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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 3 Comments

Early on in the development for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Nintendo came up with the idea of Link being able to enter walls. The thing is, there wasn’t really a set direction as to how the team could make this element enjoyable.

One of the game’s programmers showed interest in seeing how turning corners on the walls would affect things. This eventually led to a bare-bones prototype which was completed in about a day.

The prototype (pictured above, via Iwata Asks) ended up as a very different project compared to A Link Between Worlds’ final result. It featured an angled viewpoint rather than top-down perspective, not to mention a Toon Link character model.

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Nintendo has put up its full-length Iwata Asks discussion for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma, and members of the development team sat down for a chat about the game’s development. You can find the full talk here.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 17 Comments

Nintendo has put out a new Wii U firmware update. Starting now, system owners can download version 4.0.2.

The update is rather small, but nonetheless noteworthy. It essentially improves stability and usability of the console.

Note that you’ll need to download the latest Wii U update in order to access the eShop.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii, Wii U | 13 Comments

The full listing of VGX nominees has gone live. You can find the full listing after the break. Voting can be done here.

Game of the Year

BioShock Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
Super Mario 3D World
The Last of Us
Tomb Raider

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The second episode of Pokemon Origins is now available in English. It can now be seen through Pokemon TV.

Pokemon Origins is different than the typical Pokemon anime in that it connects directly to the Red/Blue video games.

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in GameCube, News, Wii U | 8 Comments

Today is the anniversary for not one, but two pieces of Nintendo hardware. GameCube launched on November 18 in the states. The Wii U was released one year ago today in North America as well. Congratulations to both!

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Posted on 11 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News | 0 comments

Detune recently put up KORG M01D on the 3DS eShop. That’s not the only piece of software the company intends to bring to Nintendo’s portable.

Speaking with Nintendo Life, Detune’s Nobuyoshi Sano confirmed the existence of a brand new title, of which details are “top secret”. While Sano wouldn’t share any specifics, he did say that it has something to do with sound.

Sano commented:

Yes! We have yet to really get started, but yes we do have something planned! The details of the software are top secret, but I can say one thing — Detune will be making it, which means it will be something that has to do with sound. And we plan to make full use of the 3DS display! Stay tuned!

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