Zelda: Ocarina of Time game delays were met with joy from staff
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
This information comes from the latest Iwata Asks…
Iwata: The release date got pushed back several times.
Aonuma: Yeah.
Iwata: In general, when a release date gets pushed back and the due date for development is extended, hard days lie ahead, so the atmosphere gets heavy.
Takizawa: But that didn’t happen at all with this project.
Aonuma: Why was that?
Takizawa: Instead, we were like, “All right!”
Iwata: Huh? All right? (laughs)
Ocarina of Time’s fishing pond resulted from casual experiments in the Water Temple
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This information comes from the latest Iwata Asks…
Morita: The Water Temple is in Lake Hylia. Aonuma-san designed that dungeon. The boss that appears there is Morpha. Just when I was making that, there was a landform like a pool.
Iwata: Morpha rises up out of the pool and fights Link.
Morita: Right. When I was making that boss, I casually…
Iwata: “Casually”? (laughs) I doubt you had that kind of time!
Morita: But for some reason I did. (laughs)
Everyone: (laughs)
Volvagia’s movements are the same as a fighter aircraft in Star Fox 64
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This is pretty nuts. As revealed in the latest Iwata Asks, the fire temple boss Volvagia has the same movements as a fighter aircraft in Star Fox 64. Kazuaki Morita programmed bosses in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and also worked on Star Fox 64 3D.
Iwata: Yes, some things aren’t easy to explain.
Takizawa: An example from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the boss Volvagia, which looks like a dragon.
Iwata: Yes. The boss in the Fire Temple.
Takizawa: Volvagia is a dragon, so it wriggles and undulates. I only gave Morita-san the dragon model parts, but he set it in motion immediately. It was mysterious how he could do that.
Iwata: You were impressed—like, “I don’t get it, but wow!”
Why The Great Fairy in Ocarina of Time has a distinctive look
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To say the least, The Great Fairy in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time looks anything but subdued. She comes shooting out of the fountain, with a loud laugh, and with some… interesting attire.
The Great Fairy’s look was certainly intentional. According to Yoshiki Haruhana, a character designer on the original game, revealed in the latest Iwata Asks that he was trying to draw a unique fairy so that she wouldn’t be boring.
Aonuma: The Great Fairy is one character you never forget.
Iwata: The Great Fairy is extremely flamboyant!
Aonuma: The first time I saw her, rather than smile, I drew back! (laughs)
Everyone: (laughs)
Nintendo Power – Readers’ most wanted
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Wii
1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2. Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
3. The Grinder
4. Spider-Man: Edge of Time
5. Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion
DS
1. Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns
2. Spider-Man: Edge of Time
3. Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension
4. Captain America: Super Soldier
5. X-Men: Destiny
3DS
1. Super Mario
2. Mario Kart
3. Paper Mario
4. Kid Icarus: Uprising
5. Star Fox 64 3D
Nintendo Download (6/16, Europe) – complete list
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eShop VC
Donkey Kong (GameBoy) – £3.60/€4
WiiWare
Airport Mania: First Flight – 500 Points
Successfully Learning German: Year 2 – 500 Points
DSiWare
Ubongo – 500 Points
Airport Mania: First Flight – 200 Points
Successfully Learning German: Year 2 – 200 Points
Thanks to Jake for the tip!
Nintendo’s Matt Ryan: More Wii U details next year, third-party announcements down the road, more
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments
Just as a note, I hope this isn’t the last we’ve heard of Wii U in 2010. Hopefully Iwata says something at Nintendo’s Fall conference, if there is one.
Matt Ryan from Nintendo Canada on why it seemed Nintendo focused more on hardware than games…
“While Wii U hardware was a BIG focus this year for Nintendo we also have many software titles that were emphasized at the press conference and at the show. First of all, we are celebrating The Legend of Zelda 25th anniversary and that is bringing many Zelda titles to our systems. The newest offering being The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii. Also, for Nintendo 3DS we have Super Mario, Mario Kart and Kid Icarus: Uprising coming this holiday. So we had a nice balance of hardware and software but we are quite aware that the Wii U announcement really excited fans the most in our booth.”
Ryan on if there is any worry that Nintendo will displace their current consumer base with a new console…
“Not at all. We anticipate that Wii U will make all types of gamers happy! Wii expanded the video game market and brought many new people into gaming, we expect Wii U to not only to continue this trend but to take it even further with what the new console has to offer.”
Reggie’s Jimmy Fallon appearance – Kid Icarus, Skyward Sword, Wii U
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Reggie didn’t show anything on the Wii U other than the controller (and the console!), but I think Jimmy was happy just holding it in his hands. And those lucky audience members all received a copy of Ocarina of Time 3D.
Latest Zelda: Ocarina of Time comparison
Posted on 13 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Screenshots | 0 comments
This is for the three of you out there who still aren’t convinced that it’s not worth picking up Ocarina of Time 3D. Man, Link’s model… it looks so nice!
