Zelda producer was against using the word Triforce in Echoes of Wisdom, led to Prime Energy
Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom features the use of the Triforce for its story, but rather than actually calling it that, the game uses “Prime Energy” instead. The developers have now shared noteworthy information about the decision to use a different name.
The Trifroce is one of the more iconic elements of the Zelda series. However, Nintendo and Grezzo made the active choice to avoid using that word. In fact, series producer Eiji Aonuma was specifically opposed to using the Triforce. Aonuma indicated that “Triforce” brings along certain expectations, and that’s also why the team “purposefully made the setting and time ambiguous.”
[Let’s Talk] Which Mario RPG series do you prefer?
Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 0 comments
The Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi franchises have both been around for a long time. Various games have been released across different generations of Nintendo hardware. Paper Mario has mostly seen a fairly consistent lineup of games, but it was the future of Mario & Luigi that was in doubt after developer AlphaDream shuttered several years back. Now development duties of the series have shifted to Acquire, the company who worked on the Octopath Traveler titles.
Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi are often compared (we’re not forgetting Mario RPG, but there’s just one game for that IP). Some fans prefer one of these series over the other. With Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door came to Switch earlier this year and Mario & Luigi: Brothership having just released, we wanted to ask where you stand. If you had to choose, are you Team Paper Mario or Team Mario & Luigi? Let us know in the comments.
This is the best Nintendo 3DS console to play on in 2024
Posted on 5 months ago by Ethan in 3DS, Features | 0 comments
Throughout its lifespan, Nintendo released a lot of different 3DS models. You had the original 3DS, 3DS XL, New 3DS, New 3DS XL, the standard 2DS, and New 2DS XL – and that’s not even counting all the special editions of each individual console. With Nintendo’s next hardware on the horizon, we figure today is as good a day as any to go over all of the major 3DS revisions and determine which one is the best.
The Switch is certainly Nintendo’s most popular console, but the 3DS has seen something of a small resurgence lately. This is in spite of its online play shutting down earlier this year – indeed, a fair number of players are either discovering the 3DS’ library for the first time, or reliving their nostalgia from over ten years ago.
Fate: Reawakened announced for Nintendo Switch
Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
Today, publisher Gamigo and developer Tableflip revealed that they’re bringing Fate: Reawakened to Nintendo Switch. A release window was not shared.
Fate: Reawakened is a full remaster of the original classic series. Along with the original game, it includes the sequels Fate: Undiscovered Realms, Fate: The Traitor Soul, and Fate: The Cursed King. Fans can expect graphical overhauls along with added language support.
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Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation announced
Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Marvelous and Edelweiss just unveiled Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation, a new game tying in with Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. As of now there’s no word on a release window or supported platforms. That said, given the success of Sakuna on Switch, we should be expecting Nintendo support here.
Not much has been said of the project as of now. According to Marvelous, it “is an all-new spin-off story focused on the brilliant Princess Kokorowa, Sakuna’s close friend, who is a high-ranking goddess presiding over wheels and inventions from her heavenly home.” Further details will follow later.
Nintendo Download – November 14, 2024 (North America)
Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop | 0 comments
It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download report for the week of November 14, 2024. The latest releases include Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake, MySims: Cozy Bundle, Stray, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Famitsu sales (11/4/24 – 11/10/24)
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Nintendo on why Zelda stories are made after the gameplay
Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments
If there’s one thing fans know about Nintendo, it’s that the company focuses on gameplay over story. This even applies to The Legend of Zelda, which does have more of a plot compared to some of the company’s other major series like Super Mario.
On the topic of Zelda, series producer Eiji Aonuma has weighed in on how Nintendo approaches the story for the franchise’s games. The plot only comes about after the game design has been settled upon. That’s something we recently heard about with Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, where the gameplay was nailed down first and the story was more of a late addition.
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Mortal Kombat 1 adds Ghostface DLC in November
Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Switch, Videos | 0 comments
October 29: Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios have set a release date for the Ghostface DLC in Mortal Kombat 1. The character goes live on November 26, 2024. If you have early access, the release date is November 19.
Ghostface is one of a few characters featured in Kombat Pack 2. The others are Conan, Cyrax, Noob Saibot, Sektor, and T-1000.
GTA Trilogy update out now on Nintendo Switch (version 1.112), patch notes
Posted on 5 months ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
After the patch started to make its way out yesterday, the new 1.112 update for GTA Trilogy (technically called Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition) is live on Nintendo Switch. We can confirm that all three games in the collection have been spruced up on the console.
Rockstar has shared its official patch notes, which note various fixes and improvements. Also, probably the biggest thing here is the lighting. Players can now select Classic Lighting mode to more closely emulate the look of the original games.
