Breath of the Wild is the hottest topic these days, but while the fanbase enjoys the E3 footage that can be found online, Eiji Aonuma is already thinking further. But before we take a look into the future, let’s go back to the past. Back in 2013 he said that “he wants to rethink the conventions of…
A few months ago, Nintendo revealed to the world in a press announcement that the newest game in the Legend of Zelda franchise would be released on both the Nintendo Wii U and its next-generation console, codenamed “NX.” Very few details were given about the console itself, other than it would be released in March…
Well, E3 2016 is officially over, and what a week it was! Join us as we recap all the Zelda highlights from gaming’s biggest event on the year. Will you complete the naked Link challenge? Or will you go straight to the boss? Come back next week for more Zelda News. Until then, thanks for watching!
We know, we know. You’re all incredibly jealous of our sweet E3 merch, including the awesome Breath of the Wild commemorative coin that E3 booth attendees got their mitts on. We do feel kind of bad though, it’s not fair that all you lovely die hard Zelda fans won’t get a chance to own one. What’s that?…
This past week at E3 2016, several members of the Zelda Universe team had the opportunity to meet up with our friend, Nintendo-focused YouTuber AbdallahSmash026. Everyone we sent to Los Angeles this year had the opportunity to play Breath of the Wild multiple times, with most of us averaging about one hour of gameplay each. But Nintendo invited Abdallah to spend an…
As if getting the chance to play Breath of the Wild wasn’t bad enough, I’m also very jealous of the fact that E3 attendees got to visit the amazing Zelda booth Nintendo presented at E3. In an interview with Venturebeat, Nintendo’s senior director of corporate comunications, Charlie Scibetta, offered a little insight into the creation of this…
This E3, Nintendo fed us hungry Zelda fans hours of gameplay footage and one breathtaking trailer, but the influx of news doesn’t stop there. Gameplay footage and interviews are still pouring in, and one notable interview with Bill Trinen by YouTuber Katie Wilson reveals an interesting bit of trivia about the Breath of the Wild trailer. “Little known fact: the trailer…
The trailer for Breath of the Wild has hit over 6 million views, making it the most watched video on Nintendo’s YouTube channel! This accomplishment comes after the title became the most searched game coming out of E3. The 2nd most watched video on Nintendo’s channel is the introduction video to the 2DS which has 6.2…
Breath of the Wild has the biggest development team ever to work on a Nintendo title, according to Eiji Aonuma in an interview with GameSpot on Thursday. We have already covered the over 100-person-strong team from Monolith Soft contributing to development, and according to Aonuma, he has never worked with a bigger team. However, having…
Confirming once more that Nintendo really does listen to feedback from their fans, Eiji Aonuma discussed in an interview with Polygon how user reactions to Skyward Sword influenced the development of Breath of the Wild. “A lot of the fans that played Skyward Sword said that they were really bummed out that they couldn’t find…
Earlier this week, we published chapter 1 of our brand new Breath of the Wild walkthrough. This walkthrough is based entirely on the footage released by Nintendo this week and our team’s experience playing the demo first hand at E3 2016. The first chapter leads up to the first Shrine of Trial. Today, we’ve published the…
When Nintendo announced the latest delay to Breath of the Wild’s release date back in April, they also revealed that the game would be launching simultaneously on Wii U and the as-yet-unnamed successor to that console, codenamed NX. In separate interviews with IGN, both Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma have explained the reasoning behind that decision. Miyamoto…
For a gamer, nothing quite stokes the fires of excitement like the arrival of E3, and unless you’ve been living under a sizable rock since the show, you’ll know that Nintendo took the decision to focus almost entirely on the upcoming Zelda title for the Wii U and NX, finally unveiled as ‘Breath of the…
In an interview with E! during E3 2016, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, offered more details about Breath of the Wild. During the interview, Reggie assured them that Breath of the Wild still contains elements of traditional Legend of Zelda games that have not yet been shown, in addition to the new open-world design shown this week.…
Monolith Soft, the developer of the critically acclaimed Xenoblade series, has a large team working on Breath of the Wild. This news comes directly from Zelda series creator, Shigeru Miyamoto. Miyamoto revealed this information in an interview with Game Informer this week. “Yes they are involved in this Zelda. People from Tokyo and Kyoto are working together on this.…
