@Borderlineland
"Can you really call it a new Zelda title if its been outsourced to third parties to make though? Kinda makes it not really a true Zelda game."
Grezzo did not make the game alone, some key figures in the development were from Nintendo. Two of the three people interviewed for the Ask the developer interview were from Nintendo, including Eiji Aonuma:
I stopped playing the Switch version of Links Awakening because of the choppy frame rate. I love the GB and GBC version.
I played the Switch version handheld. The plan was to wait for an update, a Switch Pro or Switch 2. The first two options never came. Here's hoping the Switch 2 is backwards compatible.
Have not noticed anything in Echoes of Wisdom. Am only in the second dungeon, but have explored the world quite a bit.
I play the physical version on a Switch OLED handheld.
Have read it's worst off a memory card, and best off internal memory. I guess a slow card makes it even worse.
Even if Miyamoto was not directly involved in the creation of The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, this game would not exist without him, as he is the creator of the series.
They could have added a "The legend of Zelda otōsan: Shigeru Miyamoto" or something similar.
Nintendo are you there?
Please consider updating the credits.
@PurpulTyeDye "Okay so if said wheel were 'facts' then this totally debunks the prototype shell and joy cons that were shown off a few weeks back because if u look close at those joy-con pictures with the big bulky eject buttons on the back you can tell that the left and right buttons were everyday OG Switchy Clicky Goodness!"
Well, not exactly, it could have been an earlier prototype. So even if parts of it could be changed in the finished model, other parts of it could still be the same.
Also, the supposedly leaked 3D-models did seem to have buttons, but the physical shell with main board and joy cons had joy cons without buttons inserted and was in an angle where one did not see the top - so these could possibly be the shells for joy cons with scroll wheels.
I think the scroll wheels are plausible for several reasons:
1. Nintendo always include new ideas in their new consoles.
As far as I know this has not been done by “the competitors”.
2. It sounds like a useful feature.
3. Sakurai having the scroll wheel idea for the Game Cube controller.
4. If the Switch 2 does indeed have the scroll wheels:
It might be the fruit of Sakurai's initial idea.
That Sakurai is talking about this in 2023, so many years later, might indicate that he knows something about the Switch 2.
5. Nintendo having a patent for two scroll wheels on a handheld console that looks rather like a Switch.
6. A Nintendo-controller with scroll wheels have been claimed to have been seen.
7. An "empty shell" Switch 2 console have been claimed to have been seen with scroll wheels.
I see some people find it very strange that it exists “empty shell” consoles. I don’t find this strange - it could at least be two things:
A.) A prototype. They need to make sure everything looks and feels right and so on. Including the possible scroll wheels.
B.) An empty shell of the finished model. They are probably handed to manufacturers that make Switch 2 accessories to make sure the accessories fit the console properly. Nintendo would probably not want such companies to get hand on the complete model with electronics. I imagine Nintendo gives out info and items on a need-to-know basis to minimize possible leaks of the finished product.
Until Nintendo unveils the Switch 2, we won't know for sure,
but I lean toward the scroll wheels on Switch 2 being true.
"Hey, not really a “leak” per se, but something interesting.
I work for the TSA at a fairly large airport on the west coast. A large pelican case came through the X-ray and got pulled for screening, and when I asked the guy questions about the case, he asked that he get a private screening for the contents. He and a coworker ended up going into another room with me and a supervisor, and they popped the locks on the case.
Inside was what looked like a large horizontal computer looking thing, almost like a giant internet modem if I had to describe it. The weird thing is it had a controller with it, and it didn’t really look finished (almost like a busted 3rd party little brother controller), but had the normal ABXY buttons, triggers, sticks, etc. only weird thing about it is it had like 2 mouse scroll wheels next to the triggers.
After screening the machine and controller, our machine alarmed, so we had to do a check of the guy’s personal backpack and pat down etc. only reason I’m making a post here is that he had Nintendo business cards stating that they were some sort of hardware developer/engineers. (I forgot the exact title) in Research development.
Idk, the actual machine seemed about the size of an Xbox One or so, so it seems like Nintendo might be out of the portable console business. Who knows if this is actually their next console or what, but it was exciting and I couldn’t really keep it to myself. That’s all."
_ _ _
If true - could have been a dev kit and a prototype pro controller.
Of course if the Switch 2 has indeed two scroll wheels, they will be present both on the pro controller and the joy cons.
This trailer made me smile. Soo cute! Lovely animation. The in game graphics looks nice as well. Mail delivery, BMX tricks and helping others with quests. An unexpected combo.
Will wait for the reviews though. Not all games that look fun are fun to play. Heres hoping the gameplay delivers.
Wikipedia:
"The Guardian is a British daily newspaper."
"The paper's readership is generally on the mainstream left of British political opinion, and the term "Guardian reader" is used to imply a stereotype of a person with modern liberal, left-wing or "politically correct" views." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian
@JimNorman
Why have so much focus on less positive reviews in a list of general reviews?
The list makes it sound like 1 in 4 reviewers are not that happy about the new Zelda.
At the time of writing:
In nintendolifes roundup there are:
75% Positive reviews: 6 reviews including nintendolifes own.
25% Mixed reviews: 2 mixed reviews
0% Negative reviews
It can be interesting or fun to see some reviews that are not happy about games people love, but maybe atleast mention in the list that the reviews that are not that happy about the new Zelda are at the moment rather rare.
"Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Minami-ku, Japan; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa, “Nintendo” hereafter), together with The Pokémon Company, filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court against Pocketpair, Inc. (HQ: 2-10-2 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, “Defendant” hereafter) on September 18, 2024."
Would you consider adding a little information about patents and the companies involved to the article?
The parent organizations of The Pokemon Company (founded 1998) are: Nintendo (founded 1889) Game Freak (founded 1989) Creatures (founded 1995)
Patents are granted by country or region, but: "PCT – The International Patent System By filing one international patent application under the PCT, applicants can simultaneously seek protection for an invention in a large number of countries." World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) https://www.wipo.int
@AlanaHagues "It's not confirmed whether the DLC is included"
The bundle boxes says: "BONUS FULL GAME DOWNLOAD". It's probably just to emphasize that it's not just a demo. If the Booster DLC was included, I'm pretty sure it would be clearly marked on the front of the boxes, which it is not. Nintendo probably hopes many of the ones buying these will buy the DLC as well. Giving away an extra 48 courses might be a bit much to ask perhaps, and if one does not have Mario Kart 8, the original 48 should be enough for a while.
@nala310 "Wife thinks I have too many systems hooked up with 20+. This is just awesome. Got everything from Atari 2600 to Switch hooked up, and that's a lot of wires, so I can't imagine the mess behind the TV."
20+ is still A LOT. I am curious - what consoles do you have hooked up?
The triangular particles indicate that something can be learned as an echo.
You use the staff as a vacuum cleaner to suck in all the lovely triangular particles and then you can echo it around when you feel like it.
@Lizuka
"I'm getting the sense this game didn't sell very well given how last week's only had 50,000 participants and this week's seems to have stalled out at 30,000. Shame since I'm enjoying it and would like a follow-up."
At the time of writing, it's over 37 200 participants on Challenge 2 of 5 which has the most for now.
It's open for 5 more days, so I would not be surprised if it surpasses "Competition #1 World Championships" in number of players.
The "Competition #2 World Championships" as a whole has over 163 000 "Current Participants".
This number adds all the individual participant numbers of each of the 5 challenges - so it does not mean there are 163 000 people, as I would imagine many play several of the challenges.
I don't understand how people are expecting this to include full versions of the NES games.
1. Nintendo never said the full games would be part of the “Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition”.
2. Nintendo World Championships (1990, 2015 and 2017) was never about playing the full versions of the games.
3. The full games are part of Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) which is a subscription service. Nintendo want people to subscribe to NSO.
4. Nintendo has never really been that into doing retro port collections, like Sega and many other publishers are doing.
Nintendo has sold retro games in physical and download form, but mainly one by one, and they pretty much stopped after the Wii U and 3DS.
There are a few exceptions, Nintendo has released a few collections, but they are mainly just a few games, by series and usually have updated versions of the games.
If I were going to have one of these as a poster on the wall I would pick the Japanese one. No contest.
It looks great.
Second place: North America.
The European one feels a bit cluttered with info and text.
And I'm not thrilled with the white glow around the logo og characters.
Also it looks very strange with those handles hanging in mid air.
I get that they do so in the game, also that things hanging in mid air is rather common in platformers - but here it looks extra strange. I think it is because the angle of the bacground and the handle Diddy Kong is hanging from and the handle of Donkey Kong is hanging from does not seem to align at all.
Would be fun if Shigeru Miyamoto had an idea for a totally new Nintendo IP!
Creating new game series is not part of his current roles at Nintendo, but at the same time: this is a creative mind, it would not surprise me if he has ideas for new games now and then, and I am sure everyone at Nintendo would listen if he wanted to share his ideas.
Luigis Mansion 1, 2 and 3 contains meat/bones in kitchens, on dinner tables and other places - so this game series might not be for those who are offended by the word "meaty".
"combining a solid single-player experience with a bunch of multiplayer modes that, frankly, aren’t worth the price of admission or the time investment."
"Good 7/10"
If you had to give separate scores for the single player and multiplayer, what would they be?
"Which Nintendo IP would you like to see take over the 'traditional' Zelda formula?"
I would not like any IP to take over the traditional Zelda formula.
I hope there will continue to be traditional Zeldas.
And by traditional I mean the top down Zelda games with traditional dungeons.
Can still be sort of open world like "A Link between Worlds".
But for other Nintendo IP or new Nintendo IP to use the traditional Zelda formula or be inspired by it? For sure!
I think a Zeldaish Mario game would be very interesting.
Maybe it’s time for "Super Mario Adventure".
A sort of top down action adventure, action RPG.
Exploring, dungeons, puzzles, and so on - but no turn-based battles.
I mean - Mario has 3 different RPG series now with turn-based battles:
Super Mario RPG
Paper Mario
Mario & Luigi
A Zeldaish Mario has been done to a smaller degree in Super Mario 3D Land, World 5-2.
The whole course was made like a top-down mini Zelda dungeon.
"Super Mario Adventure" could take gameplay inspiration from:
Zelda: A Link to the past
Zelda: Link's awakening
Zelda: A link between worlds
And the Mario series as a whole.
The visual style could be "Chubby Mario" and take inspiration from:
Zelda: A link between worlds
Zelda: Links awakening - Remake / Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Super Mario RPG - Remake (But not a diagonal style.)
