Starting with Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda has moved away from the linear and traditional 3D games fans had been accustomed to since Ocarina of Time. The series is now focusing on “open air” experiences with a huge world to explore and with much more freedom. Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom have done well from both in terms of sales and reception, though some fans miss what came before.
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has now responded to some of those discussions as part of an interview with IGN. Here’s what Aonuma shared when asked how he feels about those who miss linear Zelda given where the series is at now:
Hello Games has put out one last update for No Man’s Sky to end 2023, and players can now access “Holiday 2023 Expeditions” – or version 4.46.
Expeditions are happening in new sections of the universe, “offering explorers another opportunity to experience these stories and events and earn exclusive rewards.” Players can also find community favorite Cartographers from 2021 as a limited run. We also have to mention that Hello Games has made even more visual improvements for the Switch version.
Here’s the full rundown of the update:
The latest UK software sales chart for the week ending December 9, 2023 is now available.
EA Sports FC 24 continues its reign at the top. But after Hogwarts Legacy has been holding on steady at #2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder manages to take its position. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Nintendo Switch Sports are also in the top ten.
Here’s the full UK software sales chart for the week ending December 9, 2023:
It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart. Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island has taken over as the new top Switch title.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between November 22 and November 28.
Hamster brought Arcade Archives Pole Position II to Switch this week, and new gameplay is here. The company showed off footage during its latest live stream.
Here’s some information about the classic racer from Namco:
The new Super Mario RPG remake is available now for Switch, and we’ve written a big list of helpful guides to help you tackle the game’s toughest challenges. For the most part, the new release is the same as the original SNES version – at least in terms of the story. The remake adds plenty of new postgame content, including boss challenges, new weapons, and even a short side quest. This is a list of all our Super Mario RPG guides, and we’ve also added a few general tips and tricks for those new to the game as well.
Fortnite has seen a ton of different collaborations over the years, but Nintendo isn’t represented at all with any of its characters or franchises. However, Epic Games is very much interested in making something happen on that front at some point in the future.
Epic’s head of Fortnite’s ecosystem, Saxs Persson, recently said the following when asked by Axios how hard the company has tried working with Nintendo: “I don’t know what the word for, like, making diamonds is.”
Support for Two Point Campus continues on, and the game just received a pretty significant update this week with version 10.0.
The update contains a new Challenge Mode, winter theme, wall and floor modding, and more. Get the full rundown below.
