The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild marked a monumental step for the series in terms of how Nintendo portrayed its characters. For the first time, the game featured voice acting. Among others, Zelda was given a voice.
Patricia Summersett played the role of Zelda in the English version of Breath of the Wild. With the game’s first DLC pack arriving yesterday, we felt this would be the perfect opportunity to speak with Ms. Summersett about her role in the game. Continue on below for our full discussion.
eShop listings in Europe have indicated that Shephy and Vaccine are due out on July 6. The same may also be taking place in North America. Nintendo’s website lists both titles for the same day in the states.
Shephy will be priced at $4.99. No official price yet for Vaccine just yet.
In case you missed it previously, here’s the overview for Shephy:
This week’s Wii U eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Zelda: A Link to the Past
2. Super Metroid
3. Zelda: Breath of the Wild
4. Super Mario 64
5. Super Mario Galaxy
6. Minecraft: Wii U Edition
7. Mario Party 2
8. Super Mario World
9. Metroid Prime Trilogy
10. Mario Kart 64
11. Mario Party 10
12. Super Mario 3D World
13. Super Mario Kart
14. Zelda: Majora’s Mask
15. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
16. Super Mario Bros. 3
17. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
18. Super Mario Bros.
19. Super Mario RPG
20. Zelda: Wind Waker HD
Videos
1. Super Mario Odyssey E3 2017 Trailer
2. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle E3 2017 Trailer
3. Pokemon Direct 6/6/17
4. Mario + Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions E3 2017 Trailer
5. Kirby Switch E3 2017 Trailer
6. Yoshi Switch E3 2017 Trailer
7. Super Mario Mash-Up Pack for Minecraft: Wii U Edition
8. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass E3 2017 Trailer
9. Sonic Forces E3 2017 Trailer
10. Metroid Prime 4 E3 2017 Announcement
11. Metroid: Samus Returns E3 2017 Trailer
12. Pokken Tournament TV Spot
13. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 E3 2017 Trailer
14. Cubit The Hardcore Platformer Robot HD Trailer
15. Just Dance 2018 Trailer
16. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch Presentation Trailer
17. Super Play Time – Splatoon – Get Kraken with Pro Tips
18. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Accolades Trailer
19. Rocket League E3 2017 Trailer
20. Nintendo Spotlight: E3 2017
Source: Wii U eShop
A few new games out came out this week on the eShops. If you’re interested in checking out what’s new in screenshot form, take a look at the gallery below.
Another couple of games could be joining the European Switch eShop next week. Implosion – Never Lose Hope as well as Vaccine are listed for July 6.
We do have to caution that these listings should be taken with a grain of salt at this point. They may very well be correct, but similar listings have had their dates shuffled days before launch or at the last minute, resulting in unexpected delays.
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute has gone live. In today’s video, Kit and Krysta sit down with Splatoon 2 producer Hisashi Nogami to talk about Splatoon 2. View the episode below.
The North American My Nintendo website has updated with the latest rewards for July 2017. Most are discounts, including Art Academy, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Super Paper Mario, Pocket Card Jockey, and Picross 3D: Round 2. Swapdoodle DLC discounts have also been added in along with the latest calendar.
The full lineup of rewards is as follows:
New data from app intelligence startup Apptopia reveals the latest milestones for Pokemon GO.
Since the mobile game splashed onto the scene last year, it has generated $1.2 billion in revenue and 752 million downloads. Revenue from 2016 was $950 million, meaning players are still spending money in 2017.
Apptopia adds that Pokemon GO saw roughly 60 million monthly players in June, a decrease from August’s peak of 100 million but still very respectively. 20 percent of these users started the game at least once a day.
Finally, Apptopi shares a few statistics about Pokemon GO’s demographics. 57.4 percent of are male, 38 percent are millennials (ages 19 to 34), and 32.5 percent are 18 or younger.
Naoto Ohshima is best known as the original designer for Sonic. Although he’s no longer with SEGA, Ohshima certainly hasn’t forgotten the franchise. And in celebration of Sonic Mania’s launch next month, he’s drawn up some special art, which we have above.
I am grateful to Mr. Iizuka & Mr. Aaron & Sonic Mania team. And I am grateful to everyone who supports Sonic Mania.
Thank you very much!!! https://t.co/EqbqJvfFLJ— Naoto Ohshima (@NaotoOhshima) June 30, 2017
The first round of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s DLC released today. Among the various features and items introduced is a new Tingle costume. If you approach the villagers in one of the game’s towns, they’ll almost be sent into a panic, and they’ll watch your every move.
You can see Link interacting with villagers in his new Tingle outfit below. Have to admit that it gave me a good chuckle.