I would not want Mario to have a sword though.
Oh, and Link could have a fun cameo somewhere in the background.
Nintendo, are you there?
Can you pretty please make Super Mario Adventure?
"The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom shares the stylized look of the Link's Awakening remake, but it appears to be putting a fresh spin on the tried-and-true Zelda formula, and we’re here for it."
"For the sake of argument, let’s assume that the ‘traditional Zelda’ formula boils down to these key elements:
Linear game structure
Themed elemental dungeons
Key items which open new areas or are required to defeat certain bosses
Side quests and collectibles"
Well, "Zelda: A Link between worlds" (the head picture of this article) did not have a linear game structure.
One could lend the items from the purple bunnyman and do the dungeons and areas in any order one wanted to.
But still it leaned more to the "classic" Zeldas than BOTW and TOTK.
"Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom" seems to be set in the same world as "Zelda: A Link to the past" and "Zelda: A Link between worlds".
A sort of trilogy perhaps.
As of now, we don't know if "Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom" will even have "traditional" dungeons, dungeons at all, "traditional" items or if the order of areas and possible dungeons will be linear or not.
All Zeldas have elements that are not linear: areas, secrets, items or side quests that are optional.
Also often different paths one can take to reach the same area.
Personally I enjoy both the more linear Zeldas and the less linear Zeldas and think there are room for both going forward.
"Hey, not really a “leak” per se, but something interesting.
I work for the TSA at a fairly large airport on the west coast. A large pelican case came through the X-ray and got pulled for screening, and when I asked the guy questions about the case, he asked that he get a private screening for the contents. He and a coworker ended up going into another room with me and a supervisor, and they popped the locks on the case.
Inside was what looked like a large horizontal computer looking thing, almost like a giant internet modem if I had to describe it. The weird thing is it had a controller with it, and it didn’t really look finished (almost like a busted 3rd party little brother controller), but had the normal ABXY buttons, triggers, sticks, etc. only weird thing about it is it had like 2 mouse scroll wheels next to the triggers.
After screening the machine and controller, our machine alarmed, so we had to do a check of the guy’s personal backpack and pat down etc. only reason I’m making a post here is that he had Nintendo business cards stating that they were some sort of hardware developer/engineers. (I forgot the exact title) in Research development.
Idk, the actual machine seemed about the size of an Xbox One or so, so it seems like Nintendo might be out of the portable console business. Who knows if this is actually their next console or what, but it was exciting and I couldn’t really keep it to myself. That’s all."
If true - could have been a dev kit and a prototype pro controller.
Ofcourse if the Switch 2 has indeed two scroll weels, they will be present both on the pro controller and the joy cons.
Tri has triangles behind that indicate how many echoes one can make. Some echoes cost 1 triangle, others more.
When an echo is made, the triangle/triangles move over to the echo.
Monster echoes seems to cost the most: In the trailer they cost 1, 2 or 3. While the items all cost 1.
3:03 The cost of each echo is shown in the echo menu.
2:19 When Tri shows up in jail with the tri staff, Tri has 3 triangles hanging behind.
Later Tri is shown with 4 triangles. So it seems the maximum number of echoes one can have at the same time increases through the game starting at 3.
2:25 "New" items that can be echoed have many glittering triangles above it that are sucked into the Tri rod to learn a new echo.
I watched the trailer several times before really noticing these connections
I wonder how the echo function work when you have reached the limit.
Could be different things, maybe:
they only last some seconds
they disappear when they go off screen
there is a delete option that removes a spesific, the first or all echoes
I was thinking maybe the first echo will disappear when you make an echo over the limit.
But this might not be the case, because Tri seems to be the indicator of echo-power, and when the echo power is empty (no more triangles behind Tri), it would perhaps make the most sense that the echo power is really empty.
0:26 Links weapon is bluish turquoise and emits blue attacks. In contrast to:
0:33 The purple rift seems to start emitting from Ganons weapon.
Notice also the purple color of: his weapon, his attack, the vapor of himself and the crystal Zelda was trapped in.
0:45 The written language on the stones and walls seems to be inspiresd by morse code.
0:59 The first dungeon of "Zelda: A Link to the past" is visible in the upper right corner.
So.. This game might have dungeons.
1:12 A pillar to the left. This area also has pillars in "Zelda: A Link to the past", shorter ones though.
2:48 A cat on the roof.
2:52 A boat that floats in the purple air.
3:53 A blacksmith. Seems he has a shield laying around.
4:00 A rather big and strange fish is swimming in the background.
4:29 The promotional art:
There is a treasure chest half buried in the ground. Thats very Breath of the wild / Tears of the kingdom-ish.
How will Zelda get this chest out of the dirt? Will she have some sort of lifting ability similar as in those games..
Even though Nintendo have not released any new amiibo for new games for a long, long time, this could possibly be the exception:
1. All the mainline Zeldas released on cart on Switch did get amiibo so far:
Breath of the wild
Links awakening
Skyward sword
Tears of the kingdom
2. Links amiibo for Links awakening is the only amiibo in this style. Poor lonely Link. A Zelda amiibo in the same style would go very well with it and probably boost sale for the Link-amiibo as well.
If there is an upcoming Zelda amiibo for Exchoes of Wisdom, would it be her classic look in the start of the game or her desguiced look?
