During a panel at GDC today, Nintendo showed off a 2D prototype used to test ideas for Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Someone has since put up a clip on YouTube showing the tool in action. Check it out below.
Today, Yacht Club Games introduced new amiibo functionality coming to Shovel Knight with the game’s new Specter of Torment update.
Using the figure, players can unlock the Fairy of Shovelry. Speak to Madame Meeber in the Village, Potionarium, and Tower of Fate and scan the amiibo to do so.
As for what the fairy does, Yacht Club says:
“The Fairy of Shovelry will accompany Shovel Knight, Plague Knight, or even Specter Knight on their respective adventures! Whether the little scamp is digging for treasure, trying to battle enemies, or cheering along with your victories, he is guaranteed to be delightful. Don’t worry, he won’t get in your way or mess with your gameplay! But things sure are less lonely with the Fairy of Shovelry around!”
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild went through an interesting trial and error process to say the least. During a panel at GDC today, some of the game’s developers revealed some of the early ideas thrown around.
For one thing, Nintendo was toying around with “Hyrule Wars” and an idea in which aliens are seemingly invading. We also get a look at some… interesting designs for Link.
Nintendo tweeted out the images from the GDC panel:
Before there was #Zelda: Breath of the Wild there was.. Hyrule Wars? And an alien attack!? The early concepts were definitely wild. pic.twitter.com/0vNYFvtrsQ
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 1, 2017
Link himself went through some trial and error. Meet Biker Link, Tracksuit Link and Musician Link. Tag yourself, #Zelda fans! pic.twitter.com/l2OLxZs4TV
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 1, 2017
Three new My Nintendo discounts are now available in North America.
First, for 200 Platinum Points, you can get a 20 percent discount on Fossil Fighters: Frontier. There are also 30 percent discounts on Xenoblade Chronicles X and Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE for 140 Gold Points each.
These rewards will be up until June 2. Get them here.
A new Pokemon-related trademark has been filed in Japan. Nintendo, Creatures Inc., and Game Freak nabbed the name “Pokedaringu”.
At the moment, we can’t say for sure if the trademark will actually be used, and what the final name could be overseas. It could be something along the lines of PokeDaring or PokeDulling.
Also worth noting, this isn’t actually confirmed to be a game. It could even be a merchandise line or even just an item in a game.
Update: Nintendo just added the following on Twitter:
The 2D #Zelda prototype we discussed earlier? It was actually 3D, running BotW’s physics and “chemistry” engine in the background! pic.twitter.com/xouThXgwqb
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 1, 2017
Original: Some of the team members behind Zelda: Breath of the Wild revealed an incredibly interesting tidbit of information about the game during a talk at GDC today. Amazingly, a 2D prototype was made so that some of the ideas could be tested. We have a couple of photos in this post.
Nintendo’s GDC session for Breath of the Wild is still ongoing. We have a live blog of sorts here.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s GDC 2017 panel is now underway. Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, art director Satoru Takizawa and technical director Takuhiro Dohta are participating in the talk.
Those who are in attendance – including Nintendo itself – are tweeting out tidbits and photos from the event. We’ll round it all up below over the next hour or so.
Joining us at #GDC17 today is Mr. Fujibayashi, Mr. Dohta, and Mr. Takizawa from the Breath of the Wild development team. pic.twitter.com/CEk2pkSy0h
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 1, 2017
Despite being a couple of days out, we’re still finding out about new Switch eShop launch games. We previously heard that Arcade Archives is set for release in Japan on Friday, but the same may be planned for North America as well. Hamster’s website says that the “ACA Neo Geo series will start from March 3, 2017 on Nintendo Switch”. That’s technically not an announcement, but we’re very hopeful.
Update 2: All of the amiibo (including Bokoblin) are now up here.
Update: Guardian amiibo also available here.
Original: If you’re still searching for Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo, Amazon may be able to help you out. The new Link and Zelda figures are currently up for Prime members. Head on over here for the full selection.
At Epic Games’ GDC press conference today, a pre-recorded video aired from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. Reggie spoke about Switch’s support of Unreal Engine 4, and how the compatibility between the two allows for new developers to make “high-quality” games for Nintendo’s new platform. for The full clip is attached below.
