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YouTube’s Master0fHyrule created a video comparing the loading times between the Switch and Wii U versions of Zelda: Breath of the Wild based on physical copies of the game. Switch appears to have a leg up on the initial loading and starting the quest, but Wii U seems to have a slight advantage when entering Shrines and restarting from death.

The Nintendo Minute crew has another episode to tide you over this week. For today’s video, Kit and Krysta play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild bingo to celebrate the game’s launch alongside Switch. Watch it below.

After it was first shown roughly three years ago, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has finally released. A message from series producer Eiji Aonuma was shared on Nintendo of America’s Twitter page to commemorate the event and thank the fans. Watch it below.


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We’ve seen plenty of footage from Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch over the past couple of weeks, but a Wii U version is out there as well. The first 15 minutes from that release is posted in the video below.

This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:

01./00. [PS4] NieR: Automata (Square Enix) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 198.542 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Super Robot Wars V # (Bandai Namco Games) {2017.02.23} (¥8.600) – 100.154 / NEW
03./00. [PSV] Super Robot Wars V #
(Bandai Namco Games) {2017.02.23} (¥7.600) – 83.733 / NEW
04./02. [PS4] Nioh (Koei Tecmo) {2017.02.09} (¥7.800) – 17.360 / 118.613 (-33%)
05./00. [PSV] Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 Ultimate # (Koei Tecmo) {2017.02.23} (¥7.800) – 13.682 / NEW
06./03. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon (Pokemon Co.) {2016.11.18} (¥4.980) – 13.441 / 3.176.979 (-8%)
07./00. [PS4] The Witch and the Hundred Knights 2 #
(Nippon Ichi Software) {2017.02.23} (¥7.200) – 13.421 / NEW
08./01. [PS4] For Honor (Ubisoft) {2017.02.16} (¥8.400) – 13.203 / 53.265 (-67%)
09./04. [3DS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 – Professional (Square Enix) {2017.02.09} (¥5.250) – 13.093 / 149.633 (-10%)
10./05. [PS4] Resident Evil 7: biohazard # (Capcom) {2017.01.26} (¥7.990) – 10.409 / 284.490 (-12%)
11./07. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2016.12.01} (¥4.700) – 7.050 / 976.825 (-8%)
12./00. [PS4] Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection
(Ubisoft) {2017.02.23} (¥5.800) – 6.734 / NEW
13./10. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [New Price Edition]
(Take-Two Interactive Japan) {2015.10.08} (¥4.990) – 6.199 / 283.970 (+1%)
14./09. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level 5) {2016.12.15} (¥4.800) – 6.106 / 675.260 (-10%)
15./08. [3DS] Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World # (Nintendo) {2017.01.19} (¥4.700) – 5.394 / 92.286 (-22%)
16./15. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV # (Square Enix) {2016.11.29} (¥8.800) – 4.410 / 944.806 (+8%)
17./17. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.400) – 4.046 / 1.114.149 (+1%)
18./16. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) {2016.11.23} (¥2.700) – 4.024 / 134.618 (+0%)
19./20. [WIU] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Microsoft Game Studios) {2016.06.23} (¥3.600) – 2.775 / 294.460 (-1%)
20./19. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!! (Nintendo) {2016.12.22} (¥4.980) – 2.575 / 289.306 (-11%)

Announced yesterday in the Nintendo Download report, the Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Mini Guide is out now on My Nintendo under a new “Smart device/PC rewards” category. It costs 10 Gold Points and will be distributed until October 1.

The mini guide contains the first chapter of The Complete Official Guide for Breath of the Wild. It gives a glimpse of game features, including combat, landmarks, commands, and puzzle features.

The guide comes in the form of a PDF file and has 25 pages. English, Spanish, and French options seem to be available.

If you’re interested, nab the reward here.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild players can now purchase the game’s Expansion Pass. DLC will begin to arrive this summer, but you can gain access to some goodies early, including a Switch shirt. Footage is shown below.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Nintendo’s official Twitter page for the Zelda series in Japan shared a brand new piece of art to celebrate the launch of Breath of the Wild. Get a look at it above.

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In the latest Kickstarter update for Shantae: Half-Genie Hero, WayForward has revealed that a new hard core mode that will be added for free in a future update. 

Hard Core Mode is a new difficulty setting for the main “Shantae” mode in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. This mode is designed to provide an old-school, tough-as-nails challenge to players who miss the days of rage-quitting and throwing controllers. This mode offers a stiff challenge to any player daring to test their mettle. The same studio that developed such unforgiving brutal bliss as Contra 4, Bloodrayne Betrayal, Double Dragon Neon, and the original Shantae has returned to its roots, preparing for you a scalding hot platter of anger food. Trust us, there is no mercy to be found in this new mode, and if you want to survive you’ll need to master the game completely. There is no mercy to be found here – it’s Hard Core!

Warning! This new mode is not for everybody! On the other hand, it IS for everybody since it will be FREE to Backers, and anyone who bought the game.

What to expect in Shantae: Half-Genie Hero HARD CORE MODE:

  • Pain and suffering!
  • Harder hitting enemies!
  • Faster enemy patterns!
  • Faster scroll speeds!
  • Remixed enemy locations, and more of ‘em!
  • New Boss patterns, attacks, and stats!
  • Healing Items capped at six!
  • Re-balanced magic items!
  • Poor Shantae!

Along with news of some bug fixes, WayForward dropped this little teaser for those waiting for news on a WayForward project for the Switch.

Last but not least, are you buying the new Nintendo Switch? The team over here is excited for Switch, and WayForward is a Switch developer. And yet, we haven’t announced… anything at all? It makes you think we’re up to something. It’s all so suspicious!  Don’t worry – we’ll have more info for you soon. Enjoy launch day, and we’ll see you on the other side!

While nothing concrete, WayForward clearly has plans for the console that they’re keeping under wraps for the time being. We’ll have to wait and see to find out what they have in store. 

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System: Switch (reviewed) / Wii U
Release date: March 3, 2017
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher Nintendo


The Legend of Zelda’s prolific, seminal history has been striking the hearts of players across the globe for three decades. Attachment fans have with the series has withstood the test of time thanks to its immense and vibrant world of Hyrule, memorable characters, iconic set pieces, composition, and more. Now the newest Zelda game is finally here and puts players back in Hyrule where they must protect the kingdom from the ferocious evil that is Calamity Ganon after being asleep for 100 years. Breath of the Wild breaks out of a lot of classic Zelda traits, while instilling new ones and simultaneously making the world and game familiar for veterans, as well as accessible and eye-opening to new players alike. Breath of the Wild is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before, not just for Zelda standards, but for gaming as a whole.


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