Gorons were originally going to look “drastically” different in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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When The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was early on in development, Nintendo had some very different ideas in mind for the design of the Gorons. Lead NPC artist Hirohito Shinoda revealed in the recently-translated Creating a Champion art book that the team was planning a drastic change in which they had bigger heads, a more human-like appearance, and more. However, “none of them really fit.” This led to basing the Gorons on their original design from Ocarina of Time.
Shinoda said:
Nintendo maintenance schedule as of December 16, 2018
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A whole bunch of Nintendo maintenance is lined up over the next few days. The fun begins today, with specific sessions for games including Pokemon: Let’s Go, Minecraft, Super Mario Odyssey, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. All Nintendo systems will also be impacted over the next few days.
Here’s the full lineup of maintenance:
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Zelda: Breath of the Wild devs on making Link a more neutral character, giving him a blue tunic
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild introduces some radical design changes for Link. His signature green look is gone, as is the classic hat he’s worn since the earliest games.
Some of the developers behind Breath of the Wild spoke about these changes in the game’s newly-translated art book. Series producer Eiji Aonuma said that he wanted to “make Link a more neutral character in a variety of ways.” Additionally, while the blue look “organically ended up that way” according to Aonuma, senior lead artist Yoshiyuki Oyama added that “Link wearing blue clothes appeared pretty early on because the blue stood out against the backgrounds we were producing.”
UK software sales (Week ending 12/8/2018) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
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This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! – Nintendo
4. Super Mario Party – Nintendo
5. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
6. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! – Nintendo
7. Just Dance 2019 – Ubisoft
8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
9. Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy – Activision Blizzard
10. Fortnite: Deep Freeze Bundle – Warner Bros. Interactive
Wii U
1. Just Dance 2019 – Ubisoft
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
5. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
6. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
8. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
10. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
3. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
5. Donkey Kong Country Returns – Nintendo
6. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. – Nintendo
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
8. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
9. Detective Pikachu – Nintendo
10. Super Mario Maker- Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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UK software sales (Week ending 12/1/2018) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
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This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! – Nintendo
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
3. Super Mario Party – Nintendo
4. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! – Nintendo
5. FIFA 19 – EA
6. Minecraft – Nintendo
7. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
8. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
9. Fortnite: Deep Freeze Bundle – Warner Bros. Interactive
10. Just Dance 2019 – Ubisoft
Wii U
1. Just Dance 2019 – Ubisoft
2. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
3. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
4. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
5. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
6. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – Nintendo
8. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
9. Paper Mario: Color Splash – Nintendo
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – Nintendo
3. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
5. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. – Nintendo
6. Donkey Kong Country Returns – Nintendo
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
8. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
9. Detective Pikachu – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Ultra Sun – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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Art director on why Zelda’s art style constantly changes, and how Breath of the Wild’s look was made
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The Legend of Zelda series has experimented with many different visual styles over the years. Nintendo aimed for realism with Twilight Princess, but before that, Wind Waker offered a completely opposite feel with its cel-shaded look.
As part of an interview published in the newly-translated Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion book, art director Satoru Takizawa commented on the series’ ever-changing visual style. Takizawa had this to say on the topic:
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion Hero’s Edition unboxing
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Accompanying the release of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion in the west this week was a special “Hero’s Edition.” Get a closer look at the book in the video below.
Aonuma says Nintendo will never reveal Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s timeline placement
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
Where Breath of the Wild sits specifically in the Zelda timeline is something that has been a big question since the game’s release last March. However, series producer Eiji Aonuma has indicated that Nintendo will never place it in the chronological timeline.
In the newly-translated Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion book, Aonuma explained that “people were enjoying imagining the story that emerged from the fragmental imagery we were providing.” If Nintendo were to say where Breath of the Wild sits in the timeline, “then there would be a definitive story, and it would eliminate the room for imagination, which wouldn’t be as fun.”
UK software sales (Week ending 11/17/2018) – Switch/Wii U/3DS charts
Posted on 6 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 0 comments
This week’s Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows:
Switch
1. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! – Nintendo
2. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! – Nintendo
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Nintendo
4. Fortnite: Deep Freeze Bundle – Warner Bros. Interactive
5. Just Dance 2019 – Ubisoft
6. Super Mario Party – Nintendo
7. Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
8. Minecraft – Nintendo
9. FIFA 19 – EA
10. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy – Activision Blizzard
Wii U
1. Just Dance 2019 – Ubisoft
2. New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
3. Mario Party 10 – Nintendo
4. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Nintendo
5. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
6. Lego Marvel Avengers – Warner Bros. Interactive
7. Minecraft: Wii U Edition – Nintendo
8. Wii Party U – Nintendo
9. Just Dance 2018 – Ubisoft
10. Star Fox Zero – Nintendo
3DS
1. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
3. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
4. Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo
5. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
6. Donkey Kong Country Returns – Nintendo
7. Super Mario Maker – Nintendo
8. Pokemon Ultra Moon – Nintendo
9. Detective Pikachu – Nintendo
10. Pokemon Ultra Sun – Nintendo
Source: Chart-Track
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Darksiders II dev recalls rushing to make a Wii U demo for E3, only for Nintendo to never show it
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 0 comments
When Wii U had its unveiling at E3 2011, you may recall that a number of third-party developers and publishers announced a number of games for the platform. One of these was Darksiders II. Although that announcement went off without a hitch, what we didn’t know is that there were originally plans to have it be playable on Wii U during the same expo.
David Adams, who now works at Gunfire Games, recalled in a recent episode of the Game Informer Show about how a small team scrambled to get a demo build running in time for E3. Unfortunately, Nintendo decided against showcasing the game in a playable form at the last minute.