I would guess her classic look, as it is more iconic.
@Scarmucci
"But Super Mario Bros Wonder never had amiibo support to begin with - which is probably why we never got a Mario Elephant amiibo."
Well, I don't have an uncle who works at Nintendo, so I can't say for sure, but I would imagine amiibo support and new amiibo are probably discussed and decided upon around the same time - not too late in the development of the game. (If they hadn't already decided "no more new amiibo for Switch" by then.)
What comes first: the amiibo idea or the amiibo functionality idea, who knows, maybe it differs.
If they wanted to have new amiibo for Mario Wonder, I think they could have easily added some sort of amiibo support to the game before release.
The amiibo support is usually not earth shattering functionality.
I have a hard time imagining a meeting going like:
Nintendo person 1: We should really have a Mario elephant amiibo!
Nintendo person 2, 3 and 4: Wowie zowie!
Nintendo person 1: But, what kind of amiibo functionality can be added to Wonder?
Nintendo person 2: Hm.
Nintendo person 3: Hmm.
Nintendo person 4: Hmmm.
Nintendo person 1: Seems we have run out of ideas. There will be no Mario elephant amiibo.
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Re: Forget 'Switch 2', Nintendo Has Just Revealed An Official Alarm Clock
What is the envelope button for?
Does the clock receive messages from Nintendo?
Re: Forget 'Switch 2', Nintendo Has Just Revealed An Official Alarm Clock
I think what is shown on the screen of the clock could be improved.
I do not like those blinking images.
Why not show the time all the time - and have some gaming related animations around it.
Re: Forget 'Switch 2', Nintendo Has Just Revealed An Official Alarm Clock
Zelda: Open your eyes... wake up...
Open Your Eyes Multilanguage | Intro | Zelda Breath of the Wild
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS-opRWWYjI
Re: Opinion: Hyrule Really Needs To Take A Look At Its Prison System
@Borderlineland
"Can you really call it a new Zelda title if its been outsourced to third parties to make though? Kinda makes it not really a true Zelda game."
Grezzo did not make the game alone, some key figures in the development were from Nintendo. Two of the three people interviewed for the Ask the developer interview were from Nintendo, including Eiji Aonuma:
Ask the Developer Vol. 13, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom — Part 1-4:
https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-13-the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-part-1
Also, Grezzo is not new to the Zelda series, this is the sixth Zelda game they worked on: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grezzo
Re: Talking Point: How Would You Fix Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom's Most Frustrating Feature?
I have been thinking they should have added an option for a radial menu like in Skyward sword, and then several circles around each other.
Also option for custom placement of every echo in menu.
Maybe also have two or more buttons for different types of echoes. Like one for items and one for monsters.
Re: Poll: Are You Bothered By The Frame Rate In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom?
I stopped playing the Switch version of Links Awakening because of the choppy frame rate. I love the GB and GBC version.
I played the Switch version handheld. The plan was to wait for an update, a Switch Pro or Switch 2. The first two options never came. Here's hoping the Switch 2 is backwards compatible.
Have not noticed anything in Echoes of Wisdom. Am only in the second dungeon, but have explored the world quite a bit.
I play the physical version on a Switch OLED handheld.
Have read it's worst off a memory card, and best off internal memory. I guess a slow card makes it even worse.
Re: Random: Shigeru Miyamoto Apparently Isn't Credited In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
Even if Miyamoto was not directly involved in the creation of The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, this game would not exist without him, as he is the creator of the series.
They could have added a "The legend of Zelda otōsan: Shigeru Miyamoto" or something similar.
Nintendo are you there?
Please consider updating the credits.
Re: Random: The Latest 'Switch 2' Rumour? Scroll Wheel Shoulder Buttons
@PurpulTyeDye
"Okay so if said wheel were 'facts' then this totally debunks the prototype shell and joy cons that were shown off a few weeks back because if u look close at those joy-con pictures with the big bulky eject buttons on the back you can tell that the left and right buttons were everyday OG Switchy Clicky Goodness!"
Well, not exactly, it could have been an earlier prototype.
So even if parts of it could be changed in the finished model, other parts of it could still be the same.
Also, the supposedly leaked 3D-models did seem to have buttons, but the physical shell with main board and joy cons had joy cons without buttons inserted and was in an angle where one did not see the top - so these could possibly be the shells for joy cons with scroll wheels.
Re: Random: The Latest 'Switch 2' Rumour? Scroll Wheel Shoulder Buttons
I think the scroll wheels are plausible for several reasons:
1. Nintendo always include new ideas in their new consoles.
As far as I know this has not been done by “the competitors”.
2. It sounds like a useful feature.
3. Sakurai having the scroll wheel idea for the Game Cube controller.
4. If the Switch 2 does indeed have the scroll wheels:
It might be the fruit of Sakurai's initial idea.
That Sakurai is talking about this in 2023, so many years later, might indicate that he knows something about the Switch 2.
5. Nintendo having a patent for two scroll wheels on a handheld console that looks rather like a Switch.
6. A Nintendo-controller with scroll wheels have been claimed to have been seen.
7. An "empty shell" Switch 2 console have been claimed to have been seen with scroll wheels.
I see some people find it very strange that it exists “empty shell” consoles. I don’t find this strange - it could at least be two things:
A.) A prototype. They need to make sure everything looks and feels right and so on. Including the possible scroll wheels.
