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…
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…
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…
Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct has left this reporter breathless with some unexpected news: a sequel to Breath of the Wild is in development. At the tail-end of a solid Direct that brought us dates for both the Link’s Awakening remaster and Cadence of Hyrule, Nintendo shared some cinematic footage of the unnamed sequel along with the news that the game is…
That’s right, even though it was 99 percent expected, Sakurai revealed in a video at the end of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championships 2019 that the new DLC character will be revealed during the E3 Nintendo Direct. If you happened to be watching the stream, you may have heard the collective crowd go for…
Nintendo has been on a bit of a competitive streak lately, and by that we mean they’ve been pretty great at holding yearly World Championship competitions at E3! This year, instead of having a mixture of multiple games in one tournament, or having a singular tournament focusing on one game, they held three separate tournaments…
Yesterday was a busy day for Nintendo Versus competitors and spectators, as the Big N streamed not one, not two, but three separate tournaments back-to-back: Super Mario Maker 2, Splatoon 2, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And while Japan took home the top spots in both Splatoon 2 and Smash Bros., North American viewers were treated to the news of a second chance at glory. After…
It’s almost time for E3 2019! Nintendo will start up on Tuesday, June 11 at 9 a.m. PST/12 p.m. EST with their E3 Nintendo Direct, followed up by the Nintendo Treehouse: Live. The Treehouse will continue through Thursday, June 13, starting at the same time each day, with Thursday focusing on indie games. If you…
When you think of floral art, tabletop arrangements or small gardens may come to mind. But Burela, Spain takes flowers to the next level each year by creating massive “carpets” of flowers. The works range in their sources of inspiration, and this year some familiar video game icons took form under the artists’ hands. From…
For those of you with Labo VR Kits and the included Labo Toy-Con VR Goggles, you now have the power to experience Super Smash Bros. Ultimate from a unique point of view thanks to the 3.1.0 update. The new VR mode allows players the option of moving their perspective about the stage, taking in all…
Between Nintendo’s new game vouchers and regular discounts on the eShop, buying games digitally is becoming a better deal all the time. And although Super Mario Maker 2 will only use a paltry 2.8GB of space, larger Switch titles such as Breath of the Wild take up over 14GB. Since the Switch only has 32GB of internal storage,…
Aside from providing more information about Super Mario Maker 2, the latest Nintendo Direct introduced a new limited-time offer for Nintendo Switch Online members: vouchers! Two of these Nintendo Switch Game Vouchers can be purchased through July 31, 2019 for $99.99. Each game voucher is good for a full year after purchase, and can be redeemed…
It’s been a little while since Reggie Fils-Aime retired from his role as the head honcho at Nintendo of America. The Regginator was invited to give a commencement address at Ringling College in Florida, after which he spoke to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune about a number of things, including of course his time with the big…
