The Nintendo 3DS is a leap forward in gaming technology that allows the player to not only play 3-D games, but to control the depth of their 3D visuals. Although not all games for the 3DS are equally enhanced through the use of the 3-D feature, many players appreciate what this function does to the…
Did you intend to visit Comic Con this year? No? Well you might feel sorry for that decision! Nintendo seems to have plans for Comic Con next week which might make you regret not planning to go earlier. Bad news is that the tickets are, accordingly to the New York Comic Con website, already sold…
The StreetPass system should be well-known within the Nintendo community; while it’s really popular in Japan, it’s not difficult to leave the house in America without receiving a single StreetPass. Konno and Iwata talked about the situation in the Iwata Asks: StreetPass Relay Point. While Konno has heard of how badly StreetPasses work in the…
While the A Link Between Worlds announcements stole most of the thunder, there was some other Zelda-related news during today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast. Erik Peterson of Nintendo’s Treehouse announced that a downloadable shirt based on Link’s pyjamas at the start of The Wind Waker is now available in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
This morning’s Nintendo Direct, hosted by President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata, cleared up the mystery of the item shop, now called Ravio’s Shop, in A Link Between Worlds. Iwata previously teased an image of Ravio’s Shop, showing items such as the bow, hammer, and boomerang all out for sale. “Now, the shop you saw earlier…
At the end of the recent Nintendo Direct, we got a look at some new content from the upcoming title A Link Between Worlds. New characters were pictured, as well as some returning ones. There is also a very interesting cutscene picture of Link. Hit the jump to view the screenshots and watch the Nintendo…
During today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast, a new dungeon was revealed for A Link Between Worlds with strong shades of green. There are turbines and wind inside which possibly suggest that this a Wind (or maybe Earth) temple, or something similar. Perhaps most interestingly, however, Iwata says that: “From a certain point in this new title, the order…
Many of you have been waiting for the ability to play your Wii games on the gamepad with the use of the Wii remote. Well, the day has arrived! Even though this is probably the most anticipated feature, there a few others that are encompassed by Nintendo’s latest system update. Keep in mind that it…
This Friday, 4th October not only marks the retail launch of The Wind Waker HD in North America and Europe, but also the digital debut of the game on the European Wii U eShop. Eurogamer reports that the price of the game on this service will be £49.99 / €59.99. It’s a tad pricey, especially compared to Pikmin 3 and The…
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Nintendo Famicom (known as the NES in North America and Europe) that occurred this past July, Japanese record company Nippon Columbia has announced that they will be releasing a large collection of game music from the console, titled “Nintendo Famicom Music” in Japan later this year. The collection…
Although the Wii U has not quite done a bunk; it is falling significantly behind its fellow next-gen systems, even within the Nintendo universe. There was a lot of confusion in the beginning about the Wii U being its own system or some type of controller add-on to the Wii. Nintendo UK has recognized that…
It’s not one, but two Links in today’s Super Smash Bros. screenshot, with regular and Toon Link showing off what appear to be their Up + B spin attacks in the Wii U version of the game. How unfortunate for the victim trapped in the middle of it. Series director and uploader of these screenshots, Masahiro Sakurai,…
We have found something interesting for those of you who purchased The Wind Waker HD. One huge feature of the remake is that you are able to use the GamePad in order to go faster through menus and to save a lot of time during fights, thanks to the improved quick-equip option. In order to make…
Great news for The Wind Waker HD! Roger Langford, Nintendo’s UK product manager, says the game is a “triple-A” new release, and will boost the momentum of sales for the Wii U consoles. The Wii U has struggled to get on its feet, but with The Wind Waker HD such a huge success with Zelda…
With all the speculation and theorizing surrounding not only the upcoming release of A Link Between Worlds, but highly anticipated information concerning Zelda for the Wii U, many sub-topics have arisen for debate. One that Official Nintendo Magazine UK took notice of last week was the topic of a female Link.
