In an impressive display of both technical knowledge and creativity, YouTuber Allen Pan has modified an Amazon Echo to recognize and respond to songs from The Legend of Zelda played on an ocarina as opposed to just voice commands.
While this would be impressive on it’s own, Allen Pan has gone ahead and connected some frequently used devices in his house to the Amazon Echo and attached an appropriate song for each device. For example, playing the Bolero of Fire from Ocarina of time will turn on his heater; the Song of Storms will activate his humidifier and the Song of Healing from Majora’s Mask will reset all connected devices to their previous state, effectively working as an off switch for his entire house.
This impressive display of technical know-how is certainly one of the more unique and creative approaches to Zelda fandom. Check out the entire video below.
Nintendo sent out a brief Zelda: Breath of the Wild trailer focusing on the strong critical reception the game received. Have a look at it below.
The second video in the Nintendo Switch Rally series is now online. In this episode, teams compete in the upcoming game Arms. Check it out below.
Game Informer caught up with four developers on its latest podcast to discuss The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Ken Levine (BioShock), Jake Kazdal (Rez and Galak-Z), Jake Rodkin (The Walking Dead and Firewatch), and Aaron Lind (Battleborn and ArenaNet) participated, and spoke very highlight of the new game. Listen to their thoughts below.
De Mambo was something that we found out about for Switch before the developer actually made an announcement. That changed today, with developer The Dangerous Kitchen making things official.
Even though the Nintendo release was just announced, De Mambo will be on Switch first. Doing so provides the team with “far more exposure than other platforms”.
The Dangerous Kitchen wrote in a blog post:
Nintendo approached us at Bitsummit 4 last year and after many laborious discussions about how much money we wanted to pay them to allow us to be on the (at that time) NX, they decided to not accept our fanboyish money and instead allow us entry into the Kingdom of leave-luck-to-Heaven.
The Switch is the perfect home for De Mambo, something that Nintendo themselves saw, and so we couldn’t let this once in a lifetime opportunity slip away— who else has their first game available in the launch period of a new console!? But, there is one caveat to all this. We are focusing on the Switch version first, before the other versions.
The original Ittle Dew graced the Wii U eShop a few years ago. As we learned during the Nindies Showcase last month, the sequel is coming to Switch in the near future.
Ludosity shared a release window for the Switch eShop release on Twitter earlier today. There’s no specific date yet, but it should be available this summer. Ludosity also ruled out bringing the first Ittle Dew to Switch.
@BeargrimPlays Ittle Dew 1 is not being developed for new platforms any more. ID2 should be out this summer!
— Ludosity (@Ludosity) March 17, 2017
GameStop stores will be selling Switch units once again by next Wednesday, the retailer has confirmed. It’s the standard system that goes for $299.99. You won’t be forced to purchase a bundle as is the case on GameStop’s website.
Eric Bright, senior director of merchandising for GameStop, noted in a statement:
“GameStop continues to see strong demand from customers who are looking to purchase the Nintendo Switch system. We are meeting this demand by securing additional systems as fast as we can to ensure customers are able to purchase this innovative gaming technology. The customer enthusiasm and response we have seen so far has been incredible as we continue to sell through our supply of systems. We strongly suggest any customer who is still looking to purchase a Nintendo Switch, visit one of our stores as soon as they can. This new allotment will go fast!”
If you’re looking to secure a Switch, be sure to check with your local store regularly. Consoles will likely sell out quickly.
Hyrule Encyclopedia, the latest book celebrating Zelda’s 30th anniversary came out in Japan earlier this month. The series’ official Twitter account shared some photos of it yesterday. A few sample pages are posted below.
Tate Multimedia announced last month that Urban Trial Freestyle 2 would be hitting the 3DS eShop by the end of Q1. Today, the company shared a final release date. Urban Trial Freestyle 2 is set to arrive on March 30.
We assume that date is for both North America and Europe. Nonetheless, we’re following up with Tate Multimedia to clarify as well as find out about pricing.
For those that missed it, plenty of details and a trailer for Urban Trial Freestyle 2 are here.
Source: Tate Multimedia PR
Today, Sumo Digital issued the second developer diary for Snake Pass. The video explores technical features used in the game such as character movements, grass and lighting.
