Many journalists have eagerly interviewed Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of the Legend of Zelda series, over the years. But few have ever figured out one puzzling enigma he would sometimes convey to them – that he would liken Zelda games to a “miniature garden.” That might not sound like much of a big deal to…
In a special surprise announcement, Nintendo confirmed that it will air a special Nintendo Direct update about a new attraction coming to Super Nintendo World. The Direct will last approximately 10 minutes and will livestream on Monday November 11th at 2pm Pacific Time. Those who are interested in watching the Direct can do so here.…
We now have confirmation that the Legend of Zelda movie is scheduled to be released sometime within the next five years. Last Tuesday Nintendo released their second quarter financial report that contains a briefing of future plans for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends in March 2025. This financial report was presented to…
Sometimes the biggest news from Nintendo comes to us in the most unusual – and uneventful – ways. Last Tuesday Nintendo President Furukawa stated that the company confirmed that the successor of the Switch will indeed have backwards compatibility for Nintendo Switch games as well as access to Nintendo Switch Online. This is great news…
Nintendo really said “We’ll make our own Spotify!” Yesterday, the company announced and released a new smartphone app called Nintendo Music. With this app, users can stream from a growing collection of soundtracks from your favorite Nintendo games. All you need is to download the app and have an existing Nintendo Switch Online membership. There’s…
Shibuya PARCO, a popular shopping destination in Tokyo, is home to Nintendo Tokyo, Capcom Store Tokyo, and the Pokémon Center Shibuya. According to SEGA’s transmedia boss Justin Scarpone in an interview with Video Games Chronicle, SEGA is set to join their fellow gaming giants in the physical retail space next summer. They’re also planning on…
At the Thailand Game Show 2024, Nintendo recently announced that they are opening a physical store with the event’s main sponsor Synnex. Expanding their retail footprint comes as no surprise since Nintendo has shared their plans to open up another store in San Francisco in 2025 and has proceeded to have pop-up stores across the…
Update 10/20/24: The New York City Nintendo Store is currently sold out of Alarmo. On October 9, Nintendo announced a surprising addition to their hardware lineup—an alarm clock fittingly named Alarmo. While this isn’t Nintendo’s first foray into promoting healthy sleeping habits with apps such as Pokémon Sleep, this device marks an innovative departure from…
Waves of new official Zelda merchandise and promotional crossovers have arrived from Nintendo, and most of it seems to be coming to Japan only. There are some exceptions, however, as a handful of items and sweepstakes opportunities have popped up exclusively for My Nintendo Rewards members in the United States. First up, fans in Japan…
Yesterday Nintendo published Part 4 of their “Ask the Developer” interview with the Zelda staff leaders who worked on the new game. In Part 4, the final section of the interview, Eiji Aonuma, Tomomi Sano, and Grezzo director Satoshi Terada discussed how Echoes of Wisdom embodies the “Zelda-like” feeling, and what the definition of said…
During Part 2 of Nintendo’s “Ask the Developer” Interview published on September 23rd, one of the key talking points was about how the development team was driven by the core idea of “being mischievous.” This idea was born out of the desire to allow players freedom with how they navigate puzzles and traverse Hyrule in…
On September 23rd, Nintendo shared more information about their much-anticipated release of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. In Part 2 of their “Ask the Developer” interview, the developers discussed how they had “struggled with the ideas for echoes” because they were looking for the right combination of items that can both “help and…
Today Nintendo released Part 3 of their interview with the team leaders behind Echoes of Wisdom’s development, which included Zelda mastermind Eiji Aonuma, Grezzo director Satoshi Terada, and Tomomi Sano, the first female director of a Legend of Zelda game. Part 3 covers the fascinating story of how Princess Zelda finally became the main protagonist…
Nintendo recently published Parts 1 and 2 of their “Ask the Developer” interview with the internal development staff behind Echoes of Wisdom. The interview confirms that the third-party game company Grezzo, who helped Nintendo develop the remakes of Ocarina of Time 3D and Majora’s Mask 3D in the past, have also recently assisted Nintendo with…
With Echoes of Wisdom only days away now, Nintendo has blessed us with even more sneak-peeks. We now have new looks galore at the game through trailers, promotional videos, the Japanese website, a game demo, review footage, and a new commercial. This is an update on the previous list of enemies in Echoes of Wisdom.…
