E3 is over, but the excitement for this year’s upcoming games has only begun. Link’s Awakening was announced back in February, but E3 gave us our best look yet at new features and gameplay such as player-made Chamber Dungeons, quality of life improvements to equipment, and an adorable new amiibo. All that buzz landed Link’s Awakening two nominations…
The Nintendo Power Podcast released a new episode this week in celebration of E3 2019, discussing all of the surprises Nintendo announced in their exciting Direct presentation. Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser was a guest on the show, and discussed his experience filming his conversation with an animated Bowser in the Nintendo Direct. The…
As a Zelda fan in the UK, it’s been a real struggle trying to get hold of the recently announced limited edition of the Link’s Awakening remake. After setting up email and phone alerts, contacting retailers, and constantly refreshing product pages all week, I was fortunate enough to claim my preorder today — and even then, the window of…
The Link’s Awakening limited edition has proved to be a very elusive item, going in and out of stock on most supporting retailers’ websites since its reveal. Nintendo of Europe has informed French retailers the shipment figure for the bundle, giving us an idea of just how rare it might be. 10,000 copies will ship on the…
According to statistics by Fizziology, a marketing and analytics company, the newly announced Breath of the Wild sequel was the second most-discussed Nintendo game on Twitter at this year’s E3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons stole the show with the most discussion, with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate taking third place. Source Twitter Via GoNintendo
While almost everything we’ve seen so far in the Link’s Awakening remake has been incredibly faithful to the original source material, it seems that Nintendo is still applying a few subtle-yet-sensible cosmetic changes. Sale, the owner of Sale’s House of Bananas on Toronbo Shores, has been given a notable furniture upgrade. In the original game, he had…
Previously, we shared GameXplain’s off-screen footage of Link’s Awakening that features a Cucco attack, stealing from the shop, and other activities in and around Mabe Village. Now, Zeltik has shared his own footage from the E3 show floor in which he tries to get as far as possible in the 15-minute time limit. He manages…
After showing a new trailer during the Direct presentation and demonstrating the game on Treehouse Live, Nintendo also allowed E3 attendees to go hands-on with the Link’s Awakening remake. There’s a lot going on in this off-screen footage from GameXplain, including: 2:48: A Cucco swarm attacks Link 3:30: Link successfully steals a shovel, but suffers the shopkeeper’s…
It’s been more than two decades of Eiji Aonuma working on the Legend of Zelda series, and he was able to chat with Game Informer at E3 2019 about this and working with Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto. With regard to how his workload and position have changed, you can look to the credits for the…
Following the recent 25-minute-plus gameplay footage from the Nintendo Treehouse, Nintendo Minute also went hands-on with the newly released Cadence of Hyrule. Kit and Krysta discover beach huts, surfboards and lots of enemies in the games beach area, before heading down to the significantly colder Frozen Grotto. If you’d like to see more from Nintendo Minute, Kit and…
Nintendo Minute was of course in attendance at E3, and hosts Kit and Krysta were kind enough to share their experiences on the show floor with a new series of vlogs. In the first installment, the duo presents some off-screen footage of the Link’s Awakening remake at the 3:48 mark, with Krysta reclaiming Link’s shield from Tarin,…
This was the first E3 since Bowser took over Nintendo of America. Although that might sound like the plot of a Mario game, Doug Bowser made a strong first impression as president of the company. From his humorous introduction in the Nintendo Direct to his calm demeanor in interviews on the floor, it seems that previous…
The Nintendo Treehouse stream has now sadly come to an end, but the team gave Zelda one last hurrah by featuring some Cadence of Hyrule gameplay on the final day. After waking up Link in Kakariko Village, Sam and Audrey dance their way through the Gerudo Ruins before taking on the intimidatingly huge Bass Guitarmos Knights. Cadence…
As one of the featured upcoming games available to play at E3 this year, the Link’s Awakening demo section of Nintendo’s booth was decorated with dioramas depicting scenes from Koholint Island. Nintendo posted a collection of photos of the setups on the European Twitter account, and more (along with shots of the rest of the…
We still haven’t recovered from Nintendo’s showcase at this year’s E3. The Nintendo Direct presentation just did not give us a break in terms of excitement; the pace of announcements did not let up during those 40 minutes, and the surprises had us all screaming with joy. Nintendo more than made up for the absence…