B.) An empty shell of the finished model. They are probably handed to manufacturers that make Switch 2 accessories to make sure the accessories fit the console properly. Nintendo would probably not want such companies to get hand on the complete model with electronics. I imagine Nintendo gives out info and items on a need-to-know basis to minimize possible leaks of the finished product.
Until Nintendo unveils the Switch 2, we won't know for sure,
but I lean toward the scroll wheels on Switch 2 being true.
Re: Random: The Latest 'Switch 2' Rumour? Scroll Wheel Shoulder Buttons
@Olliemar28
There are at least one more source that point towards the Switch 2 having scroll wheels.
Maybe add this source to the article:
3 July 2023:
https://arch.b4k.co/v/thread/642791354/
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/nintendo-switch-2-console-scrolling-wheels-feature-leak/
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"Hey, not really a “leak” per se, but something interesting.
I work for the TSA at a fairly large airport on the west coast. A large pelican case came through the X-ray and got pulled for screening, and when I asked the guy questions about the case, he asked that he get a private screening for the contents. He and a coworker ended up going into another room with me and a supervisor, and they popped the locks on the case.
Inside was what looked like a large horizontal computer looking thing, almost like a giant internet modem if I had to describe it. The weird thing is it had a controller with it, and it didn’t really look finished (almost like a busted 3rd party little brother controller), but had the normal ABXY buttons, triggers, sticks, etc. only weird thing about it is it had like 2 mouse scroll wheels next to the triggers.
After screening the machine and controller, our machine alarmed, so we had to do a check of the guy’s personal backpack and pat down etc. only reason I’m making a post here is that he had Nintendo business cards stating that they were some sort of hardware developer/engineers. (I forgot the exact title) in Research development.
Idk, the actual machine seemed about the size of an Xbox One or so, so it seems like Nintendo might be out of the portable console business. Who knows if this is actually their next console or what, but it was exciting and I couldn’t really keep it to myself. That’s all."
_ _ _
If true - could have been a dev kit and a prototype pro controller.
Of course if the Switch 2 has indeed two scroll wheels, they will be present both on the pro controller and the joy cons.
Re: Adorable BMX Adventure 'Tanuki: Pon's Summer' Has Been Confirmed For Switch
This trailer made me smile.
Soo cute! Lovely animation. The in game graphics looks nice as well. Mail delivery, BMX tricks and helping others with quests. An unexpected combo.
Will wait for the reviews though.
Not all games that look fun are fun to play.
Heres hoping the gameplay delivers.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
The Guardian
Wikipedia:
"The Guardian is a British daily newspaper."
"The paper's readership is generally on the mainstream left of British political opinion, and the term "Guardian reader" is used to imply a stereotype of a person with modern liberal, left-wing or "politically correct" views."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian
Their Zelda Echoes of Wisdom review: 3/5
"I hope that the next time we play as Zelda, it feels more empowering."
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/sep/25/the-legend-of-zelda-echoes-of-wisdom-review-a-lot-to-learn?
...
Is the Guardians opinion really that interesting in a gaming perspective with Nintendo life readers residing all over the world?
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
@larryisaman
"And even those reviews said the game was good?"
3/5 is not that good.
And in a small minority, which was my point.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
@JimNorman
Why have so much focus on less positive reviews in a list of general reviews?
The list makes it sound like 1 in 4 reviewers are not that happy about the new Zelda.
At the time of writing:
In nintendolifes roundup there are:
75% Positive reviews: 6 reviews including nintendolifes own.
25% Mixed reviews: 2 mixed reviews
0% Negative reviews
Metacritic:
91% Positive reviews: 72 Reviews
6% Mixed reviews: 5 Reviews
0% Negative reviews
It can be interesting or fun to see some reviews that are not happy about games people love, but maybe atleast mention in the list that the reviews that are not that happy about the new Zelda are at the moment rather rare.
Re: Review: The Plucky Squire (Switch) - Enormously Charming, But Not So Plucky On Switch
"Cons:
v All-around poor technical performance
v Lag can cause input delays"
"Not Bad 6/10"
Very disappointing.
I don't have a PS5, Xbox X/S or a gaming PC (stationary, handheld or laptop).
I will wait for the Switch 2 version.
Or buy it on Switch if they fix these issues in good time - but I have my doubts..
Re: Nintendo And Pokémon File Lawsuit Against Palworld Developer Pocketpair
@Liam_Doolan
"Palworld allegedly "infringes multiple patent rights""
"Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Minami-ku, Japan; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa, “Nintendo” hereafter), together with The Pokémon Company, filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court against Pocketpair, Inc. (HQ: 2-10-2 Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, “Defendant” hereafter) on September 18, 2024."
Would you consider adding a little information about patents and the companies involved to the article?
The parent organizations of The Pokemon Company (founded 1998) are:
Nintendo (founded 1889)
Game Freak (founded 1989)
Creatures (founded 1995)
Patents are granted by country or region, but:
"PCT – The International Patent System
By filing one international patent application under the PCT, applicants can simultaneously seek protection for an invention in a large number of countries."
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
https://www.wipo.int
The Pokemon Company owns quite a few patents.
