A team of four people — Shigeru Miyamoto, Koji Kondo, Takashi Tezuka and Hiroshi Yamauchi — made the original Super Mario Bros. for the NES. As technology advanced and projects entered the 3D realm, development teams and the worlds within games grew to match. Breath of the Wild is Nintendo’s biggest game ever, and that…
A new item was recently made available for use in Breath of the Wild through the Nintendo Switch’s “Tips from the Wild” channel. If you haven’t been keeping up with the service, “Tips from the Wild” is a channel in the Switch’s News section that will periodically distribute useful items to followers. Each update comes with tips…
After spending countless hours with Breath of the Wild, you might be thinking it’s the best game of all time (or at the very least, the best game of the year). If you’re eager to share this sentiment with the world, well, you’re in luck! Breath of the Wild has received nominations in several categories for the upcoming Golden…
Nintendo recently announced that new iPhone cases are coming soon in Japan, starting from October 4 until October 16. They’re designed after different Splatoon squid shapes, and (more remarkable to our readers) a Sheikah Slate from Breath of the Wild. These products are currently only available in Japan. The Sheikah Slate case will run you roughly…
Zelda fans in Taiwan and Hong Kong can now look forward to playing Breath of the Wild in Chinese in early 2018. It’s a huge step for Nintendo in further expanding across the Asian market, which was very difficult to crack thanks to a 14-year ban set in 2000 due to fears that it would have…
Hello everyone, it’s your friendly neighborhood Twitch Director, Elias, here. I’m here to talk to you all about a cool new show Zelda Universe is premiering tomorrow (gasp) on our Twitch channel: Realms of the Wild. Realms of the Wild is an RPG show set in the 100-year period mentioned in Breath of the Wild. For…
A big question Zelda fans are asking is about everyone’s favorite bad guy of the series, Ganondorf. With the release of Breath of the Wild, we’re introduced to the Calamity Ganon as the main threat that Link must face to save the land of Hyrule. But what about his original form we knew from previous…
Eiji Aonuma has already confirmed that Breath of the Wild’s second DLC, the Champions’ Ballad, will provide more insight into the character of Princess Zelda. In an interview with Zelda Universe, Patricia Summersett (voice actress for Princess Zelda) noted that Zelda is a very diverse character who shows a range of emotions. Summersett said that she enjoyed seeing how fans “studied”…
Three Breath of the Wild plushies have appeared on Tokyo Otaku Mode: Link, a Bokoblin, and a Sheikah Slate. Link wears his signature Champion’s Tunic, while the Bokoblin wields a club (the plushie Bokoblin is much cuter than the ones found in the game). The Sheikah Slate is great since it’s technically a cushion, and…
Every year, the Tokyo Game Show brings with it the Japan Game Awards. For the competition, games that released from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 were qualified to compete within the various categories available. With eight different categories of awards possible, Nintendo did well and managed to claim numerous accolades. Pokémon Sun and…
Nintendo have been experimental with their news section of the Nintendo Switch. Not just an app of articles to read through and keep you updated, these pieces of Nintendo goodness are also interactive at times, similar to that of SpotPass on the 3DS. Recently, there have been boomerangs to snatch and meat to grill. Boiled…
There are few video game franchises which are more well renowned than Final Fantasy and Zelda. In a recent interview with Gamespot, Final Fantasy director Hajime Tabata talked about his admiration for Breath of the Wild and how he would like to apply some of the best features to his own game series. Tabata did say that he hadn’t yet been able to personally play Breath…
Many of us are eagerly waiting in anticipation for more details on The Champions’ Ballad, the second DLC for Breath of the Wild. It promises to give more of a backstory to the Champions from Breath of the Wild, and Princess Zelda too. However, details around the second DLC have sadly been limited recently, only wetting our appetites even more. But if you’re…
The four Champions from Breath of the Wild will be arriving in amiibo form on November 10. The figures unlock gear and weapons within Breath of the Wild. They also each unlock rather awesome looking armour based on their respective divine beasts too. The release date and functionality was revealed in the Nintendo Direct that aired earlier…
Whilst Zelda is a big hitter for Nintendo in the west, it doesn’t carry quite the same weight in Japan. That said, Breath of the Wild is still performing rather well, and has now surpassed Twilight Princess in terms of units sold. The 709,091 copies snapped up by Japanese gamers make it the 5th best selling Zelda title of…
