Aonuma and Sano on Twilight Princess HD – thinking behind remake, Miiverse stamps, Wolf Link amiibo, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 1 Comment
Nintendo Life has published its full interview pertaining to The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. Series proucer Eiji Aonuma and Wii U assistant director Tomomi Sano participated in the discussion. Between the two, they discussed the thought process behind remaking Twilight Princess HD, the frame rate, enhancements that were tough to implement, and what went into the Miiverse stamps and Wolf Link amiibo.
Head on below for some excerpts from the interview. For the full talk, visit this page.
Scans roundup – Etrian Odyssey V, new Story of Seasons, more
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images | 1 Comment
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Etrian Odyssey V, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, River City Ransom, and Story of Seasons: Good Friends of Three Villages. Scans of each title can be found in the gallery below.
More Terraria Wii U footage – off-TV play
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
More footage of Terraria running on Wii U is in, specifically showing off-TV play. Take a look at the latest video below.
3DS: Pokemon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow sold 69,234 units at retail in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 2 Comments
Famitsu has offered up some Japanese sales data about the performance of Pokemon Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow on 3DS. Collectively, the games sold 69,234 units at retail. This is based on download cards sold over a two-day period, so keep in mind that downloads straight from the eShop are not included.
More: Famitsu, Japan, Pokemon Blue, Pokemon Green, Pokemon Red, Pokemon Yellow, sales
Another Yo-Kai Sangokushi commercial
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 0 comments
Level-5 has another commercial up for Yo-Kai Sangokushi. You can check it out below.
More: commercial, Japan, Koei Tecmo, Level-5, Yo-Kai Sangokushi
Media Create sales (2/22/16 – 2/28/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 31 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 26,502
Vita – 17,368
New 3DS LL – 17,257
Wii U – 5,392
New 3DS – 4,944
3DS – 2,694
PS3 – 1,493
3DS LL – 550
Xbox One – 60
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 29,363
Vita – 22,191
New 3DS LL – 16,533
New 3DS – 4,363
Wii U – 3,902
3DS – 2,427
PS3 – 1,665
3DS LL – 569
Xbox One – 162
And here are the software charts:
1. [PS4] Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis – 33,195 / NEW
2. [3DS] Mega Man Legacy Collection – 23,942 / NEW
3. [PSV] Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis – 22,303 / NEW
4. [PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War Genesis – 22,280 / NEW
5. [PSV] Attack on Titan – 22,178 / 84,290
6. [3DS] Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – 22,032 / 63,768
7. [PSV] Kan Colle Kai – 21,587 / 162,344
8. [PS4] Attack on Titan – 16,803 / 77,959
9. [PS3] TV Anime Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls G4U! Pack Vol.9 – 12,792 / NEW
10. [PSV] Street Fighter V – 11,206 / 53,196
11. [PSV] Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm – 10,189 / NEW
12. [PS3] Attack on Titan – 10,013 / 37,428
13. [WIU] Splatoon – 9,378 / 1,270,149
14. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition – 8,251 / 676,254
15. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders – 8,008 / 270,190
16. [3DS] Monster Hunter X – 7,356 / 2,698,831
17. [PSV] Yuusha Shisu – 7,018 / NEW
18. [PS4] Project Setsuna – 6,619 / 40,248
19. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV Final – 6,559 / 117,316
20. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters – 6,345 / 2,217,048
More: Japan, Media Create, news, sales, top, Wii U charts
New Nintendo Direct announced for tomorrow
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 141 Comments
A new Nintendo Direct has just been announced for tomorrow. In the presentation, Wii U and 3DS games launching through summer will be covered.
Watch a #NintendoDirectNA about games launching through this summer on 3/3 at 2 p.m. PT. https://t.co/M7Omi1z2OG pic.twitter.com/FMmswF82Ug
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 2, 2016
Unsurprisingly, the North American website confirms that there will be no news about NX or mobile. The European presentation is confirmed to be hosted by Nintendo of Europe president Satoru Shibata and Ed Valiente of Nintendo of Europe’s European Publisher Business department.
The #NintendoDirect will focus on #WiiU & #3DS games coming this spring and summer.
? https://t.co/uw2czC5bLC pic.twitter.com/LwIYQpdXbh
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) March 2, 2016
Tomorrow’s presentation will air at the following times:
– 2 PM PT
– 5 PM ET
– 10 PM in the UK
– 11 PM in Europe
More: Nintendo Direct, top
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games 3DS – soccer footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Videos | 4 Comments
Our latest look at Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS provides a look at the soccer mini-game. Get a look at the latest video below.
Video: An “honest trailer” for Zelda: Twilight Princess
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, Videos, Wii, Wii U | 8 Comments
The folks over at Smosh have once again produced an “honest trailer” for a game. This time, the video focuses on Zelda: Twilight Princess. Check it out below.
Zelda: Twilight Princess HD tweet (3/1/16)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 20 Comments
The Japanese Zelda Twitter account is having more fun wither another tweet from “Malo”. In today’s message, he touches briefly on the Iron Boots.
Here’s our translation:
“…It’s Malo. He’s wearing boots made of iron… But why could he stand upside-down… Normally he should have fallen… Until the trick is exposed, I won’t let him out of my shop even for one step…”