Zelda: Tri Force Heroes director reveals a cut costume idea
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The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes offers over 30 costumes. Yet there’s one idea that was left on the cutting room floor.
Speaking with USGamer, director Hiromasa Shikata revealed one costume that didn’t make it into the final game. There was talk about adding in “The Emperor’s New Clothes”, but the team couldn’t really think of a proper way to implement it.
According to Shikata:
“I can think of one right off the top of my head. That would be one that was inspired by the folktale “The Emperor’s New Clothes,†which as you know is the story of the emperor who thinks he’s wearing something of the highest fashion, but he’s actually—when other people look at him, he’s not wearing anything. They thought that would be a great idea for an outfit, but they weren’t able to come up with an implementation that would—they weren’t sure how to wrap up that whole thing as one good feature spec, you know, “How could we actually implement that neat idea as something that’s relevant to the game?†They unfortunately weren’t able to come to a conclusion, so that never made the cut.”
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes didn’t originally have single-player, Aonuma suggested adding it in
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It’s no secret that The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes is heavily focused on multiplayer. Still, if players want, they can complete the entire game solo. Had it not been for Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma though, that wouldn’t have been possible.
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes was originally imagined as a multiplayer-online game. It was only after Aonuma suggested adding in a single-player mode that this was added.
Aonuma and The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes director Hiromasa Shikata shared with TIME:
“When we started, I didn’t have any thoughts of creating a single-player mode, because I was focused on a three-player mode that’s fun. So one day, Aonuma-san steps in and says ‘Can you make a single-player for this?’ And I was thinking ‘Oh no, no, that’s not . . . All of a sudden? Wow, can we?’ And so we went back and forth about it.†– Shikata
“When I created Marvelous [an action-adventure for the Super Nintendo released in Japan in 1996], it was a three-player game, and so I said ‘How about something like that?'” – Aonuma
“Yeah, so we thought maybe it’s not possible, but then we started talking about it, and we said ‘How about one course, can we do it on just one?’ And that led to ‘Can we do it on all courses?’ And it turned out it was doable. So ultimately what happened was, we were able to create a new way of playing the game that was different from the multiplayer experience.â€
“I also think that because we have the multiplayer experience, the single-player stands out,†adds Aonuma. “And because we have all of these different ways of experiencing the game, these different design ideas, I think that’s what sets it apart.†– Aonuma
North American Zelda: Tri Force Heroes launch trailer
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Nintendo has the North American Zelda: Tri Force Heroes launch trailer up on its YouTube page. You can give it a watch below.
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes devs on Purple Link’s absence
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The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes features three Links based on different colors. Green, red, and blue designs are in the game, all of which were in Four Swords Adventures. But there’s one color from the GameCube title not Tri Force Heroes: purple.
The developers of Tri Force Heroes recently explained why Purple Link isn’t in the game. You can read up on their response above.
Best Buy: Purchase Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, get 25% off an eShop card
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Best Buy is running a 1-day sale of sorts for The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes. If you purchase the game today, you can receive 25 percent off an eShop card. You can take advantage of today’s offer here.
Media Create software sales (10/12 – 10/18) – Top 50
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] 7th Dragon III Code: VFD
02./01. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
03./04. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
04./00. [PSV] Geki Jigen Tag: Blanc + Hyperdimension Neptunia Vs. Zombie Gundan #
05./10. [WIU] Splatoon
06./12. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer #
07./06. [PS3] Winning Eleven 2016
08./14. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
09./16. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
10./13. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain #
11./03. [PS4] Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
12./07. [PSV] Tokyo Xanadu #
13./11. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2016
14./08. [3DS] Picross 3D 2
15./09. [3DS] Chibi-Robo! Zip Lash #
16./02. [3DS] Pro Baseball Famista Returns
17./18. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
18./17. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain #
19./05. [PS4] FIFA 16 #
20./22. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
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Zelda: Tri Force Heroes – Miiverse messages from Aonuma and Shikata, why 3 players instead of 4
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With the launch of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes in the west, series producer Eiji Aonuma and Shikata took to Miiverse and talked a bit more about the game.
First, here’s some opening comments from Aonuma:
We next have comments from Shikata, who explains why the game features three players instead of four:
More: Eiji Aonuma, Hiromasa Shikata, Miiverse
7th Dragon III Code: VFD sold through 77% of its initial shipment
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7th Dragon III Code: VFD made its debut in Japan on October 15. Up through October 18, Media Create reported that the game sold 75,477. Further information about the game’s performance has since been published.
Media Create notes that 7th Dragon III sold through 77.05 percent of its initial shipment. To compare, 7th Dragon 2020-II – the latest entry in the series for PSP – moved 73,697 copies in its first week. That title sold through 68.93 percent of its initial shipment. 7th Dragon III on 3DS did actually see higher pre-orders than its predecessor.
The 7th Dragon series has appeared on a few platforms over the years – DS, PSP, and 3DS. Still, Media Create points out that fans have continued to remain interested in the series.
More: 7th Dragon III Code: VFD, Japan, sales, SEGA
Free 3DS theme for Zelda: Tri Force Heroes eShop download (Europe)
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European 3DS owners can receive a free theme for downloading Zelda: Tri Force Heroes from the Nintendo eShop before November 19, 2015. This theme seems to only be available for those who choose to buy a copy through digital download.
Nintendo UK begins competition for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
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In celebration of releasing Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Nintendo UK has created a weekly contest for fans. UK entrants will submit designs based around a theme, and one lucky winner will be picked weekly. The winner will receive a Series 1 Animal Crossing amiibo cards Pack and an Animal Crossing amiibo cards collectors album (series 1).
This week’s theme is “A Blue Room” and will run from October 23rd until October 29th. To enter just share a screenshot of the design to the Nintendo UK Twitter channel.