Justia.com lists 59 patents:
https://patents.justia.com/assignee/the-pokemon-company
Nintendo patents:
https://patents.justia.com/assignee/nintendo-co-ltd
Game Freak patents:
https://patents.justia.com/assignee/game-freak-inc
Creatures patents:
https://patents.justia.com/assignee/creatures-inc
A couple of japanese patent sites:
https://www.jpo.go.jp
https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp
As the lawsuit is filed in Japan, it will probably focus on Japanese patents.
Re: Two New Mario Kart 8: Deluxe Switch Bundles Announced (North America)
@AlanaHagues
"It's not confirmed whether the DLC is included"
The bundle boxes says:
"BONUS
FULL GAME DOWNLOAD".
It's probably just to emphasize that it's not just a demo.
If the Booster DLC was included, I'm pretty sure it would be clearly marked on the front of the boxes, which it is not.
Nintendo probably hopes many of the ones buying these will buy the DLC as well.
Giving away an extra 48 courses might be a bit much to ask perhaps, and if one does not have Mario Kart 8, the original 48 should be enough for a while.
Re: Broken Sword - Shadow Of The Templars Gets Reforged On Switch In September
@Olliemar28
Can you add a few comparison screenshots between the different vesions?
Re: Random: Man Sets World Record By Connecting 400+ Working Game Consoles To One TV
@nala310
"Wife thinks I have too many systems hooked up with 20+. This is just awesome. Got everything from Atari 2600 to Switch hooked up, and that's a lot of wires, so I can't imagine the mess behind the TV."
20+ is still A LOT.
I am curious - what consoles do you have hooked up?
Re: Video: Cats, Butterflies, And Everything Else You Missed In The New Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Trailer
@AlexOlney
Hello Alex from Nintendo life there!
8:42-9:29 The jar with triangular particles over it.
The explanation for these triangular particles is actually found in the original trailer: 2:24-2:33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94RTrH2erPE
The triangular particles indicate that something can be learned as an echo.
You use the staff as a vacuum cleaner to suck in all the lovely triangular particles and then you can echo it around when you feel like it.
Re: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Player Uses Glitch To Top Donkey Kong Leaderboard
@Liam_Doolan
Would you consider adding a poll to the article?
Maybe something like:
Should exploiting glitches be part of the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition?
Re: koROBO Devs Don't Want Fans To Approach Game As A New Chibi-Robo
I hope they adjust - or change completely - the design of the robot. It does not look half as good as Chibi-Robo.
Re: Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Weekly Challenges #2 Now Live
@Lizuka
"I'm getting the sense this game didn't sell very well given how last week's only had 50,000 participants and this week's seems to have stalled out at 30,000. Shame since I'm enjoying it and would like a follow-up."
At the time of writing, it's over 37 200 participants on Challenge 2 of 5 which has the most for now.
It's open for 5 more days, so I would not be surprised if it surpasses "Competition #1 World Championships" in number of players.
The "Competition #2 World Championships" as a whole has over 163 000 "Current Participants".
This number adds all the individual participant numbers of each of the 5 challenges - so it does not mean there are 163 000 people, as I would imagine many play several of the challenges.
Re: Photos Of Upcoming Lego Fornite Sets Leak Online
@Olliemar28
All four LEGO Fortnite sets are now officially revealed by LEGO with more photos and are also available for preorder.
https://www.lego.com/en-gb/themes/fortnite?icmp=HP-SHH-Standard-NO_HB_Juno_Generic_HP-OC-NO-37NOJ38JPS
I've never played Fortnite, but these sets do look nice.
Re: PowerWash Simulator Celebrates Second Anniversary With New Free Content Update
PowerWash Simulator reminds me of Super Mario Sunshine.
Re: Gimmick! 2's First Gameplay Trailer Is Packed With Platforming Puzzles And Toe-Tapping Tunes
I prefer the look of the original.
Re: Switch Online Exclusive F-Zero 99 Updated To Version 1.4.1, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
@BTB20
A subscription for Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) possibly.
Re: Metroid, EarthBound & Tetris Composer Shares More Private Demo Tracks On New Album
"11. Pigeon From M82"
Interesting title.
Re: Video: Nintendo Treehouse Plays Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition
I don't understand how people are expecting this to include full versions of the NES games.
1. Nintendo never said the full games would be part of the “Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition”.
2. Nintendo World Championships (1990, 2015 and 2017) was never about playing the full versions of the games.
3. The full games are part of Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) which is a subscription service. Nintendo want people to subscribe to NSO.
4. Nintendo has never really been that into doing retro port collections, like Sega and many other publishers are doing.
Nintendo has sold retro games in physical and download form, but mainly one by one, and they pretty much stopped after the Wii U and 3DS.
There are a few exceptions, Nintendo has released a few collections, but they are mainly just a few games, by series and usually have updated versions of the games.
Re: 'Starlair' Is The Super Metroid-Meets-Mario Maker Mash Up Of Our Dreams
That gait does not look very healthy.
Any physiotherapists here?
Re: Poll: Box Art Brawl - DK: King Of Swing
If I were going to have one of these as a poster on the wall I would pick the Japanese one. No contest.
It looks great.
Second place: North America.
The European one feels a bit cluttered with info and text.
And I'm not thrilled with the white glow around the logo og characters.
Also it looks very strange with those handles hanging in mid air.
