Nintendo feels that Breath of the Wild’s freedom needs to be maintained in future Zelda games
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 60 Comments
Zelda: Breath of the Wild has no set way of getting through the game. Thanks to its freedom, players can tackle it in any way they see fit. Zelda’s freedom has allowed players to come up with all sorts of interesting ways of solving puzzles. In some cases, they’ve even found ways of skipping large sections of Shrines entirely.
Producer Hidemaro Fujibayashi told IGN in a new interview that this was “all according to plan.” Nintendo wanted players to be able to have “multiple answers, multiple ways, multiple ways of doing anything.”
Zelda: Breath of the Wild devs borrowed assets from Mario Kart 8 while working on the Master Cycle Zero
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No one could have expected Nintendo to add a motorcycle in Zelda: Breath of the Wild. But in The Chammpions’ Ballad, Nintendo did just that. The reward at the end of the DLC is none other than the Master Cycle Zero.
In an interview with IGN, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma discussed the development of the new motorcycle. You might be interested to know that Nintendo imported assets from Mario Kart 8 as a “test drive” of sorts.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild director comments on the reward for finding all Korok seeds
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 36 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has a massive amount of Korok seeds to collect. Attempting to do so requires a great deal of time, as several hundred are scattered across Hyrule.
There will be a reward waiting for you once you’ve found every last Korok Seed. The thing is, it’s not exactly helpful or valuable – it’s more comical in nature.
Yoku’s Island Express boxart, pre-orders open
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 4 Comments
Amazon has posted the boxart for Yoku’s Island Express, which will indeed have a physical release. We’ve attached it above. You can now pre-order Yoku’s Island Express on both Amazon and GameStop.
We should also mention that Overcooked: Special Edition, another game published by Team17, opened pre-orders this week on Amazon as well. It’s possible to reserve it here.
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Details about Switch’s use of web technology and the creation of the eShop
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 12 Comments
At the end of September, the HTML 5 Conference hosted a special session about Switch and its use of web technology. HTML5Experts followed up with Nintendo by interviewing director Munetaka Tsuda and front-end engineer Yuji Horikawa from the planning and production team. During the discussion, the two developers shared some very interesting information about the creation of the Switch eShop and the system’s use of web technology.
Tsuda joined Nintendo in 2011, and has been working on directions for network services, component browser, in-console software, and more. Horikawa joined in 2013, and has been developing the eShop for digital game sales and other web services.
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Japanese Attack on Titan 2 commercial #3
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 1 Comment
Koei Tecmo has prepared a third Japanese commercial for Attack on Titan 2. Have a look at the advert in the video below.
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Japan’s best-selling games of November 2017
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 2 Comments
The latest issue of Famitsu has shared a listing of the top 30 best-selling games in Japan for the month of November 2017 (which includes debut sales for Shinobi Refle: Senran Kagura). You can check out the full results below.
Splatoon 2 – Undercover Brella footage
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Splatoon 2 updated once again tonight with its latest weapon, the Undercover Brella. Take a look at it in action below.
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 director on development, inspiration for the world and setting, upcoming DLC, more
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Around the launch of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Japanese outlet 4Gamer caught up with director Tetsuya Takahashi for a lengthy conversation. The two sides discussed all sorts of different aspects regarding the game’s creation, including a return to numbered entries, the inspiration for the world as well as Drivers and Blades, and more. There was also talk about the Expansion Pass and future DLC.
We’ve prepared a lengthy summary of the new interview featuring Takahashi’s various comments. You can read it in full below.
Steins;Gate Elite boxart
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch | 2 Comments
The official website for Steins;Gate Elite provides a look at the game’s boxart. We’ve posted the packaging image above.
