The New York Times recently had the opportunity to interview Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. We’ll be seeing the publication’s full discussion soon, but reporter Nick Wingfield shared some information about Switch’s sales early.

Switch’s first 2-day sales in the Americas – meaning Friday and Saturday – were the best for any system in Nintendo history. The next closest was Wii, which launched during the holiday period.

We’re also hearing that Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now the best-selling standalone launch title (meaning not a bundled game) in Nintendo history. The game managed to beat out Super Mario for N64.

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild director on how the game initially came together, Miyamoto climbing trees in the prototype

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The concept for Zelda: Breath of the Wild began with Shigeru Miyamoto and series producer Eiji Aonuma asking what would players would be able to do in the new game. Hidemaro Fujibayashi, who became the project’s director, responded by saying you could do everything.

Fujibayashi told Kotaku:

“But I had to sell it to them. How we’re going to make this happen. And I felt like the best way to convey this idea to them was to show them that you could climb walls.”

Work on Breath of the Wild began with a prototype. The team created a starting area with a small field and trees, along with rupees hidden throughout. Fujibayashi describes how Miyamoto played the demo:

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Switch is compatible with USB keyboards

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Here’s a random, but interesting little tidbit about the Switch. As it turns out, it’s fully compatible with USB keyboards. So long as Switch is docked, you should be able to use one. It even works in games as well for text prompts.

Thanks to Exy for the tip.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 with Power-up Kit probably getting localized

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Koei Tecmo may have plans to localize Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13 with Power-up Kit. The Switch game launches later this month in Japan, and a rating with a similar name has popped up in Australia. Its classification is listed as “Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII: Fame and Strategy Expansion Pack Bundle”.

We could have a situation on our hands similar to RPG Maker Fes. A rating for that title appeared just prior to NIS America announcing the title for North America and Europe.

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Switch uses NetFront Browser NX

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Last week, Access announced that NetFront Browser NX is being used with Switch. The system doesn’t have a true internet browser, but limited functionality is offered for functionality such as logging in to Wi-Fi hotspots.

Access has worked with Nintendo several times in the past to bring browsers to Nintendo devices. All of the 3DS models and Wii U incorporated the NetFront Browser NX.

Another look into the left Joy-Con connectivity issues, could be hardware-related

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Much has been made of syncing issues with Switch’s Joy-Con controllers, particularly with the left one. Spawn Wave looked into the situation with a pair of new videos.

Opening the left Joy-Con circuitry shows that the antennae used for Bluetooth is actually built into the board. Meanwhile, the right controller has an external wired antennae. Interference could be involved with the left Joy-Con resulting in connectivity problems.

Spawn Wave explains the situation towards the end of the first video below. In the second one, a wire is added inside to boost the Bluetooth signal, and the results are very successful.

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s map is based on Kyoto

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s huge map is based on Kyoto, Japan. That’s according to director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, who revealed the information while speaking with The Verge.

Fujibayashi told the site:

“When I first started looking at this game, I had Link in an empty game field and I would just walk around and try to map out and get a feel for the distance and where landmarks should be. What helped me with this was my hometown, Kyoto. I took a map of Kyoto and overlaid it on the game world, and I tried to imagine going to places that I know in Kyoto. I’d think ‘It takes this much time to get from point A to point B, so how does that translate to the game?’ And that’s how we started mapping out the world in Breath of the Wild.”

Fujibayashi added that using Kyoto as a base was helpful during development since developers were familiar with the region:

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UK software sales (Week ending 03/04/2017)

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This week’s UK software sales are as follows:

Individual formats

All formats

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Dragon Quest XI: New story details & screenshots

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Square Enix has released some new story details and screenshots for Dragon Quest XI. There’s a bit of an overlap with the details revealed in Jump magazine last week, like the bios for new characters Veronica and Senya, so we will only be covering the new stuff here, in addition to screenshots from the 3DS version. Thanks to Gematsu for the translation.

As the reincarnation of the legendary “Hero,” the protagonist sets off on a journey through a vast world.

The protagonist, who grew up in the calm village of Ishi, turned 16 years old and took part in a coming-of-age ceremony as a village custom. As the reincarnation of the “Hero” that once saved the world, he understands that he is burdened with a great mission. To learn about the Hero and the Hero’s mission, he sets off on a journey from his hometown.
The destination—the continent’s biggest country, “Delcadar.” Specifically, the king.
Based on his mother’s words that all will be revealed should he go to Delcadar, the protagonist in due course heads for the king. The protagonist informs the king of Delcadar that he is the “hero,” and the king began to tell him what the “hero” means—
And then, the Hero is called the child of the devil!
What the king of Delcadar said was unbelievable. He said that the Hero is the child of the devil. In response to the king’s words, the soldiers surround the protagonist with their swords pointed at him. What is the meaning of all of this? The story of the legendary “Hero” starts off with a bang. What is the fate of the protagonist?

The story of a new “Hero” begins now.