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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 3 Comments

“In Zelda: Breath of the Wild, how did you get the idea to make the nature the focus of the game?”

Nintendo of France has started to put out a series of videos with Eiji Aonuma about Breath of the Wild. Fans were able to submit questions to the Zelda producer, the first of which asks why nature is the focus of the game.

Aonuma’s response was as follows:

“The Zelda series has always told the evolution of Link in his world. At the start of the game, he’s not very strong, but little by little, he will gain power. The reason why the games takes place in very natural environments is that it seemed to suit those kinds of stories, and this time, nature has taken a bigger role. It’s an execution choice, as you are free of your movements and you will travel a lot. We had to make a gigantic world with great plains, to give players a feel of total immersion, and that’s why we worked a lot on the animation, ambient sounds, and nature sounds, to get a better feel of the different environments.”

We should be seeing more answers from Aonuma over the next few days.

Massive thanks to LuigiBlood for the native translation.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments

The long-awaited update to Pokemon Bank (and Poke Transporter) arrived last night. Once it’s been updated, it’ll be fully compatible with Pokemon Sun/Moon.

Here’s something interesting about Pokemon Bank. If you bring over a Solrock to Pokemon Sun or Lunatone to Pokemon Moon, you can interact with a certain character in the Haina Desert. Fans had dug up the event previously, but this is the first time that it can be encountered under normal circumstances.

These are the steps needed to activate the scene:

Transfer Solrock to Pokemon Sun or Lunatone to Pokemon Moon.

Put Solrock/Lunatone in your party.

Fly to Ruins of Abundance on Ula’ula Island.

Head south to enter Haina Desert.

Head to the western exit, then immediately back east (where you came from).

Head to the southern exit.

Keep heading south until you see the old man with a red shirt.

Speak to him for an interesting cutscene!

Head past the break for a video of the event in question.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch, Wii U | 2 Comments

Nintendo continues to provide fans with looks at The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. On Facebook, the company shared a new screenshot that shows off one of the game’s villages. We have it above.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 0 comments

This week’s North American Wii U Virtual Console game appears to be Flying Warriors. It just appeared on Nintendo’s website, yet strangely, it’s listing a release date of January 20. We assume this was simply an error, and was intended to be January 25 instead.

In any case, here’s an overview of Flying Warriors:

“When the evil red star appears in the sky, the great monster of the Dark Dimension, Demonyx, returns. The five Flying Warriors, led by Rick Stalker, are sent by the Dragon Lord to defeat Demonyx. Fight through four game modes. Choose one of two different fighting styles. One for beginners, and one for those who can master the martial arts. Use items and Mystic Spells in your quest to rescue the Light Dimension from darkness.”

Flying Warriors will set you back $4.99.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Fernando in 3DS, News | 5 Comments

Dataminers have found some interesting tidbits inside the game data from Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World. Notably, a Corrin costume has been discovered that Yoshi will wear when using the unreleased Corrin amiibo.

Though Corrin was added to Super Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS last year, we still don’t know when we’ll see the remaining amiibo figures corresponding with the last characters added. The inclusion of a Corrin costume inside Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World indicates that at least Nintendo is already preparing the amiibo functionalities ahead of their launch, which could be soon.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Jake in 3DS, Images, Videos | 5 Comments

Update: Nintendo UK now has an English feature on its site about this here.

Original: Nintendo has put together many adorable stop-motion shorts for Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World, and they have now provided some behind-the-scenes looks at the shorts. You can check out a brief video below, as well as pictures in a gallery. These show off placing the dolls, how they change expressions, storyboards, and individual frames.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 8 Comments

Amazon has just now opened pre-orders for the Switch Pro Controller on its U.S. website. You can get yours here. It’s unclear how much stock is available, but we’ll keep you informed if it sells out.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Fernando in News, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment

The launch of forma.8, the latest game from Futuridium EP Deluxe developer MixedBag Games, was targeted for February after a development of almost three years.

And now they have just confirmed that forma.8 will definitely meet that launch window, coming out on Wii U sometime next month. Having passed both Nintendo of America and Europe processes, it’s only a matter of time before they divulge the day it will launch on Wii U.

A port of forma.8 for 3DS is also planned for a future date.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Fernando in News, Switch, Wii U | 82 Comments

Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma is giving a lot of information about Breath of the Wild lately. In an interview with French site Gameblog, Aonuma was able to clear up some uncertainty surrounding HD Rumble.

Even though there has been some speculation about the new game including this feature, Aonuma confirms that HD Rumble won’t be supported. His words, roughly translated, are as follows:

“Of course, if the game had been created exclusively for the Switch, we could benefit from the unique capabilities of the machine, including HD Rumble. It is quite extraordinary, for example, you can try to guess how many balls are hidden in the controller … That’s something I would have liked to use.”

In the same interview, Aonuma reconfirms that both versions of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Switch and Wii U – will offer the same exact gameplay experience.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

GameStop has restocked the NES Classic Edition on its website, though you’ll need to purchase it in a bundle. Three options are available at $80, $125, and $130.

The full set can be found here. Note that they will all be restocked on February 1.

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