Rain can be deadly for Fire Keese in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 11 Comments
Rain can be an inconvenience for Link while climbing in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. But for one of the game’s enemies, it’s actually deadly.
You’ll notice that a Fire Keese’s flames will go out when rain starts to pour. A few seconds later, it’ll perish right on the spot.
Here’s a quick look:
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – messages from Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 29 Comments
In the official Zelda: Breath of the Wild guide, two of the game’s most important developers left messages for readers. Series producer Eiji Aonuma and director Hidemaro Fujibayashi both reflected on creating the massive title.
Aonuma’s message was particularly interesting. In it, he spoke about the developing process of “creating while playing”. Aonuma also touched on not being completely satisfied with development due to “a desire to keep evolving and growing.”
As for Fujibayashi, he touched on the difficulties of trying to rethink Zelda’s conventions. He also said that the team has “on occasion observed things happen in the field that not even we, who created the game, could have imagined.”
We thought it might be interesting to share both of these messages from Aonuma and Fujibayashi. Read the full transcriptions below.
Tantalus on Zelda: Twilight Princess HD – landing the job, Nintendo’s involvement, amiibo, dev length, much more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 25 Comments
On the latest episode of Fragments of Silicon, Tantalus CEO Tom Crago stopped by for a chat. A majority of the conversation centered around The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, of which the studio was largely responsible for.
Crago went in-depth about developing Twilight Princess HD. That includes how Tantalus landed the job, Nintendo’s involvement and working with series producer Eiji Aonuma, coming up with the new Wolf Link amiibo and Cave of Shadows functionality, how long it took to come together plus the amount of people involved, and more.
Read on below for Crago’s comments about working on Zelda: Twilight Princess HD.
Video: Riding a Guardian through the sky in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 10 Comments
YouTuber nesis has come up with a bizarre, yet interesting way of messing around with a Guardian in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Believe it or not, it’s possible to ride a Guardian through the sky.
The steps themselves are pretty simple. Actually following through on the process may be a bit tricky, however. You’ll need to get a Guardian on to a raft, and then mess around with it a bit to make it move and fly up into the sky.
Shovel Knight: Official Design Works cover
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, Images, Switch eShop, Wii U | 0 comments
Shovel Knight: Official Design Works is an upcoming book from Yacht Club Games and Udon Entertainment. It’ll feature key art, character concepts, enemy designs, sprite sheets, unused ideas, and a tribute art gallery along with creator commentary and an exclusive interview.
For those interested in the cover, we now have that above via an Amazon listing. Speaking of which, the retailer is currently taking pre-orders which are at a $7 discount. Reservations are also now live on Amazon Canada and Amazon UK.
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March 2017 NPD: Best-selling games on Switch, Wii U, and 3DS
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 2 Comments
The March 2017 NPD report was highlighted by strong sales for both Switch and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Both are off to very strong starts in the United States.
Additional data regarding March sales in the U.S. are in from NPD. We’re able to see the best-selling games across Switch, Wii U, and 3DS for the month. Continue on below for the full results.
Play Nintendo Show episode 18: “A Wild Adventure w/ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild”
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 5 Comments
The latest episode of the Play Nintendo Show, featuring Zelda: Breath of the Wild, has gone live. Andrew and Izzy paraglide into the game’s vast world, explore Hyrule, and try out some cooking. Check out the full episode below.
Media Create software sales (4/10/17 – 4/16/17) – Top 50
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./01. [3DS] Monster Hunter Double Cross
02./02. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild #
03./03. [3DS] Mario Sports Superstars
04./04. [NSW] 1-2-Switch
05./09. [PS4] NieR: Automata
06./07. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands
07./05. [PS4] LEGO Worlds
08./12. [PS4] Horizon: Zero Dawn #
09./08. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon
10./10. [WIU] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
11./13. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
12./16. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 + II.5 ReMIX
13./15. [NSW] Super Bomberman R
14./00. [PS4] Winning Eleven 2017 [Konami the Best]
15./17. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
16./06. [PS4] Warriors All-Stars #
17./18. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
18./00. [PSV] RepKiss #
19./23. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki
20./22. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition #
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Media Create sales (4/10/17 – 4/16/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 64 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 45,673
New 3DS LL – 18,115
PS4 – 17,067
Vita – 5,592
PS4 Pro – 4,855
2DS – 4,475
New 3DS – 1,234
PS3 – 432
Wii U – 271
Xbox One – 142
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 45,509
New 3DS LL – 25,719
PS4 – 25,006
Vita – 7,780
2DS – 6,240
PS4 Pro – 5,051
New 3DS – 1,995
PS3 – 1,724
Wii U – 449
Xbox One – 187
And here are the software charts:
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Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment arrives on Wii U this Friday, 3DS next Tuesday in North America
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment has been out on Switch since the system launched at the start of March. However, Wii U and 3DS will soon be receiving the expansion as well.
Specter of Torment is set to release as a free update to Shovel Knight this Friday on Wii U in North America. 3DS will follow next Tuesday.
Darkness looms! Specter of Torment will arrive as a free update to Shovel Knight on the North American eShop
Wii U-April 21st
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