The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes lets players put on the princess’ dress, but you can’t actually play as a woman in the game. Some may wonder why this is so.
Director Hiromasa Shikata offered up an explanation as part of an interview with IGN. When asked about only being able to play as Link, Shikata brought up Tri Force Heroes’ story in his reasoning.
He said:
I’m going to tell you a little bit about the story quickly and we’ll circle around, here. There’s this kingdom, an event happens, and the king needs heroes. So, he puts out a call for heroes to gather and one of those is this guy Link. He sees this audition, basically, ‘Heroes needed; apply here.’ And, that’s the start of his adventure.
The story calls for this sort of legend/prophecy where heroes will come together to help solve a problem. And in that, they are male characters. So, because the game is set with that as the story background, you cannot choose a gender; you are a male character.
I understand what you’re saying (being disappointed), and just as general information, we do have a lot of female staff members who are playing this game and enjoying it. It doesn’t seem to be a big issue to them. They still are getting emotional investment in this game. And to be honest, Link isn’t the most masculine of guys in the world, depending on how you want to project yourself into the character.
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes launches this fall on 3DS.
Dragon Quest VIII details – Skill Master System, Red/Morrie skills, monsters, High Speed battle mode
Square Enix sent out another round of Dragon Quest VIII details today. We have information about the Skill Master System, skills for Red and Morrie, monsters, and the High Speed battle mode. Head past the break for all of today’s details, courtesy of Gematsu’s translation.
Wired is the latest outlet to have published an article with commentary from Nintendo producer Kensuke Tanabe. Tanabe discussed Metroid Prime: Federation Force in-depth, including how it’s more than just a shooter, bits about the story (and how it’s important to Prime’s overall plot), how it’s players’ “first chance to actually see Samus in-game”, and more. He also again touched on wanting to continue the Prime series after the ending of the third game.
Read on below to read up on what Tanabe said. You can also find Wired’s full article here.
In roughly a month from now, the Fire Emblem 25th Anniversary concert will be taking place in Japan. Those who attend will be able to purchase a wide array of neat-looking merchandise.
“Fire Emblem Hundred Song of Heroes”
– 100 yomifuda (reading) cards
– 100 torifuda (grabbing) cards
– Recitation CD (voiced by Anna)
– Instruction booklet
– All presented in a lovely box
– Limited item
– 8,424 yen
Replica of Azura’s necklace from Fire Emblem Fates
– Measures 38 mm x 45 mm
– 450 mm chain
– 12,000 yen
– Limited to 700 units
Other items that will be sold at the concert are as follows:
Fire Emblem Fates badge set (10 types)
Marth pocket watch
Clear file set (A4, 3 sheets, 2 designs: Fire Emblem and Azura)
Tapestry (B2, 2 designs: Nohr and Hoshido)
Fire Emblem polo shirt (S/M/L/XL sizes)
Microfibre towels (2 designs: Avatar and Fire Emblem Fates)
Microfibre pouches (2 designs: Avatar and Azura)
Tote bags (2 designs: Fire Emblem and Azura)
Tumblers (2 designs: Hoshido/Nor and Azura)
Chrom T-shirt (S/M/L/XL sizes)
Genealogy of the Holy War T-Shirt (S/M/L/XL sizes)
Awakening paper fan
Animal Crossing developers Aya Kyogoku and Katsuya Eguchi shared a few words about Happy Home Designer and amiibo Festival over on Nintendo of America’s Twitter account. Have a look at what they had to say in the image above.
Nintendo isn’t against bringing some of its franchises into Animal Crossing.
Longtime developer of the series, Aya Kyogoku, told GameRant in an interview that this is something that could be considered. However, it sounds like IPs and characters won’t be thrown in just for the sake of doing so.
Kyogoku’s full comments are as follows:
“Obviously we don’t know what the next Animal Crossing is going to look like, but if the addition of other IPs in the next Animal Crossing is going to really excite both fans of Animal Crossing and fans of those other IPs even more then that’s something we’d really like to consider and take into account. But at the same time, we really wanted to make sure that the gameplay we put into the next Animal Crossing is fun and new. I wouldn’t want to add a feature where people thought it was about time or expected the next iteration would have. So instead of that, I’d like to have fun and good surprises in the gameplay.”
Just as Nintendo of Japan and Nintendo of America have done in recent weeks, Nintendo of Europe has now put out a promo to promote Splatoon’s imminent Splatfest. It’s very much the same trailer as the other two versions, but with a note at the end for the rock vs. pop theme. This should serve as your final reminder that the first Splatfest kicks off on July 4 in both North America and Europe!
Game Critics has announced its nominees for the “Best of E3 2015” awards. There are a few Nintendo nominees, such as Super Mario Maker as “Best Console Game” and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam as “Best Handheld Game”.
Take a look at the Nintendo-related nominees below. Winners will be shared on July 7.
Best Console Game
– Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
– Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/SCE)
– Star Wars Battlefront (DICE/EA)
– Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)
– Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SCE)
Best Handheld Game
– Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
– Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (AlphaDream/Nintendo)
– Persona 4 Dancing All Night (Atlus)
– The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (Nintendo)
Best RPG
– Dark Souls 3 (From Software/Bandai-Namco Games)
– Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
– Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
– Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (AlphaDream/Nintendo)
– Sword Coast Legends (n-Space/Digital Extremes/Wizards of the Coast)
Best Family/Social Game
– Disney Infinity 3.0 (Avalanche Software/Disney Interactive)
– Guitar Hero Live (FreeStyleGames/Activision)
– LEGO Dimensions (TT Games/WBIE)
– Rock Band 4 (Harmonix)
– Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)
You can find the full lineup of categories and nominees here.