I get that they do so in the game, also that things hanging in mid air is rather common in platformers - but here it looks extra strange. I think it is because the angle of the bacground and the handle Diddy Kong is hanging from and the handle of Donkey Kong is hanging from does not seem to align at all.
Re: Random: Nintendo Considered Some Bananas Names For DK, Including "Kong Dong"
@JimNorman
Can you add a poll to this article?
What is the best name among the names considered? Donkey Kong not included.
EDIT: Possibly also exclude Funky Kong, as this name is now taken.
Re: Hands On: SteamWorld Heist II Expands On A Beloved 3DS Title, But Is It What Fans Really Want?
"SteamWorld Heist II Expands On A Beloved 3DS Title, But Is It What Fans Really Want?"
Well.. I want SteamWorld Dig 3.
Re: Shigeru Miyamoto Addresses Concerns About His Age And Role At Nintendo
Would be fun if Shigeru Miyamoto had an idea for a totally new Nintendo IP!
Creating new game series is not part of his current roles at Nintendo, but at the same time: this is a creative mind, it would not surprise me if he has ideas for new games now and then, and I am sure everyone at Nintendo would listen if he wanted to share his ideas.
Re: Pikmin Bulborb Nendoroid Pre-Orders Now Live, Here's A Closer Look
Sweet! How tall are the bulborb and the pikmins?
Re: Talking Point: Is Shovel Knight Now A Retro Gaming Icon?
Are 10 year old games retro?
NES JP 1983, NA 1985, EU 1986
SNES JP 1990, NA 1991, EU 1992
N64 JP/NA 1996, EU 1997
Gamecube JP/NA 2001, EU 2002
Well, maybe (around) 10 years were enough to make the NES retro.
But in 2024 - I don't think so.
Shovel Knight is not retro, but neo retro.
And he was that already in 2014.
His first game was an homage to retro games. How can it ever be something else?
Re: Review: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (Switch) - The Best Version, But Lacks Extras To Make It Essential
@YunoboCo
"Each Luigi’s Mansion game has it’s own unique style, it would be a disappointment if they made it look exactly like 3"
I was thinking mostly of improving lightning, textures and deitails.
2 HD seems to look a bit flat compared to 3.
2 is one of the best looking games on the 3DS, but 2 HD is not pushing the envelope on the Switch.
How would you describe the different styles of Luigis Mansion 1, 2 and 3?
Re: Review: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (Switch) - The Best Version, But Lacks Extras To Make It Essential
@Mario500
Luigis Mansion 1, 2 and 3 contains meat/bones in kitchens, on dinner tables and other places - so this game series might not be for those who are offended by the word "meaty".
Re: Review: Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (Switch) - The Best Version, But Lacks Extras To Make It Essential
I am a bit disappointed they did not make it look as good as Luigis Mansion 3. There is a clear difference.
Re: Review: Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (Switch) - Super Single-Player, But Multiplayer's A Mess
@Olliemar28
"combining a solid single-player experience with a bunch of multiplayer modes that, frankly, aren’t worth the price of admission or the time investment."
"Good 7/10"
If you had to give separate scores for the single player and multiplayer, what would they be?
Re: Talking Point: Could Another Nintendo Series Take Over The 'Traditional' Zelda Template?
"Which Nintendo IP would you like to see take over the 'traditional' Zelda formula?"
I would not like any IP to take over the traditional Zelda formula.
I hope there will continue to be traditional Zeldas.
And by traditional I mean the top down Zelda games with traditional dungeons.
Can still be sort of open world like "A Link between Worlds".
But for other Nintendo IP or new Nintendo IP to use the traditional Zelda formula or be inspired by it? For sure!
I think a Zeldaish Mario game would be very interesting.
Mario has been in so many genres by now:
https://www.mariowiki.com/Genre
Maybe it’s time for "Super Mario Adventure".
A sort of top down action adventure, action RPG.
Exploring, dungeons, puzzles, and so on - but no turn-based battles.
I mean - Mario has 3 different RPG series now with turn-based battles:
Super Mario RPG
Paper Mario
Mario & Luigi
A Zeldaish Mario has been done to a smaller degree in Super Mario 3D Land, World 5-2.
The whole course was made like a top-down mini Zelda dungeon.
"Super Mario Adventure" could take gameplay inspiration from:
Zelda: A Link to the past
Zelda: Link's awakening
Zelda: A link between worlds
And the Mario series as a whole.
The visual style could be "Chubby Mario" and take inspiration from:
Zelda: A link between worlds
Zelda: Links awakening - Remake / Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Super Mario RPG - Remake (But not a diagonal style.)
I would not want Mario to have a sword though.
Oh, and Link could have a fun cameo somewhere in the background.
Nintendo, are you there?
Can you pretty please make Super Mario Adventure?
Re: Talking Point: Could Another Nintendo Series Take Over The 'Traditional' Zelda Template?
I would be very interested in a port and/or remake of - and sequel to The Frog For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Why did this game never leave Japan?
Re: Talking Point: Could Another Nintendo Series Take Over The 'Traditional' Zelda Template?
"The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom shares the stylized look of the Link's Awakening remake, but it appears to be putting a fresh spin on the tried-and-true Zelda formula, and we’re here for it."
"For the sake of argument, let’s assume that the ‘traditional Zelda’ formula boils down to these key elements:
Well, "Zelda: A Link between worlds" (the head picture of this article) did not have a linear game structure.
