Zelda: Breath of the Wild devs on starting out with 10 people, showing Miyamoto the 2D prototype, Great Plateau made first, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Wii U | 4 Comments
IGN caught up with Zelda: Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi, technical director Takuhiro Dohta, and art director Satoru Takizawa to discuss the game’s creation in greater depth. Some interesting comments were shared about the game’s development. Fujibayashi, Dohta, and Takizawa talked about starting out with a small team, the 2D prototype, making The Great Plateau first, and more.
You can find a summary we’ve done below. For the full piece, head on over to IGN here.
Reggie says Nintendo will “have a big E3 this year”, showcasing games for both Switch and 3DS
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch | 170 Comments
You never quite know what you’ll get out of Nintendo from E3. A few years ago, the big N ditched conferences on stage in favor of Digital Events. In 2016, they scrapped its usual pre-recorded presentation entirely and had Zelda: Breath of the Wild as its only playable game.
So what’s in store for this year? Going off of a new statement from Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, who recently spoke with Fox News, fans can expect “a big E3”. In addition to games for Switch, Nintendo will be showing what it has in store for 3DS.
Reggie’s full words:
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Reggie on being a Nintendo fan, gaming industry’s unpredictable nature, reaction to Switch, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, Switch, Videos | 3 Comments
Fox News has a new interview up with Reggie Fils-Aime, president of Nintendo of America. Reggie spoke about his early days of playing Nintendo games starting with the SNES, how the gaming industry can be unpredictable, the early reaction to Switch, and more. View the full interview below.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
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[Let’s Talk] Splatoon 2 Global Testfire impressions
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk, Switch | 31 Comments
Splatoon 2 will be ready sometime this summer. However, Nintendo has been giving fans an early taste of the game with Splatoon 2 Global Testfire. Hour-long sessions have been taking place since yesterday, allowing players to battle against others online.
How many of you have had a chance to give Splatoon 2 Global Testfire a go? What do you think of the controls and new Muscle Musselforge Fitness stage? Did any of you skip the first title and might be willing to give this one a shot? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
Highlights from last week’s topic: Which indie games are you looking forward to on Switch?
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GameStop: Breath of the Wild “reinvigorated” Wii U sales – many pre-owned systems and new Zelda copies
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Switch isn’t the easiest thing to find at retail right now. Due to that as well as the strong response to Zelda: Breath of the Wild, pre-owned Wii U sales have been “reinvigorated,” according to GameStop senior director of merchandising Eric Bright.
Bright told GameRant that GameStop has been moving many pre-owned Wii U systems and new copies of Zelda. The situation overall “completely racked up the Wii U market.”
Bright said:
“With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild coming out, we’re seeing great results in our pre-owned Wii U sales. We’re selling a lot of pre-owned Wii U consoles along with brand new Wii U copies of Zelda. Breath of the Wild has reinvigorated sales of the Wii U with Nintendo Switch being sold out at so many retailers. The Switch launching and Zelda launching completely racked up the Wii U market.”
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Splatoon 2 Global Testfire begins, Treehouse stream now live
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The first Splatoon 2 Global Testfire session is now up and running. Coinciding with that, members of the Treehouse are back for a special live stream. Watch Nintendo’s official event as it happens below.
As a reminder, here’s the full rundown of Splatoon 2 Global Testfire sesions:
March 24
• 12-12:59 PM PT / 3-3:59 PM ET / 7-7:59 PM in the UK / 8-8:59 PM in Europe
• 8-8:59 PM PT / 11-11:59 PM ET / 3-3:59 AM in the UK (March 25) / 4-4:59 AM in Europe (March 25)
March 25
• 4-4:59 AM PT / 7-7:59 AM ET / 11-11:59 AM in the UK / 12-12:59 PM in Europe
• 12-12:59 PM PT / 3-3:59 PM ET / 7-7:59 PM in the UK / 8-8:59 PM in Europe
• 8-8:59 PM PT / 11-11:59 PM ET / 4-4:59 AM in the UK (March 26) / 5-5:59 AM in Europe (March 26)
March 26
• 4-4:59 AM PT / 7-7:59 AM ET / 12-12:59 PM in the UK / 1-1:59 PM in Europe
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Nintendo Treehouse Log opens on Tumblr
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 161 Comments
In the past, Nintendo of America’s Treehouse group was well-known for being closed off. But that started to change in recent years thanks to somewhat regular live streams, beginning with hours of video content during E3.
Things have now been taken one step further. Today, the Nintendo Treehouse Log opened on Tumblr.
What is this all about anyway? Here’s a quick overview from Nintendo’s Bill Trinen:
“I realize that we can’t yet really say with certainty what exactly the Nintendo Treehouse Log will become. What I can say is that it will be a place where we’ll post content periodically, rather than on a set schedule. The content will offer insight into games and franchises you love, presented from a unique Treehouse perspective. We may not cover every game or every IP, and we won’t pull the curtain all the way back, but our hope is that the Nintendo Treehouse Log will evolve into something fans will enjoy”.
And below is the first full entry:
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Nintendo Download (3/23/17, Europe) – Bye-Bye BoxBoy!, Tomorrow Corporation Switch games, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Switch eShop, Wii U eShop | 1 Comment
This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Download
ACA NeoGeo Neo Turf Masters – €6.99 / £6.29
Has-Been Heroes – €24.99 / £19.99 (available March 28)
Human Resource Machine – €9.99 / £8.99
Little Inferno – €9.99 / £8.99
World of Goo – €9.99 / £8.99
Mobile
Super Mario Run (Android)
Wii U Download
Six Sides of the World – €4.99 / £4.49
Sudoku Party – €5.00 / £4.50
Wii U Demo
Plantera
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Nintendo Download (3/23/17, North America) – Has-Been Heroes, Neo Turf Masters, Mario Sports Superstars, more
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This week’s North American Nintendo Downloads are as follows:
Switch Retail
Has-Been Heroes – $19.99 (available March 28)
Switch Download
ACA NeoGeo Neo Turf Masters – $7.99
New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers – $9.99
Othello – $4.99
Mobile
Super Mario Run (Android)
Wii U Download
Armored ACORNs: Action Squirrel Squad – $7.99
Aqua TV – $4.99
Wii U Demo
Plantera
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Super Mario Run has launched on Android, version 2.0.0 live on iOS
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Mobile, News | 0 comments
Super Mario Run is finally available on Android – and a day early to boot. You can find it on the official Google Play page here.
Super Mario Run version 2.0.0 is also live slightly earlier than expected. Below are the full patch notes:
