Aonuma shares his top three Zelda games, most underrated entry
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, DS, GameCube, General Nintendo, News, Wii, Wii U | 92 Comments
In conjunction with its month-long coverage on Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Game Informer asked series producer Eiji Aonuma about his three favorite games in the series.
He ranked Twilight Princess third “because I wanted to create something better than Ocarina.” Ocarina of Time was next, which he says “is a game that gave me the opportunity to create a 3D world.” Finally, he picked Phantom Hourglass as his top choice.
More: Eiji Aonuma, interview, The Legend of Zelda, top
New Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot (2/22/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch, Wii U | 6 Comments
Another new Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot has popped up on the series’ Facebook page. This time, we see Link engaged in battle with an enemy. View the image above.
Wii U / 3DS maintenance taking place on Wednesday / Thursday
Posted on 7 years ago by Fernando in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Nintendo has some new maintenance planned on Wednesday/ Thursday. Certain network services such as online play, rankings, etc. may be impacted on Wii U and 3DS.
The maintenance schedule is as follows:
– 4 PM PT (February 22) – 5 PM PT (February 22)
– 7 PM ET (February 22) – 8 PM ET (February 22)
– 12 AM in the UK (February 23) – 1 AM in the UK (February 23)
– 1 AM in Europe (February 23) – 2 AM in Europe (February 23)
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Media Create sales (2/13/17 – 2/19/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 10 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
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
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 22,282
New 3DS LL – 19,126
Vita – 8,479
PS4 Pro – 6,693
2DS – 5,226
New 3DS – 1,435
Wii U – 543
PS3 – 473
Xbox One – 112
And here are the software charts:
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New Zelda: Breath of the Wild image
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Images, Wii U | 12 Comments
A new image has surfaced from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s apparently the boot screen from the Wii U version, but it also seems to be story-related. Because of that, we’ve posted the image after the break.
GameStop seeing “tremendous demand” for Switch, higher pre-order attach rate than Wii U
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Wii U | 105 Comments
In an interview with alistdaily, GameStop senior director of merchandising Eric Bright spoke about Switch in-depth. One big takeaway is that the retailer is seeing “tremendous demand.”
He said:
“We’ve seen tremendous demand for Switch. And of the initial allocation of pre-orders we took, the majority of them were done by PowerUp Reward customers. They’re definitely looking for this device. We have a ways to go before we satisfy all the demand that’s out there.”
Bright brought up several positive points about Switch: the portable factor, Q1 launch, third-party games, and support of indies.
More Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo functionality from the back of the boxes
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 56 Comments
Earlier today, we started to learn about the functionality of the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo – specifically the new Link figures. Now we have news about the other parts of the lineup.
Much like Link, the Zelda, Guardian, and Bokoblin figures seem to unlock items. The Zelda one for instance provides a particular shield. Rather than being exclusive, all of the figures just appear to give you access to goodies earlier.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshots
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Switch, Wii U | 10 Comments
A bunch of new screenshots have appeared from Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Since one of the images depicts a boss, we’ve posted the gallery after the break.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – new Link amiibo unlock new items and weapons
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 45 Comments
Fans have been wondering how the new Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo would work with the game since they were announced last week. Images of the boxes are now beginning to surface, revealing the functionality – at least for a couple of the figures.
It seems that the new Link amiibo unlock new items and weapons. Apparently the Archer version provides rare bows and Rider Link gives treasure for riding horses such as saddles and large swords.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – special Japanese commercial
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 26 Comments
For today only (the 21st), Nintendo is airing a special commercial for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s very similar to the past trailer, with some extra scenes thrown in. I’m never too sure what to make of spoilers today, but just in case, you may want to hold off on watching the clip below if you want to go in completely fresh.
