The Legend of Zelda is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. In honor of that, GameSpot’s Mike Mahardy wrote an article about the series’ legacy, and reached out to some developers to see how it influenced them. Cliff Bleszinski – former Gears of War maker – as well as Darksiders developers Joe Madureira and David Adams shared some thoughts.
Continue on below for a look at what the three developers said. You can also find the original article with comments from artist David Hellman here.
Nintendo World has been closed for several weeks of renovation as it rebrands to Nintendo NY. Today, the grand reopening was held. Take a look at some photos from the event below.
Circle Entertainment has put up a video for Toy Defense, which is due out on the 3DS eShop next week. Check it out below.
Image & Form has gone live with its latest episode of “The Engine Room”. Today’s video is entirely dedicated to fan questions. DLC, new platforms, and more are among the topics discussed.
Here’s the full video:
More footage is in of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on 3DS. Check out the latest gameplay below.
This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
01./00. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final
02./02. [PSV] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo #
03./00. [PS4] Valkyria Chronicles Remastered
04./03. [PS4] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo
05./04. [PS3] Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard o Fukkatsu Niseyo
06./05. [WIU] Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
07./01. [PS4] Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
08./07. [WIU] Splatoon #
09./08. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad
10./09. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition
11./06. [3DS] Monster Hunter X #
12./11. [3DS] Monster Strike
13./14. [WIU] Super Mario Maker #
14./13. [3DS] Hyrule Warriors Legends #
15./12. [PS3] Yakuza: Kiwami
16./10. [PS4] Yakuza: Kiwami
17./18. [PS4] Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
18./21. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III #
19./22. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+
20./25. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V [1/1][New Price Edition]
Some maintenance pertaining to Super Mario Maker will be taking place next week. As we head into Tuesday, the game’s Bookmark feature will be impacted.
Here are the relevant gtimes:
– 9 PM PT (Feb. 22) – 10 PM PT (Feb. 22)
– 12 AM ET (Feb. 23) – 1 AM ET (Feb. 23)
– 5 AM in the UK (Feb. 23) – 6 AM in the UK (Feb. 23)
– 6 AM in Europe (Feb. 23) – 7 AM in Europe (Feb. 23)
Usually with each of Splatoon’s Splatfests, the results are announced one hour after the competition ends. But with this weekend’s Pokemon Splatfest, Nintendo is taking a slightly different approach.
Results for all Splatfests – North America, Europe, and Japan – will actually be announced at the same time. Here’s when that’ll happen:
– 11 PM PT (Saturday)
– 2 AM ET (Sunday)
– 7 AM in the UK (Sunday)
– 8 AM in Europe (Sunday)
As for the map rotation, Blackbelly Skatepark, Camp Triggerfish, and Museum d’Alfonsino will be featured.
In Japan, Nintendo Badge Arcade has received a new patch. Version 1.3.1 is out now. As of this moment, I don’t believe it’s available in western territories.
As far as the patch goes, it doesn’t do a whole lot. Nintendo says that some problems have been fixed so that the game can be player more comfortably.
Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow are releasing on the 3DS virtual console later this month and their respective pages have finally gone live in the European and North American eShop.
The pricing details for Europe have been revealed through this. There is now confirmation that the price of the games in Europe will be £8.99/€9.99.
Also revealed are the language options for the games. English, French, and Spanish are the options in North America. The options in Europe are English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
