BoxBoxBoy! can now be pre-loaded in North America. Like with other games that have had the same option, you can download most of the data now, with only a small update needed at launch. Note that it’s 724 blocks / 90.5MB.
The North American BoxBoxBoy! site is also open. You can visit it here.
7th Dragon III Code: VFD’s E3 2016 is now live. Per usual, you can watch it below.
According to Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma, Breath of the Wild features changes that are based on the negative feedback Nintendo received from some fans who played Skyward Sword.
Aonuma told Polygon:
“A lot of the fans that played Skyward Sword said that they were really bummed out that they couldn’t find the hidden element of the game. A lot of the users, when they looked at the map, they said, ‘OK, there’s these places I can go, but how come I can’t go over here?’
“Fans that enjoyed the motion controls in Skyward Sword may actually be a little bit disappointed playing this game.”
Aonuma added that the decision to create a much bigger world this time around was largely shaped by those fan responses. In this game, Nintendo wants there to be a lot of treasures and surprises for players to find.
Nintendo (UK) has put out its own video showing off the company’s booth at E3 2016 this year, along with comments from attendees. Watch it below.
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is on display at E3, and is making its playable debut. Check out some footage from the build below.
Starfish has released a second gameplay video for its Japanese 3DS game Kouenji Joshi Soccer 3. You can view it below.
Story of Seasons doesn’t have same-sex relationships… yet. It’s definitely something Marvelous is keeping in mind, however.
Producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto told Polygon:
“It’s not like we’re not thinking about [same-sex relationships]. We know that it has to be there sometime in the future. If we have to allow same-sex [relationships], we have to put more characters who are the same gender. As a game, it’s going to be so much more volume, two or three times more. It’s going to be a little difficult.”
When Polygon brought up Stardew Valley, which has a variety of relationships, he said that Story of Seasons will catch up “sooner or later.”
Twitter has proclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as the most-tweeted about game on the social-media site.
The upcoming NX and Wii U game experienced 573,000 tweets. That’s double the number of mentions of its nearest rival, Battlefield 1.
You can get a look at the full chart above.
Yesterday, Bloomberg had the chance to interview Reggie Fils-Aime. Nintendo of America’s president briefly touched on NX – and specifically about how the console will stack up to the competition.
Here’s the full exchange:
