Famitsu sales (6/3/19 – 6/9/19)
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Aonuma on Breath of the Wild sequel – “wanted to revisit that Hyrule”, Fujibayashi back as director, more
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At E3 2019, Game Informer was able to catch up with Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and discuss the recently-revealed Breath of the Wild sequel.
Why are we getting a direct sequel in the first place? As it turns out, he wanted to “revisit that Hyrule again”, but now with “new gameplay and new story”. He said:
Nintendo’s Doug Bowser on focusing on current-gen over next-gen, cloud-based gaming, Direct content, E3
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At E3 2019, IGN spoke with new Nintendo president Doug Bowser about a variety of topics. Bowser weighed in on focusing on this generation as opposed to the next one, cloud-based gaming tech, choosing content for Nintendo Directs, and E3.
Here’s the full roundup:
Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel not necessarily related to / inspired by Majora’s Mask
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Zelda sequels are rather rare. That’s especially so when it comes to 3D Zeldas. We do know of one major sequel pattern which took place during the N64 era, when Nintendo first released Zelda: Ocarina of Time and followed that up by building upon it for Majora’s Mask.
Based on that, Majora’s Mask may come to mind when thinking about the next Zelda game for Switch. However, series producer Eiji Aonuma says there isn’t much influence there.
Nintendo talks crunch, wants staff to have “good work-life balance,” won’t release a game before it’s ready
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With the topic of crunch becoming very prominent in the gaming industry over the past few months, IGN asked Nintendo president Doug Bowser regarding his thoughts on the subject. Here’s what he had to say:
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Cadence of Hyrule details – 25 remixed Zelda songs, Permadeath Mode, online Daily Challenges, more
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Nintendo has opened the official website for Cadence of Hyrule. In doing so, it has shared a bunch of new information about the game.
Here’s the full rundown:
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Astral Chain Collector’s Edition revealed for Europe
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In Europe, Nintendo has revealed that it will offer the Astral Chain Collector’s Edition. It includes the game, sound selection CD, art book, and special art board. We have a look at the full contents above.
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First Luigi’s Mansion 3 gameplay – Nintendo Treehouse: Live E3 2019
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At E3 2019 today, Nintendo showed off the first gameplay from Luigi’s Mansion 3 during a Treehouse: Live segment. We have the full recording below.
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Daemon x Machina launches September 13
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Daemon x Machina was given the spotlight during today’s Nintendo Direct with a release date. The game launches September 13, Nintendo announced.
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Trials of Mana announced for Switch, Collection of Mana coming west on Switch and launches today
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During today’s Nintendo Direct, Square Enix announced Trials of Mana for Switch. The action RPG launches early 2020.
Also, More than two years after it was released in Japan, Collection of Mana is coming west. Square Enix announced the package for North America and Europe in its press conference today. It releases today.
