The Nintendo Treehouse team visited the Link’s Awakening remake’s Trendy Game Shop in the recent livestream, an iconic moment from the original game. This time, the game features more realistic crane physics, making it more difficult than in the original Link’s Awakening. The goodies will slip from your grasp if you’re not careful! You can catch the Treehouse…
In the Nintendo Treehouse segment on the upcoming Link’s Awakening remake, the team gave a sneak peek of the Color Dungeon, a dungeon originally exclusive to the DX version of the game. Treehouse staffer Audrey Drake runs us through the first puzzle, before bombing a wall to a secret room full of rupees. She stopped there to avoid spoiling…
Here’s another interesting tidbit from the recent Nintendo Treehouse stream on Link’s Awakening. While demonstrating gameplay in Mabe Village, Treehouse staffer Audrey Drake explained, “Your sword, shield, things like your Power Bracelet, Pegasus Boots are always equipped.” In the original game, you had to manually equip all of your items, assigning each one to the A or…
In the recent Nintendo Treehouse segment on the Link’s Awakening remake, the team were fortunate enough to play the game alongside Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma. Aonuma said that he’s “always wanted to remake this title,” and that now seemed like the perfect time to do so. “Breath of the Wild broke the convention of Zelda, and now because a…
We caught a ton of boss fights in yesterday’s Nintendo Direct trailer of the Link’s Awakening remake, but the following Nintendo Treehouse stream was generous enough to show us one more. The Treehouse challenged Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma to complete one of their custom Chamber Dungeons. With over 20 years of experience overseeing the Zelda series, Aonuma of course…
We previously reported on the exciting special editions in North America and Europe, and now it looks like the Dreamer Edition is also headed to Japan too. This is the same edition as the one releasing in North America, though there is no word on Europe’s steelbook bundle making its way to Japan at this…
If you’re hungry for details about the upcoming sequel to Breath of the Wild, you may find answers in discarded ideas from the last game. Two years ago, Nintendo held a panel at GDC, during which they showed off concept art that didn’t make the cut for Breath of the Wild. One concept is particularly interesting after yesterday’s…
A special edition for the upcoming Nintendo Switch remake of Link’s Awakening has been confirmed for release in North America. The Dreamer Edition contains the game and a hardback art book, pictured below. This edition is available to preorder at Amazon, Best Buy, and GameStop, priced at $69.99. Both the standard and Dreamer editions of the…
A sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is in the works, and Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma has revealed that one of the games inspiring the team working on it is Red Dead Redemption 2. In an interview with IGN today, Aonuma was asked about the games that were inspiring the younger members of…
When Nintendo unveiled its in-development sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, its dark tones had fans quickly drawing comparisons with Majora’s Mask, the direct sequel to Ocarina of Time which was notably darker than its predecessor. Nintendo’s Eiji Aonuma has come out and stated that the sequel is not related to or inspired by Majora’s Mask,…
Link’s Awakening’s box art has been revealed, and it’s just as beautiful as you’d expect. The colors are just bursting out of the box, and Link is more adorable than ever. Look at his little face! Today’s Nintendo Direct presentation revealed a brand new trailer for the game, and a Nintendo Switch launch date of…
One thing the latest Link’s Awakening remake trailer isn’t lacking is combat — there are half a dozen fleeting appearances of the game’s big bads! The original game was crammed full of weird and wonderful boss fights, so it’s very exciting to see all of these monsters re-emerge in a whole new visual style. Hinox This is…
Not one, but two fighters were announced for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate in today’s Nintendo Direct! The E3 Direct opened with Breath of the Wild Link fighting a corrupted Marth and Meta Knight before the aptly named Hero from Dragon Quest XI leaped in to help out. It went on to show off some of…
We’re still reeling from the surprise reveal of the Breath of the Wild sequel at the end of Nintendo’s E3 Direct. But after watching it several hundred times, we’re increasingly convinced that none other than Ganondorf himself will be cropping up when the next entry to the series drops. In the trailer below, we see Link…
Dungeons have always been a staple in the Zelda franchise, but the new Link’s Awakening is taking the concept in a new direction. For the first time, players will be able to make their own custom dungeons. The new trailer from Nintendo’s E3 stream showed this briefly, but we got a much better look at this interesting…
