A look at the creation of First 4 Figures’ Zelda: Breath of The Wild Link statue from the assembly line
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First 4 Figures will soon be releasing a new Link statue based on the character’s appearance in Breath of the Wild. On its YouTube channel, the company provides fans with a look at the figure’s creation straight from the assembly line. Check out the video below.
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Nintendo artists on coming up with the design for Ganondorf in Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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There’s no question that Ganondorf’s design in Ocarina of Time is extremely iconic. Ganon had appeared in previous titles in beast form, but the N64 game was Nintendo’s first attempt at giving him a humanoid form. Ganondorf’s look turned out well in the end fortunately, but it took some time to get there.
A couple of Nintendo artists spoke about creating Ganondorf’s design in the new Zelda: Art & Artifacts book. As the person in charge of enemies for Ocarina of Time, the job of making his model was left to Satoru Takizawa, who accomplished the task done after much trial and error.
Takizawa’s first attempt at Ganondorf resulted in a model that was actually “a lot thinner, and his head almost looked bird-like.” As for Yusuke Nakano, he came up with an illustration that had “wide-open eyes.” According to Takizawa, the art for Ganondorf “initially looked like a brute who had nothing but raw strength.”
Here’s the full discussion from Zelda: Art & Artifacts about Ganondorf’s design in Ocarina of Time:
Nintendo Minute – Zelda: Art & Artifacts book tour
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This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta offer a tour of the new Zelda: Art & Artifacts book. Take a look at the full episode below.
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild Link Nendoroid pre-orders open
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Update (2/9): If you prefer Amazon, both versions are up here.
Update (2/1): Pre-orders are now open on Play-Asia. The standard version is here, and the DX version is here.
Original (1/31): Retailers are beginning to take pre-orders for the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild Link Nendoroid. So far, AmiAmi and Good Smile are taking reservations.
Below are links for both:
AmiAmi
Good Smile
Play-Asia isn’t taking pre-orders yet, but we’ll inform you when they’re live.
Activision not releasing a new Skylanders game on consoles this year
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New Skylanders titles have been produced annually since 2011. This year, Activision is finally breaking that tradition. The company confirmed that there will not be a new game on consoles in 2017.
Activision isn’t abandoning its plans for Skylanders overall. New content is planned for Skylanders Imaginators (including a Switch version), and a mobile game is in the works. We also know that the Netflix animated show has been renewed for a third season, and we’ll be seeing that in 2018.
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Netflix’s Castlevania series is based on Castlevania III, producer says it’ll be very R-rated
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Information about the new Castlevania animated series on Netflix is starting to trickle in following the news that surfaced yesterday.
Castlevania Season 1, Part 1 will debut at some point this year. A second season is lined up for 2018. Each episode will run for roughly 30 minutes.
Netflix’s description of the series says it follows “the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself.” Producer Adi Shankar also confirmed to IGN that the show is an adaptation of Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse.
Shankar also had this to say:
“This is very much Castlevania done in the vein of Game of Thrones. (Producer and writer) Warren Ellis added so much depth to the material. [The series is] going to be R-rated as f***. … this is going to be the best f*****g video game adaptation we’ve had to date.”
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Hyrule Encyclopedia cover
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Update (2/9): Play-Asia is now taking pre-orders here.
Original (2/2): Hyrule Encyclopedia was revealed as the second entry in the Zelda 30th anniversary book series last month. Now Amazon Japan has shared the cover, attached above.
The book has 320 pages. It covers 50 keywords in-depth, over 2,000 items, enemy characters, and more, plus explanatory notes and storylines of each game.
Amazon Japan lists Hyrule Encyclopedia for March 1. However, we can confirm that this is an error, and it’s actually due on February 28.
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Pokken Tournament just misses out on last spot for Evo 2017
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Pokken Tournament was one of several titles nominated for the final spot at Evo 2017. Had it won, it would have been featured alongside the likes of Smash Bros. Melee and Smash Bros. for Wii U at the tournament. Unfortunately, Pokken Tournament just missed out to Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 in the end.
It’s definitely not all bad though. With the vote tying into charities, Pokken Tournament raised nearly $67,000 (Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 generated the most with over $71,000). Evo is also pledging $10,000 to support Pokken Tournament with individual tournaments throughout the year.
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Castlevania is getting a new show on Netflix
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Update: Here’s the official blurb:
“Inspired by the classic video game series, “Castlevania” is a dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself. The animated series is from Frederator Studios, a Wow! Unlimited Media company, written by best-selling author and comic book icon Warren Ellis and executive produced by Warren Ellis, Kevin Kolde, Fred Seibert, and Adi Shankar.”
Original: Believe it or not, a new show based on Castlevania is coming to Netflix. Not much is known at present, as it was buried in a press release about Netflix’s upcoming programming slate.
The one thing we can say is that the show will premiere sometime in 2017. Other than that, there’s literally nothing to go on. Hopefully we’ll have some more information and a look at it soon.
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo pre-orders starting to open on Amazon Canada
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Update: Bumped to the top. All of the amiibo are now up. Visit this page.
Original: Amazon Canada is beginning to take pre-orders for the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo. Currently, both Link figures and the Zelda one are up. You can reserve each one here.
