Nintendo has run out of spare parts needed to repair the original Nintendo 3DS and 3DS XL in Japan. With this shortage, Nintendo announced that the company is now unable to accept any additional units for repairs, earlier than expected. All original 3DS units received by March 8, 2021 will be the last batch repaired…
Zelda Universe has produced a complete story dub of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as a cinematic movie compilation. This English dub consists of full voice acting with every character, cutscene, and in-game scenario dubbed within the main story of Breath of the Wild. Fans will recognize the collection of all in-game…
Dust off your Wii U and power it on, because there’s an update available! Yes, seriously, a Wii U update in 2021. In the first system update since 2018, the Wii U patch notes show that version 5.5.5 U was released on March 1, 2021. This update includes “Further improvements to overall system stability and…
The Nintendo 3DS just became more valuable, as Nintendo announced that they will be discontinuing the repairing of the 3DS and 3DS XL systems as of March 31, 2021, “due to lack of parts.” In their statement, Nintendo Japan explains that “Due to the difficulty in securing the necessary parts for repair, we will no…
Today, February 23, 2021, Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos launches on Steam for PC and on Nintendo Switch. Developed by Heliocentric Games and published by Team17, Rogue Heroes is an action-adventure game with procedural gameplay reminiscent of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. With that in mind, we were eager to get…
Following yesterday’s announcement of Skyward Sword HD for the Nintendo Switch, YouTuber ElAnalistaDeBits produced a video comparing the graphics between trailers for Nintendo Switch and for the Wii. The Wii version was produced at 30fps (frames per second) and originally designed for standard definition televisions. With the Nintendo Switch remaster at 60fps, there are obvious…
Hey, Zelda fans! Another episode of our Zelda News series is now live on YouTube, with Amanda delving into the latest highlights from yesterday’s Nintendo Direct presentation! A new DLC Expansion Pass for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity was announced during the Nintendo Direct presentation. Much like the Expansion Pass for Breath of the Wild,…
Speedrunners have impressed us yet again in Breath of the Wild. This time not with Bread%, but in accomplishing the impossible. Twitch user Joedun took on the challenge of speedrunning Breath of the Wild to 100% completion and added a gnarly twist: 100% completion with no-damage. As one can imagine, Joedun’s quest required a couple…
Another episode of our Zelda News series is now live on YouTube, with Amanda delving into the latest Zelda highlights! The Girl from Arkanya, a top-down Zelda-esque adventure game, has entered beta testing. Volunteer backers will have an opportunity to partake in upcoming limited testing of the first dungeons. The game will launch on most…
Nintendo has released its financials for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2019. As expected, the company has done exceedingly well in its continued success with Nintendo Switch console and games sales, among other financial factors. Overall net sales were up 37.3% year-on-year, wherein Nintendo sold 24.1 million hardware units, a 35.8% increase year-on-year: 16.77…
YouTuber Yianni Papazis has rebuilt parts of the legendary Nintendo 64 classic Ocarina Of Time in Unreal Engine 4, and it is gorgeous. Tasting the nostalgia, many commenters agreed that this build is “seriously amazing, [Yianni Papazis] captured the way I saw the game as a 12-year-old.” Featuring the locations Castle Town, part of Hyrule…
UnderMine, originally launched for Xbox One (via Game Pass) and Steam for PC last August, has already been downloaded over 600,000 times. Now, the developer Thorium has announced on Twitter that Nintendo Switch users will be able to get in on the action-adventure roguelike game available for preorder February 4, with the full release coming…
By now everyone has heard that Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan has had its grand opening delayed once again. It has still been neat to get inklings of what the experience will be like, though, from first looks at merch to the Power-Up bands that will be your key across the park. Now,…
The musical rhythm game Cadence of Hyrule has been updated to version 1.5.0. This update brings us brand new features including a new page of save files (meaning there is now a total of six slots to select from), design changes, plus a number of bug fixes. Check out the full list of changes in…
The My Nintendo North American site has recently updated its available rewards, and it’s definitely worth a look! For 1,000 Platinum Points, an acrylic panel art for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is available to redeem (after paying applicable taxes and the $5 flat rate shipping fee). The panel is 5 x 7 inches and…
