Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s backstory revealed
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 37 Comments
At the beginning of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Link awakens following a 100-year slumber. Clearly something big happened beforehand that led to him being in that state.
Now we have a decent idea about that backstory surrounding Breath of the Wild. During last week’s Treehouse Live stream, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime showed off a map from the game’s limited editions, the back of which contains cryptic tapestry with Hylian/Sheikah language. What’s stated there has been revealed after fans went through a lengthy decoding process.
Since this may fall into spoiler territory for some, we’ve posted the transcript after the break.
Super Mario Odyssey development is considerably finished, various tidbits
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 72 Comments
Super Mario Odyssey received a stage show at the Nintendo Switch Experience this past weekend. Aside from the brief bit of footage highlighting Mario’s moves, a few tidbits about the game were also shared.
Development on Super Mario Odyssey is considerably finished, so producer Yoshiaki Koizumi wants people to get their hands on it. But since the release isn’t close, Nintendo didn’t offer Mario as playable demo.
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Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers will have online play, unsurprisingly
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 7 Comments
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers will allow players to battle against each other online. Capcom shared the news during the Treehouse Live event a couple of days ago, which seemed to have gone mostly unnoticed. Online play is something that most would expect, but it wasn’t actually mentioned in the original announcement. It’s nice to have the confirmation in any case!
Thanks to Mike for the tip.
More off-screen Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers footage
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in Switch, Videos | 4 Comments
We have some more off-screen footage of Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers, thanks to Nintendo World Report. You can watch the footage below.
Super Bomberman R pre-orders up on Amazon, Best Buy
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in News, Switch | 23 Comments
Update: Best Buy’s page is currently having issues at the moment. Amazon’s 20% Prime discount also isn’t showing, but it should be applied on orders later. We’ll let you know when these issues are addressed.
Original: Both Amazon and Best Buy are now accepting pre-orders for Super Bomberman R. You can grab one on Amazon here, and one from Best Buy here.
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Yup, Beedle is in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 18 Comments
A recent Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot hinted at the return of Beedle. With new footage of the game appearing over the past few days, the merchant’s return is officially confirmed.
Beedle pops up very briefly in some footage posted by Polygon. You can bet that he’ll be around to sell you various items.
First 20 minutes of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Posted on 8 years ago by Zack in Switch, Videos | 8 Comments
GameXplain has uploaded the first 20 minutes of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Switch to YouTube. Obviously, this is spoiler territory so be wary if you want to stay in the dark until the release date. You can watch the footage below.
PowerA Switch accessories now up on Amazon
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
PowerA is preparing its own set of accessories for Switch, and pre-orders are now open. Amazon has them here. The lineup includes the charging dock pictured above, comfort grips, and more.
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Switch Joy-Con pre-orders up on Best Buy
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 7 Comments
Best Buy is now accepting pre-orders for the Switch Joy-Cons. Specifically, there’s the L/R gray bundle and Neon Red/Blue bundle. Orders can be placed here.
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 2 tech analysis
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 36 Comments
Digital Foundry has conducted a preliminary technical analysis on two Wii U games: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 2.
With Mario Kart, Nintendo has noticeably bumped up the resolution to 1080p. An issue from the Wii U version was also addressed with frame stuttering.
Splatoon 2’s visual improvements over the original may be less obvious due to running at the same 720p resolution. However, playing Splatoon 2 on the Switch screen can be impressive. Nintendo could also choose to increase the resolution before launch.
View Digital Foundry’s full analysis below.
