With the success that Nintendo has achieved in the past few months, fans were hopeful that they would want to keep the ball rolling with a return of the classic E3 press conference. This will be the Switch’s first E3, after all. Alas, Nintendo stated during their Financial Results Briefing that they will not be hosting an E3…
During this year’s Game Developers Conference, fans were shown screenshots of the prototypes used to help create the open-world vision for Breath of the Wild. After this viewing, a fan by the name Winter Drake started creating Breath of the NES to show what it would be like to play the prototype version. The game…
Nintendo’s official release of its 2016 financial year earnings has verified the company’s record-breaking sales numbers earlier reported. Per usual the report is full of info, but here are some interesting numbers: Zelda: Breath of the Wild sold 2.76 million units on Switch worldwide Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Switch and Wii U sales worldwide sits at…
Now that the hype around Breath of the Wild has died down a bit, it seems that the people at Nintendo of America have some extra time on their hands. Either that, or some extra spending money to hire someone to monitor a Reddit account. I’m not too confident that it will be a better…
A few days ago there were rumours that the latest restock of the NES Classic in Australia could be the last. Now today it was announced that throughout April retailers in North America will receive their final shipments of NES Classics. During its short run the NES Classic was incredibly successful, but availability issues plagued it since…
After the Best Buy leak and reports of hidden amiibo content in Breath of the Wild, many assumed three new Zelda amiibo were on the way. The latest Nintendo Direct has just confirmed those rumours with the announcement of three new amiibo based on classic Zelda games. Three new #Zelda amiibo figures will be released on June 23rd: Majora's Mask Link, Twilight…
“Aussie Aussie Aussie, where’s our NES?” It has been reported that last week’s restock of the NES Classic in Australia could be the country’s last. The new NES was incredibly in demand when first released, and is still being chased down by many who missed out on the initial sales. Yet it seems that many…
Recently it was announced that there would be a new Nintendo Direct on April 12. ARMS and Splatoon 2 will be the main focuses, but it’s expected that the Direct will also reveal new information on upcoming games for the Switch and 3DS. Fans in New York have even more reason to be excited: Nintendo NY recently tweeted that…
The release of a new console for Nintendo has led to an almost constant stream of news being released. It has already been announced that Nintendo have “big plans” for this year’s E3, but it seems the company can’t wait until then to announce this upcoming news. Nintendo Direct incoming! Tune in 4/12 at 3…
Over the years, the original Legend of Zelda has seen many re-releases and numerous revisions for its text. However, one mistake has been prevalent in every version, except the recently released NES Classic version of the game. The Old Man in Level 1 of the first Zelda tells the player that “EASTMOST PENNINSULA IS THE SECRET.” Besides being an…
Despite breaking many conventions of the Zelda franchise, Breath of the Wild may arguably take the player closer to the earlier games than most recent additions. Yet Nate at Nintendo Treehouse wanted to take a step closer to the previous Zelda games. He achieved this by having Link wear the iconic green tunic in every cutscene since he left the Great…
Chiko (or Chiko the Destroyer as she likes to be known) describes herself as the middleman between the development team and different teams within Nintendo. This makes her the perfect person to give help or advice for Breath of the Wild. One of the most addictive and fun parts of the game is the Hyrule…
I’m not even close to being done with Breath of the Wild, and while I’ve had to stop myself buying many other exciting games in the last month because of that, I think Mario Kart 8 Deluxe will be the game to finally tear me away from Hyrule — for at least a little while. The game’s…
Much like it’s initial form on Wii U, the upcoming incarnation of Mario Kart 8 on Nintendo Switch will allow you to scan in your various amiibo to unlock racing suits for your Mii character. Making it’s return is the green and gold Link themed suit, but you won’t be limited to just the Super Smash…
If Helen of Troy was the face that launched a thousand ships, then the Legend of Zelda title theme was the song that launched a thousand quests. The videogaming world was never the same following the publication of Nintendo’s first foray into Hyrule back in 1986 — the medium, let alone the franchise, has come…
