Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch, Wii U | 55 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s release is near, and the verdicts are coming in. We’ve rounded up some of the game’s reviews below:

Nintendo Everything  – “Thumbs Up”

IGN – 10/10

Gamespot – 10/10

Polygon – 10/10

Nintendo Life – 10/10

USGamer – 5/5

Videogamer.com – 9/10

Eurogamer – “Essential”

Gameinformer – 10/10

Venturebeat – 100/100

Nintendo Insider – 10/10

Gameblog.fr – 9/10

GameXplain – “Liked-a-lot”

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 13 Comments

During a panel at GDC today, Nintendo showed off a 2D prototype used to test ideas for Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Someone has since put up a clip on YouTube showing the tool in action. Check it out below.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch eShop, Wii U | 6 Comments

Today, Yacht Club Games introduced new amiibo functionality coming to Shovel Knight with the game’s new Specter of Torment update.

Using the figure, players can unlock the Fairy of Shovelry. Speak to Madame Meeber in the Village, Potionarium, and Tower of Fate and scan the amiibo to do so.

As for what the fairy does, Yacht Club says:

“The Fairy of Shovelry will accompany Shovel Knight, Plague Knight, or even Specter Knight on their respective adventures! Whether the little scamp is digging for treasure, trying to battle enemies, or cheering along with your victories, he is guaranteed to be delightful. Don’t worry, he won’t get in your way or mess with your gameplay! But things sure are less lonely with the Fairy of Shovelry around!”

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 51 Comments

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild went through an interesting trial and error process to say the least. During a panel at GDC today, some of the game’s developers revealed some of the early ideas thrown around.

For one thing, Nintendo was toying around with “Hyrule Wars” and an idea in which aliens are seemingly invading. We also get a look at some… interesting designs for Link.

Nintendo tweeted out the images from the GDC panel:

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 12 Comments

Three new My Nintendo discounts are now available in North America.

First, for 200 Platinum Points, you can get a 20 percent discount on Fossil Fighters: Frontier. There are also 30 percent discounts on Xenoblade Chronicles X and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE for 140 Gold Points each.

These rewards will be up until June 2. Get them here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 31 Comments

Update: Nintendo just added the following on Twitter:

Original: Some of the team members behind Zelda: Breath of the Wild revealed an incredibly interesting tidbit of information about the game during a talk at GDC today. Amazingly, a 2D prototype was made so that some of the ideas could be tested. We have a couple of photos in this post.

Nintendo’s GDC session for Breath of the Wild is still ongoing. We have a live blog of sorts here.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment

Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s GDC 2017 panel is now underway. Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, art director Satoru Takizawa and technical director Takuhiro Dohta are participating in the talk.

Those who are in attendance – including Nintendo itself – are tweeting out tidbits and photos from the event. We’ll round it all up below over the next hour or so.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Switch, Wii U | 17 Comments

An image has popped up on GameFAQs showing the full map included in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s a clear picture, devoid of borders, markings, and annotations. Head past the break for the complete map.

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments

Wii U and 3DS will once again be undergoing maintenance tonight. Both systems will be impacted for around 90 minutes. Online play, rankings, etc. may be affected.

The maintenance schedule is as follows:

– 5 PM PT – 6:30 PM PT
– 8 PM ET – 9:30 PM ET
– 1 AM in the UK – 2:30 AM in the UK
– 2 AM in Europe – 3:30 AM in Europe

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Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 21 Comments

The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:

PS4 – 37,008
New 3DS LL – 15,984
Vita – 10,704
PS4 Pro – 6,481
2DS – 4,303
New 3DS – 1,254
PS3 – 505
Xbox One – 469
Wii U – 464

For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:

PS4 – 21,204
New 3DS LL – 16,426
Vita – 8,284
PS4 Pro – 5,999
2DS – 4,665
New 3DS – 1,203
PS3 – 500
Wii U – 491
Xbox One – 76

And here are the software charts:

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