Capcom has been announcing collaborations for Monster Hunter XX left and right. One of the biggest partnerships, featuring Zelda: Breath of the Wild, was revealed on Friday.
Another collaboration that went under the radar involves Ace Attorney. The DLC will have an early release between March 18 and March 20. Players can partake in an event quest, which provides a special felyne weapon and costume.
As you can probably tell, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD served as a big inspiration for the art style in Breath of the Wild. This goes all the way back to when Nintendo was working on the Wii U remaster a few years ago. Breath of the Wild art director Satoru Takizawa spoke about how the game’s style was determined during a session at GDC last week.
When looking to see how different Zelda games would look like in HD, Nintendo took models from previous games and placed them into a development environment to try different mockups. Skyward Sword, Twilight Princess, and The Wind Waker were all tested. Wind Waker “stood out” the most “and really captured the imagination of the lead artists on Breath of the Wild”. The team took it from there.
While Wind Waker would end up being used as inspiration, the art style couldn’t be carried over completely. The cartoonish direction couldn’t allow for a certain sense of realism that the team wanted to achieve. Additionally, there was some concern about it being a turnoff for older players.
Breath of the Wild’s final look was ultimately determined based on a slogan Nintendo decided on, which is “refreshing and full-flavored.”
Here’s the full explanation on how the game’s art style came to be from Takizawa:
During a segment on the Kids’ Choice Awards 2017 tonight, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was heavily featured. The cast of School of Rock was on hand to promote the upcoming racer. Check out the recording below.
Who from #SchoolOfRock would you race against in @NintendoAmerica's Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and where would you play? E10+ #AD #KCA pic.twitter.com/Bv4PwCEXyt
— Nickelodeon (@Nickelodeon) March 12, 2017
We’re a little ways into March, so we want to know what everyone is up to with their gaming sessions as of late. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is no doubt something that many of you are playing, but I’m willing to bet there are at least a few of you out there who are spending your time with something else. Plus, I know some folks enjoy going through more than one game at once.
So what are you playing right now? Is Zelda: Breath of the Wild indeed taking up most of your time? Let us know in the comments below.
Highlights from last week’s topic: Your impressions of Switch and Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Those who pre-order tickets for the upcoming Pokemon film will have access to Ash Pikachu with special hats in Pokemon Sun/Moon. This month’s issue of CoroCoro outlines the details.
One serial code that comes with the special Pikachushumium Z Crystal will be handed out. Caps will be available during the following dates:
– Original Cap can be obtained from April 15th to May 1st and then July 19th to July 31st
– Hoenn Cap from May 3rd through May 15th then again August 2nd through August 14th
– Sinnoh Cap from May 17th to May 29th with a repeat on August 16th through August 28th
– From May 31st through June 12th you can get the Unova Cap, repeated on August 30th through September 11th
– From June 14th through June 26th you can get the Kalos Cap, repeated September 13th through 25th
– From June 28th to July 17th you can get the Alola Cap Pikachu, repeated from September 27th through October 9th
Fans will only be able to redeem a pre-booking ticket serial code once. It’s unclear if and when a similar distribution will be made available in the west.
Even though Lady Layton was announced last July, we haven’t heard much about it since then. Famitsu catches up with Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino for an update of sorts this week.
Famitsu starts off by asking what parts are new compared to past entries. Hino points out that the protagonist has changed from Professor Layton to his daughter, Katrielle. Because of that, this game will have a female touch while keeping the series’ atmosphere intact. Hino hope the game will show a brand new side of the franchise.
Team17 held a live stream last week to show off the Glitterglaze Glacier world in Yooka-Laylee. You can view the full recording below.
The Verge recently chatted with Zelda: Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, art director Satoru Takizawa, and technical director Takuhiro Dohta. Tons of topics were discussed in the new interview. Among them include how the team approached development, the game’s difficulty, speedrunning, the crazy concept, designing Shrines, and making the experience as bug free as possible.
We’ve rounded up notable excerpts from the interview below. You can read the full discussion on The Verge here.
Gameplay from Away: Journey to the Unexpected, an upcoming title for Switch, debuted during Twitch’s PAX stream. We have the full recording below.
