With new Nintendo Selects coming out in North America on Friday, Nintendo has prepared two more promos. One is specific to Wii U, while the other is just for 3DS. Both are posted below.
It’s not too often that we hear about the Nintendo games made for the CD-i. And there’s good reason for that: they’re largely considered to be some of the worst titles out there. They weren’t actually created by Nintendo, as Philips handled them instead.
Philips worked with two developers on a few Nintendo games for the CD-i. There were a trio of Zelda titles, along with Hotel Mario.
Stephen Radosh was one of the people who was very involved with the Nintendo efforts on CD-i. On Hotel Mario, he was executive producer. While he wasn’t there for the initial negotiations Philips had, Nintendo was said to be quite cooperative.
Radosh told Game Informer this month:
“They could have kept saying no, and then it would have never hit the market. I was expecting nothing but combative, and I got the exact opposite.”
“I still had to get approval from Nintendo on everything, because these were their trademark characters. And anyone who owns trademark characters will tell you, you don’t want Link having sex with Zelda on the ramparts of the castle.”
More footage of Axiom Verge has been posted, which launches on the eShop in North America and Europe on Thursday. Watch another half hour of gameplay below.
The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Graphics may not be a standalone book. Inside the collection, which just came out in Japan yesterday, specific wording hints at more releases. We may see a second book this winter followed by a third in 2017. Obviously there have not been any specific announcements yet.
In North America and Europe, Zelda: Hyrule Graphics is known as The Legend of Zelda: Art and Artifacts. It will be available next February.
Thanks to Zak H for the tip.
This past week, Dark Horse Books announced that the company is teaming up with Nintendo for The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts. North America and Europe will need to wait until next year for its localization, but in Japan, it came out yesterday as “The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Graphics”. You can view some photos of the book below.
One of the regular live streams was held earlier today for Fire Emblem 0, the Fire Emblem trading card game. Its producer, a representative from Intelligent Systems, and a couple of voice actors were in attendance.
Today’s big news is that an eighth series is happening, and it will feature cards from Awakening and Genealogy of the Holy War. We only have one piece of art showing Altenna.
Other than that, Fire Emblem 0 series 7 now has a release date. Japan will be receiving it on December 7. Fire Emblem Fates and Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword will encompass the upcoming series.
Check out the gallery below for a look at a bunch of screen caps from the live stream.
Nintendo tends to put up new eShop games in Japan on Wednesdays. But today, a special surprise was added to the Virtual Console.
New 3DS owners can now purchase Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. Those who are interested can pick up the classic game for 926 yen.
Wagtch a trailer for Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War on the Japanese New 3DS Virtual Console below.
Back when VIZ Media announced the “Legendary Edition” volumes for the various Zelda manga, we heard about two that are arriving over the next few months. Ocarina of Time is up first in November, followed by Oracle of Ages/Seasons in January. We now have news about the two other volumes.
Majora’s Mask and A Link to the Past will comprise volume 3, with a release planned for March 2017. The Minish Cap and Phantom Hourglass will then follow in May.
It’s also worth mentioning that pre-orders for the third and fourth Legendary Edition volumes are on sale over at Amazon. Majora’s Mask/A Link to the Past as well as Minish Cap/Phantom Hourglass are down to about $12.
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 launched in Japan on Thursday. Check out the video below for a ton of footage which spans nearly six hours.
