No changing Link’s name in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 53 Comments
Past Zelda games have allowed players to give Link any sort of name they desired. In Breath of the Wild though, the character’s name is set. During a chat with German YouTuber lookslikeLink, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma confirmed that you won’t be able to change Link’s name. That’s because he wants players themselves to feel like they’re becoming Link.
Aonuma was also asked if Breath of the Wild ended up the way he imagined it. To that, he said the game turned out just the way he imagined it from the beginning. Aonuma found it difficult to stop working on the project since the team continued to put more content into the world to explore. He hopes that players will have enjoy discovering all the things in the game for themselves.
Syberia 3 – “Discover” trailer
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 6 Comments
Microids released a new video for Syberia 3 today, which is coming to Switch at some point today. Get a look at the “Discover” trailer below.
Aonuma on how Nintendo approached making dungeons in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 22 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is taking a much different approach to dungeons. Whereas dungeons continued to increase in scope over the past few entries in the series, Nintendo has decided to turn things down a notch this time around.
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma told Game Informer this month:
“Way back in the day, dungeons weren’t all that big. They were rather small. But around Twilight Princess, they started getting bigger. We tried to cram in a lot of surprises for the player, or a lot of emotions, meeting other characters, or injecting story elements into it. But then we kind of realized, do dungeons really need to be that big? Do we have to cram that much stuff into it? We quickly realized that a lot of the fun was actually in getting to the dungeon, and so we focused on getting to the dungeon in this game. We wanted to create an environment where it is fun to find the dungeon in this large world.”
Farming Simulator on Switch “likely closer to the PC version than the 3DS port”
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in News, Switch | 9 Comments
We already knew that Farming Simulator would be arriving on 3DS. The next installment in this franchise developed by GIANTS Software, Farming Simulator 18, is planned for both handheld platforms currently on the market. And in the recent Nintendo event we also learned that Farming Simulator devs were planning on bringing the same experience to Switch as part of the line-up of Nintendo’s new console.
However, the news about Farming Simulator on Switch keep coming. Thanks to a Focus Home Interactive press event in Paris, which Let’s Play Video Games was able to attend to, we now know that development is still early and the team behind the game cannot promise if the Switch version will be Farming Simulator 17 or another future installment.
Regardless of that, GIANTS Software says that the port of Farming Simulator for Switch will be “likely closer to the PC version than the 3DS port”.
We expect a Farming Simulator game for Switch this year, but apparently it’s still too early to know when exactly that would be.
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Puyo Puyo Tetris launches in April, new trailer shows off different modes
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 8 Comments
Puyo Puyo Tetris will launch in the Americas on April 25 and Europe on April 28, SEGA announced today.
As previously mentioned, the game will be sold digitally for $30 and physically for $40. The latter option, available in “limited quantities”, is a special release with two Puyo Puyo and Tetris-themed keychains.
View a new trailer for Puyo Puyo Tetris below along with an overview of the game’s modes.
– Versus – Players compete head-to-head in either Puyo Puyo or Tetris to fight in the puzzle fight of their life.
– Swap – Players’ abilities are put to the ultimate test when they compete on both Puyo Puyo and Tetris boards, which switch back and forth at set intervals.
– Fusion – A true hybrid game where players compete with Puyos and Tetriminos together on the same board, requiring deft, on-the-fly thinking to become victorious.
– Big Bang – It’s a race to the finish as players compete against each other to clear unique challenge boards as quickly as possible to win.
– Party – Players compete on Puyo or Tetris boards, but the puzzles feature special items that when activated either help players or harm their opponents.
Source: SEGA PR
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Scans roundup – Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Snipperclips, Monster Hunter XX, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Switch | 0 comments
This week’s Famitsu scans are now available. Highlighted games include Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Snipperclips, Disgaea 5 Complete, Monster Hunter XX, and Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission X. Scans of all titles can be found below.
Breath of the Wild site updates with new footage
Posted on 7 years ago by Jake in Switch, Wii U | 5 Comments
The Japanese website for Breath of the Wild has updated with some new footage of the game. Visiting the page will play it automatically, and you can see some more scenes of Zelda and some familiar sights for Zelda fans. You can also watch a version below, although since the music for the video comes from the main website, this version only has sound effects.
English Switch hardware overview video
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 5 Comments
Earlier tonight, a Japanese Switch hardware overview video was shared online. Nintendo has now published the English equivalent, which you can watch below.
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Switch Pro Controller up on Best Buy again
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 5 Comments
Best Buy is again taking pre-orders for the Switch Pro Controller. The retailer’s product page is here. Best Buy has already sold out of these a couple of times, so we’ll have to see how long this lasts.
Take-Two planning on supporting Switch “long form”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 25 Comments
Take-Two is starting off its Switch support with NBA 2K18. However, that seems to be just the start of the company’s overall plans for the platform.
Chatting during its latest financial call, Take-Two head Strauss Zelnick said there are plans to support Switch “long form.” He said:
“We’re excited about Switch we’re supporting Switch with NBA 2K18, we’ve said we’re supporting it long form. We’ve said over and over again that when Nintendo comes to market you never want to count them out. So we’re excited about it, but the only thing we can announce is the basketball title.”
