Nintendo Celebrates New Zelda Game for Wii U with Epic Concert Event
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The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Will Feature Classic Music, Fan Art and Game Play
REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo:
WHAT:
To celebrate the launch of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD for Wii U on Oct. 4, Nintendo is adding some extra magic to the Seattle stop of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert tour. The currently touring concert that features music from The Legend of Zelda series performed by a full orchestra will be performing in Seattle at Benaroya Hall on Sept. 12.
The Seattle performance will not only feature the legendary musical arrangements fans all over the country have fallen in love with, but it will also include kiosks with game-play demos of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD for Wii U and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds for Nintendo 3DS, unique photo opportunities and fan art that will be displayed during the performance.
Here’s a Podcast – Episode 55!
Posted on 11 years ago by Austin(@NE_Austin) in 3DS, Features, Podcast, Wii U | 1 Comment
It’ll make more sense by the end of the podcast.
Where’s Laura!? Unfortunately due to some unintentional scheduling conflicts, she had to miss this episode. Filling in for her is someone you may recognize name of “Aysha”, who takes over all of Laura’s regular duties in order to keep our podcast ship sailing. We talk about Animal Crossing vs. Harvest Moon, how Nintendo should market Wii U, and whether or not gameplay-driven games are going “out of style”– in addition to news, listener mail, etc.
Despite the temporary loss of everyone’s favorite podcast gal, I think we managed to scrape together something pretty dang good! Enjoy.
This Week’s Podcast Crew: Austin, Jack, and Aysha
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More Sonic Lost World stage details
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SEGA has revealed new details about four stages included in the Wii U version of Sonic Lost World. You can find information about two Desert Ruins levels and two Silent Forest stages below.
Desert Ruins Zone 1
– You’ll come across cactus-themed enemies here
– Giant sandworms as well
– Use Parkour action to run up walls and reach the exit in a tower
Desert Ruins Zone 4
– Pyramid zone
– Run from a giant tornado
– Crawl through soil using the Yellow Drill in the second half
Silent Forest Zone 1
– Base built by Eggman
– In the depths of a jungle
– Encounter ferocious enemies and poisonous flowers at every corner
Silent Forest Zone 2
– Like the Aztec Ruins with huge owls in the background
– Avoid being spotted by owls by stealthily hiding behind trees
– Otherwise you will be attacked by swarms of bats.
Kamiya initially thought Nintendo “would be very business-like” while Nintendo thought Kamiya was scary
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Platinum Games and Nintendo teamed up for the first time while creating The Wonderful 101. Because the two companies didn’t have much contact in the past, both maintained certain assumptions about the other.
On Platinum’s side, director Hideki Kamiya thought Nintendo “would be very business-like” and was a bit surprised as to “how human” the company was. Meanwhile, according to Nintendo producer Hitoshi Yamagami, the Big N assumed Kamiya would be “scary”.
A discussion in the latest Iwata Asks goes into further detail about Nintendo and Platinum’s initial working relationship:
Level 5’s official Layton 7 and Wonder Flick overviews
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Level-5 International America followed up on the company’s Japanese “Vision” announcements made earlier today. Overviews of two new titles, Layton 7 and Wonder Flick, were provided in an official recap.
First, here’s what Level-5 said of Layton 7:
LAYTON 7 is a puzzle game for the new generation that follows in the footsteps of the PROFESSOR LAYTON series, which has now shipped over 15 million units worldwide. Players take on various character roles; you may be a taxi driver, a young boy, a dog, a fine lady, a philanthropist, an elderly man, or even a zombie. The player will earn points as they fulfill a given role. But, what is the role of these characters? And what is the greater meaning of these roles to begin with? The latest title in the LAYTON series is shrouded in mystery and is about to begin! The game is being developed for Nintendo 3DS and iOS / Android devices as part of our UNIPLAY line-up. Release date has yet to be determined.
And here’s Wonder Flick:
WONDER FLICK is the latest full-scale role-playing game from LEVEL-5 and the inaugural UNIPLAY title. The production team consists of Akihiro Hino, who developed the concept and leads the project as producer / director, character designers Takuzo Nagano and Nao Ikeda, and musical compositions by Nobuo Uematsu, world-renowned for his contributions to game orchestrations. The player, “the fortunate one,” washes ashore in Grimnarth, a world that everyone dreamed of, yet no one has ever seen – an enormous land, scattered with dungeons and towns. A land where a monarch seeks aid in order to save his kingdom. A world of peril, where monsters and kings among dragons await. Where the success or failure of a journey depends on the deft execution of skills in critical moments, and fortunes are made from the rare treasures sealed in their chests. A wealth of equipment to customize one’s hero. The borrowing and lending of friends and their characters to form alliances. Everything that defines a traditional RPG is found in WONDER FLICK – the most sprawling yet accessible original fantasy RPG in the history of LEVEL-5. The game is planned for release in November 2013 on iOS and Android devices in Japan. Console releases (PS Vita / PS3 / PS4 / WiiU / Xbox One) are scheduled for 2014 in Japan.
Ubisoft’s PAX Prime 2013 lineup
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Ubisoft has made its PAX Prime 2013 lineup official. The publisher’s slate of games for the expo include The Crew, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Rayman Legends, Watch_Dogs, The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot, and Might & Magic Duel of Champions. Ubisoft’s lineup will be on display at booth #612.
You can find Ubisoft’s full plans for PAX Prime below. Fans will be able to partake in theater showings, pre-order incentives, and more.
Pikmin 3 video: “Get to Know Mission Mode and Bingo Battle”
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First 10 minutes of Rayman Legends
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Nintendo picks up a few Gamescom 2013 awards
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Nintendo managed to secure three awards at this year’s Gamescom. Mario Kart 8 was selected in the “Best Wii U Game” and “Best Family Game” categories while Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was chosen as the “Best Mobile Game”.
You can find the full lineup of winners on our sister site.
