Reggie confirms Zelda is Nintendo’s last Wii U title, games will still be sold and online will continue
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 70 Comments
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild marks the end for Wii U – at least from a games standpoint. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime told Polygon last week what we all expected, which is that no other titles are in development.
However, Reggie did say that Wii U games will still be sold at retail as well as on the eShop. Additionally, online services will not be shutting down anytime soon.
According to Reggie:
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Aonuma on Zelda: Breath of the Wild – fan feedback, voice acting, timeline placement, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 14 Comments
Vice has a pretty big interview up with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma about Breath of the Wild. Topics include fan feedback, voice acting, where it sits in the timeline, and more.
You can find notable excerpts from the interview below. The full discussion is located here.
Eiji Aonuma on Breath of the Wild’s development process, the game’s physics engine, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch, Wii U | 8 Comments
Eurogamer recently had the chance to interview Eiji Aonuma and ask him about Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda in general. Make sure to read the full interview here; below are a couple of interesting tidbits:
Video: Yoshi’s Woolly World Wii U vs. New 3DS comparison
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, Videos, Wii U | 0 comments
After originally hitting Wii U, Yoshi’s Woolly World is on 3DS as Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World. A comparison has now come in of the two versions. Since Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World is only at 60 frames per second on New 3DS, that version was specifically used here. The full comparison is below.
More Wii U / 3DS maintenance happening in a few hours
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 0 comments
It’s been a busy time for Nintendo maintenance as of late. That continues later tonight, with two hours of maintenance planned for Wii U and 3DS.
The schedule is as follows:
– 5 PM PT (January 18) – 7 PM PT (January 18)
– 8 PM ET (January 18) – 10 PM ET (January 18)
– 1 AM in the UK (January 19) – 3 AM in the UK (January 19)
– 2 AM in Europe (January 19) – 4 AM in Europe (January 19)
Worth a reminder: 3DS’ maintenance scheduled for next week remains on track.
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Ubisoft on Switch’s audience, initial lineup of games, dev approach, why it will be more successful than Wii U
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 29 Comments
GamesIndustry published a new interview with Xavier Poix, the boss of Ubisoft’s French studios, about all things Switch. He weighed in on the audience for Switch, Ubisoft’s initial lineup of games and why they were chosen, the company’s approach to development, and why the system will be more successful than Wii U.
We’ve rounded up some notable excerpts from the interview below. Head on over here for the full discussion.
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Media Create sales (1/9/17 – 1/15/17)
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 1 Comment
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 39, 116
New 3DS LL – 23, 212
Vita – 13,816
2DS – 9,243
PS4 Pro – 7,887
New 3DS – 2,091
Wii U – 1,169
PS3 – 701
Xbox One – 75
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 78,927
New 3DS LL – 54,645
Vita – 34,023
2DS – 26,214
PS4 Pro – 8,242
New 3DS – 8,019
Wii U – 3,147
PS3 – 1,156
Xbox One – 180
And here are the software charts:
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Yoshi’s Woolly World updated in Japan with Poochy amiibo compatibility
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 2 Comments
Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World launches very soon, though Nintendo hasn’t forgotten about the original game on Wii U. Today, an update was released in Japan to add in Poochy amiibo compatibility. Poochy appears in the game when you scan the plushie.
The update, set at version 1.1.0, does not appear to be live in North America or Europe yet. It should be up closer to the western release date of Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World.
More: Amiibo, Good Feel, title update, Yoshi's Woolly World
Zelda: Breath of the Wild – voice acting comparison in various languages
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos, Wii U | 49 Comments
Since the Zelda series hasn’t featured voice acting before, seeing it in Breath of the Wild is pretty darn special. And now a video has surfaced comparing the dubs in various languages. We have that attached below.
Thanks to Jake and Justin for the tip.
Reggie: Nintendo “thought deeply” about Wii U’s shortcomings, Switch improving upon communication and strong games
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 57 Comments
Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, speaking with GameSpot, mentioned that Nintendo “thought deeply” about Wii U’s shortcomings. He shared two reasons for the system’s failures.
First, Reggie admitted that the messaging behind Wii U wasn’t clear, stating that the “clarity of the consumer proposition” was not strong enough. He also pointed to a lack of steady flow of compelling games.
When it comes to Switch, Reggie believes Nintendo has addressed the communication issue:
