Nintendo made a 2D prototype to test out ideas for Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 31 Comments
Update: Nintendo just added the following on Twitter:
The 2D #Zelda prototype we discussed earlier? It was actually 3D, running BotW’s physics and “chemistry” engine in the background! pic.twitter.com/xouThXgwqb
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 1, 2017
Original: Some of the team members behind Zelda: Breath of the Wild revealed an incredibly interesting tidbit of information about the game during a talk at GDC today. Amazingly, a 2D prototype was made so that some of the ideas could be tested. We have a couple of photos in this post.
Nintendo’s GDC session for Breath of the Wild is still ongoing. We have a live blog of sorts here.
Details and photos from Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s GDC panel
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 1 Comment
Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s GDC 2017 panel is now underway. Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, art director Satoru Takizawa and technical director Takuhiro Dohta are participating in the talk.
Those who are in attendance – including Nintendo itself – are tweeting out tidbits and photos from the event. We’ll round it all up below over the next hour or so.
Joining us at #GDC17 today is Mr. Fujibayashi, Mr. Dohta, and Mr. Takizawa from the Breath of the Wild development team. pic.twitter.com/CEk2pkSy0h
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 1, 2017
Video: Reggie speaks about Switch’s support of Unreal Engine 4
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 19 Comments
At Epic Games’ GDC press conference today, a pre-recorded video aired from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime. Reggie spoke about Switch’s support of Unreal Engine 4, and how the compatibility between the two allows for new developers to make “high-quality” games for Nintendo’s new platform. for The full clip is attached below.
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Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers launches May 26 worldwide
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 22 Comments
Update: Confirmed for Europe as well on the same day.
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers for #NintendoSwitch releases on 26/05!
See more: https://t.co/fOz5nVVUgt pic.twitter.com/h5pt6gKYB2
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) March 1, 2017
Original: Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers appears to be receiving a worldwide release on the same day. The title was just confirmed for May 26 in Japan a few hours ago, and the same date has now been shared for North America.
The official Street Fighter account tweeted out the news:
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers for the Nintendo Switch releases on 5/26 for $39.99! For more info, : https://t.co/xFiWQBxCRZ pic.twitter.com/1vRli6VrLK
— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) March 1, 2017
Video: First look at the Switch eShop
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 15 Comments
Nintendo has posted a video that finally gives us a look at the eShop on Switch. It shows the merging of Wii U and 3DS eShop funds, and confirms that you’ll be able to download games in sleep mode.
Here’s the full look at the eShop plus the “News” feature on Switch:
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Hydra confirmed for Switch, first 1001 Spikes and Cave Story footage on the system
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop, Videos | 2 Comments
It was assumed that Nicalis was teasing Hydra (or Hydra Castle Labyrinth) for Switch last month after the company tweeted out an image of the game on the system’s home screen. Now that’s been officially confirmed.
Nicalis’ Tyrone Rodriguez showed Hydra running on Switch during a Polygon live stream yesterday. Additionally, the first gameplay of 1001 Spikes and Cave Story debuted as well. Check out the recording below.
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Media Create sales (2/20/17 – 2/26/17)
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U | 21 Comments
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
PS4 – 37,008
New 3DS LL – 15,984
Vita – 10,704
PS4 Pro – 6,481
2DS – 4,303
New 3DS – 1,254
PS3 – 505
Xbox One – 469
Wii U – 464
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
PS4 – 21,204
New 3DS LL – 16,426
Vita – 8,284
PS4 Pro – 5,999
2DS – 4,665
New 3DS – 1,203
PS3 – 500
Wii U – 491
Xbox One – 76
And here are the software charts:
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Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers launches May 26 in Japan
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 1 Comment
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers now has a release date… in Japan. During the latest episode of Capcom TV, it was announced that the fighter will arrive on May 26. The North American date has not yet been determined.
Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers’ retail version will cost 4,990 yen. The eShop version is priced at 4,620 yen.
Capcom TV also showed the latest footage from Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers. We should have the archive soon.
New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers is another worldwide Switch eShop launch game
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers was already announced for the Japanese launch of Switch. However, Arc System Works has now confirmed today that the game will release in North America and Europe on March 3. It will cost $9.99 £7.99 / €9.99.
We have the following trailer:
And a ton of information from the new website:
My Nintendo Europe – March 2017 discounts now live
Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, New Nintendo 3DS, News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments
My Nintendo has been updated in Europe with several new rewards. Discounts are available for Wii U, 3DS, and New 3DS.
The lineup is as follows:
