When Nintendo showed off the Wii U at last year’s E3 they left us with the assurance that the console would be coming to our living rooms in 2012. Even before the Wii U was announced Japanese publication Nikkei had stated it would release in mid-2012 which would be around the month of July. We…
During an Iwata Asks segment, the president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata asked Aonuma-san and Fujibayashi-san if they could complete a brand new Zelda game for the Wii U in a time span of 3 years. Click the jump to read on!
The newest edition of Iwata Asks is out, and in it Shigeru Miyamoto, Aonuma, and Satora Iwata have discussed (amongst other things) the reasons why Skyward Sword took so long before it was finished, their experiences in creating this masterpiece, and events leading up to its official release. Hit the jump for some of the highlights…
Many people get the impression that the Zelda series is made completely by men. After all, Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma, the two men in charge of the series, are present in many interviews and appear at the big events such as E3. In the current edition of “Iwata Asks,” however, president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata,…
In the most recent edition of “Iwata Asks,” Satoru Iwata (the president of Nintendo) sat down with members of the development team from Skyward Sword and discussed the game’s direction concerning the script, cinematics, and music. This interview reveals a lot about the team itself and the sheer amount of decision-making that went into creating…
In the most recent edition of “Iwata Asks,” Skyward Sword producer Eiji Aonuma revealed that Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto was initially disappointed with the game’s progress. Aonuma admits that the first time he saw the beginning of the game, “it was no good at all!” He became worried when Miyamoto, who has a reputation for being…
In the most recent edition of “Iwata Asks,” new information has been given about a previously unexplored area in Skyward Sword. Concerning design, story, and gameplay, a video was released alongside the interview with Mr. Iwata. Continue reading to view the video featuring the area, as well as see the highlights from the interview. Beware of…
Yesterday, the second volume of the new Iwata Asks was released on the official site. You can probably guess that there was a lot of Skyward Sword info in there, considering there’s less than a month until its release! There’s a short, never before seen, spoilerific clip in there from SS as well. If you…
For the ZU devout, Ocarina of Time 3DS might have been the turning of tide for the Nintendo 3DS. When Reggie Fils-Aime spoke with Kotaku back in June, he pretty much admitted that the 3DS had some hiccups getting out of the gates. “But when we started talking to consumers who were aware or interested, but…
While Ocarina of Time is considered to be one of the best games ever created in the Zelda series, there were a few things that the Zelda team could have changed to make it different from “Ocarina of Time” as we know it today. In an Iwata Ask’s feature for Ocarina of Time, Miyamoto and…
The Iwata Asks feature on the Nintendo site has recently released an interesting interview regarding Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo 64, as well as for the 3DS. This interview is between Iwata, a CEO of Nintendo, and the development staff for Ocarina of Time N64. Things brought up in the interview include development issues…
Multiple controller support has been a much speculated about issue since the announce of the Wii U console at E3. After Miyamoto said they were focusing on single controller only, many thought that was the final answer. However, Nintendo CEO, Iwata, has spoken up with: “Technically, it is possible for the Wii U to support…
The newest Iwata Asks feature has recently surfaced, and this time Satoru Iwata discusses the upcoming 3d remake of Ocarina of Time with none other than the creator of Zelda, Shigeru Miyamoto. The feature has questions including why Ocarina of Time is a special game to many, and a few facts from the history of the development…
This is what you’ve been waiting for from this year’s Game Developers Conference: a new trailer of Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. More information for our Skyward Sword information section will be coming shortly! [youtube]pBFAooz5HW0[/youtube] EDIT: Video has been updated to a higher quality one. Source: Youtube, Game Developers Conference
Nintendo has finally showed us what the 3DS prototypes look like, and we’re glad they kept building, because these prototypes are none too pretty! More pictures and info after the jump:
