Zelda director on Tears of the Kingdom and the timeline
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 7 Comments
Coming off of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you might be curious as to where the game fits into the series’ overall timeline. Hidemaro Fujibayashi, the game’s director, was asked about that very topic in an interview with Famitsu.
The outlet pointed out how Skyward Sword was previously the start of things with Breath of the Wild happening at the end of the timeline. However, as players know, Tears of the Kingdom also touches on Hyrule’s founding. Given that, he was asked if it could also be the beginning.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom update out now (version 1.2.1), patch notes
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom just got a new update with Nintendo making version 1.2.1 now available.
The patch notes indicate that a few key issues have been addressed. These include screen flickering on the map, obtaining the contents of treasure chests attached to Flux Constructs, and an event trigger for collecting all Bubbul Gems. Other unspecified issues have been addressed as well, Nintendo says.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom devs on using original ideas and not copying other games
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The developers behind The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom didn’t take any inspiration from Elden Ring or any other major titles for that matter. That’s according to Hidemaro Fujibayashi, the game’s director and Eiji Aonuma, the producer of the series.
FromSoftware previously said that when the studio was developing Elden Ring, it was influenced by various titles including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. However, it sounds like the team at Nintendo was too busy to play that game – or at least that goes for the developers at the top.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom update out now (version 1.2.0), patch notes
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom just got its latest update, and version 1.2.0 has now gone live.
Going forward, it’ll now be possible to obtain items via news articles in the official channel on the Home Menu. You may recall that Breath of the Wild had something similar. Several bugs have also been fixed, including a few ones related to quest progression.
Here’s the full rundown of the update:
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Link figma revealed
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 Comments
Anime Expo 2023 is taking place this weekend, and several new figures have been revealed – including a brand new one for Link based on his appearance in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Link will have its own figma from Max Factory. Further details, including a release window, were not announced. We also thus far only have a look at the figma in prototype form as the production process is early on.
Zelda and Ganondorf Tears of the Kingdom amiibo announced
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 11 Comments
Zelda and Ganondorf from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are getting new amiibo, Nintendo has announced. They’ll be available this holiday.
Nintendo has not yet detailed what functionality these two figures will have in game.
A campfire chat about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Posted on 1 year ago by Elias in Features, Switch | 1 Comment
With over a month under our belts exploring the expanded and more populous Hyrule, Tears of the Kingdom has had time to settle in as the newest title in the Legend of Zelda series. A direct sequel to Breath of the Wild, players will find maps to be vastly changed, even if a bit familiar. As one of the most-anticipated games of 2023, the team here at Nintendo Everything ended up picking up copies across the board – and for the first time, we’d all like to weigh in with our impressions and takeaways when it comes to Link’s latest adventure since we’ve had a few weeks to digest it all. Members of the team came together and discussed our experiences with Tears of the Kingdom, and you can see our various takes on the game below.
How Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom transformed BotW’s best moment
Posted on 1 year ago by Tom in Features, Switch, Videos | 0 Comments
Eventide Island was one of the best moments in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In this video, Sam dives into what made it such a memorable location, how it represents the philosophy of the game, and how it’s changed to fit Tears of the Kingdom’s new design.
Check out the full video from us below.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was Europe’s best-selling game of May, Switch was best-selling hardware
Posted on 1 year ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments
New data from Europe has revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the best-selling game of May. Nintendo’s exclusive sold 2.5x the second placed title, Hogwarts Legacy.
Tears of the Kingdom is the third best-selling game of the year across Europe after just three weeks, with FIFA 23 and Hogwarts Legacy only doing more – for now. If we’re strictly looking at physical since Nintendo doesn’t report digital sales, Zelda is indeed already the top game in Europe.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom unused paraglider fabrics found, possible new amiibo
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dataminers have managed to find unused paraglider fabrics in the game. Based on the discovery, speculation is going around that Nintendo could eventually release two new amiibo tied to the Switch exclusive.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has a ton of different fabrics players can use to customize Link’s glider. Most can be obtained with normal play, but some are unlocked by using select amiibo.
