received that well in the States … it has been received okay but a lot of people thought it was too naughty. Spin the Bottle in America has all the sexual subtext of people kissing each other, so I don’t think parents would let their children buy this game and play it. So I actually think maybe we shouldn’t have called it Spin the Bottle but just Bumpie’s Party or something like that.”
