With the 2014 Olympics wrapping up last night, we thought it would be a good idea to submit some sport ideas for future Olympic events. You also might get some music along with that. This week is mini-games music! Super catchy and sure to brighten your day, hit the jump to have a listen.
Industry-wide software sales are down, but Nintendo is seeing some improvement, according to the US January NPD report. The Wii U and 3DS saw a 6 percent increase in software sales, 26 percent when normalized to a four week period. In January alone, Pokemon X & Y sold over 125,000 copies, totaling over 3.25 million…
This delightful stop motion video by Talha Aamir features Link and an adorable kitty! Link is just trying to enjoy some time on his 3DS when he is interrupted by a seemingly friendly feline. As the cat gives chase, Link uses his wall merge ability to get away. I love the creativity and sound effects in this…
Now that we’re a month into 2014, it’s time to honor the greatest games of 2013! Official Nintendo Magazine UK honored A Link Between Worlds with two awards in their “ONM Awards 2013“. The competition was tough, as 2013 was loaded with incredible games on both the Wii U and 3DS.
Nintendo has released their sales numbers for a number of key software titles at their third quarter financial briefing, including the sales numbers for two Zelda titles. A Link Between Worlds, the Nintendo 3DS sequel to 1991’s A Link to the Past, sold 2.18 million copies worldwide since its release, including 330,000 copies in Japan…
One of the most amusing, useful and interesting features from A Link Between Worlds was Link’s ability to merge with walls. This creative comic from Brawl in the Family follows Link as he merges his way through a demolition site, archery range, and a Whomp convention. You can also check out a similar comic from…
If you enjoyed A Link Between Worlds, check out this absolutely beautiful fan-made comic drawn by the artist Kitsura/紀貫. The comic is meant to be a prequel to the events in A Link Between Worlds. Take a look after the jump; just be aware the comic contains major spoilers about characters in the game.
Zelda is holding strong on this week’s eShop charts, with A Link Between Worlds #1 for the 3DS and The Wind Waker HD #1 for the Wii U. Great job, Zelda! Additionally, the popular NES Remix has jumped to #2 on the Wii U charts. The full list is after the jump.
Part of the beauty of A Link Between Worlds is the fluid movement of the characters and their environment. That was achieved by running the game at sixty frames-per-second. However, ALBW’s high frame rate doesn’t necessarily set the new standard for future Zelda games, as explained by director Hiromasa Shikata in a recent interview with Game…
Get your stylus ready, because Nintendo UK announced on their Twitter that a special drawing event will take place on January 24th in the Art Academy: SketchPad Miiverse community. I wish I could report on more details about the event, but unfortunately we’ll all have to stay tuned for more information. Maybe now would be…
We previously covered how A Link Between Worlds sold 225,000 copies in only 4 days in Japan during its first sales week, which is an impressive feat! Siliconera has shared some more information regarding the game’s second week sales and other interesting bits of information too, including sell-through percentage, and how the game has sold…
Although A Link Between Worlds was released in North America and Europe at the end of November of last year, the game did not come out in Japan until a month later on December 26. Despite the delay, A Link Between Worlds debuted at number 1 on the Japanese sales charts in its first week…
A Link Between Worlds was not only a great game on its own merits, but it managed to take the premise and design of the classic A Link to the Past and expanded on it to make it feel refreshing, unique, and new. But what if Nintendo were to take basic concepts of some of…
For those of you who like numbers, we have an update concerning the eShop charts for the 3DS and Wii U. These charts feature the top 20 games, and you will be pleased to know that the Zelda franchise ranked rather well. Five Zelda titles made it in the top ten of the 3DS chart,…
While the Famicom was known as the NES outside of Japan, the change of name wasn’t the only differentiating factor between the two consoles; the design of the consoles was also quite different. Whereas the NES was designed to look like a front-loading VCR, the Famicom had a top-loading cardtridge port, and the controllers were…