One could lend the items from the purple bunnyman and do the dungeons and areas in any order one wanted to.
But still it leaned more to the "classic" Zeldas than BOTW and TOTK.
"Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom" seems to be set in the same world as "Zelda: A Link to the past" and "Zelda: A Link between worlds".
A sort of trilogy perhaps.
As of now, we don't know if "Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom" will even have "traditional" dungeons, dungeons at all, "traditional" items or if the order of areas and possible dungeons will be linear or not.
All Zeldas have elements that are not linear: areas, secrets, items or side quests that are optional.
Also often different paths one can take to reach the same area.
Personally I enjoy both the more linear Zeldas and the less linear Zeldas and think there are room for both going forward.
Re: New Nintendo Nendoroids Revealed At Smile Fest 2024
Does the Bulborb come with tiny pikmin?
For the Pikmin fans:
Did you hear the official Pikmin lalalala song?
A video was released on Nintendo of Americas youtube channel some hours ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAg17KRktWk
Re: Soapbox: 'Switch 2' Is Nintendo's Chance To Adopt The PC Feature It's Desperate To Take For A Spin
@fradom43
The Switch 2 is rumoured to have two scroll wheels.
3 July 2023:
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/nintendo-switch-2-console-scrolling-wheels-feature-leak/
https://arch.b4k.co/v/thread/642791354/
"Hey, not really a “leak” per se, but something interesting.
I work for the TSA at a fairly large airport on the west coast. A large pelican case came through the X-ray and got pulled for screening, and when I asked the guy questions about the case, he asked that he get a private screening for the contents. He and a coworker ended up going into another room with me and a supervisor, and they popped the locks on the case.
Inside was what looked like a large horizontal computer looking thing, almost like a giant internet modem if I had to describe it. The weird thing is it had a controller with it, and it didn’t really look finished (almost like a busted 3rd party little brother controller), but had the normal ABXY buttons, triggers, sticks, etc. only weird thing about it is it had like 2 mouse scroll wheels next to the triggers.
After screening the machine and controller, our machine alarmed, so we had to do a check of the guy’s personal backpack and pat down etc. only reason I’m making a post here is that he had Nintendo business cards stating that they were some sort of hardware developer/engineers. (I forgot the exact title) in Research development.
Idk, the actual machine seemed about the size of an Xbox One or so, so it seems like Nintendo might be out of the portable console business. Who knows if this is actually their next console or what, but it was exciting and I couldn’t really keep it to myself. That’s all."
If true - could have been a dev kit and a prototype pro controller.
Ofcourse if the Switch 2 has indeed two scroll weels, they will be present both on the pro controller and the joy cons.
Re: Feature: 25 Things You Might Have Missed In The Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Reveal Trailer
@JimNorman
Tri has triangles behind that indicate how many echoes one can make. Some echoes cost 1 triangle, others more.
When an echo is made, the triangle/triangles move over to the echo.
Monster echoes seems to cost the most: In the trailer they cost 1, 2 or 3. While the items all cost 1.
3:03 The cost of each echo is shown in the echo menu.
2:19 When Tri shows up in jail with the tri staff, Tri has 3 triangles hanging behind.
Later Tri is shown with 4 triangles. So it seems the maximum number of echoes one can have at the same time increases through the game starting at 3.
2:25 "New" items that can be echoed have many glittering triangles above it that are sucked into the Tri rod to learn a new echo.
I watched the trailer several times before really noticing these connections
I wonder how the echo function work when you have reached the limit.
Could be different things, maybe:
I was thinking maybe the first echo will disappear when you make an echo over the limit.
But this might not be the case, because Tri seems to be the indicator of echo-power, and when the echo power is empty (no more triangles behind Tri), it would perhaps make the most sense that the echo power is really empty.
Re: Feature: 25 Things You Might Have Missed In The Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Reveal Trailer
@JimNorman
10 other things that I noticed:
0:26 Links weapon is bluish turquoise and emits blue attacks. In contrast to:
0:33 The purple rift seems to start emitting from Ganons weapon.
Notice also the purple color of: his weapon, his attack, the vapor of himself and the crystal Zelda was trapped in.
0:45 The written language on the stones and walls seems to be inspiresd by morse code.
0:59 The first dungeon of "Zelda: A Link to the past" is visible in the upper right corner.
So.. This game might have dungeons.
1:12 A pillar to the left. This area also has pillars in "Zelda: A Link to the past", shorter ones though.
2:48 A cat on the roof.
2:52 A boat that floats in the purple air.
3:53 A blacksmith. Seems he has a shield laying around.
4:00 A rather big and strange fish is swimming in the background.
4:29 The promotional art:
There is a treasure chest half buried in the ground. Thats very Breath of the wild / Tears of the kingdom-ish.
How will Zelda get this chest out of the dirt? Will she have some sort of lifting ability similar as in those games..
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Appears To Have amiibo Support
Even though Nintendo have not released any new amiibo for new games for a long, long time, this could possibly be the exception:
1. All the mainline Zeldas released on cart on Switch did get amiibo so far:
2. Links amiibo for Links awakening is the only amiibo in this style. Poor lonely Link. A Zelda amiibo in the same style would go very well with it and probably boost sale for the Link-amiibo as well.
If there is an upcoming Zelda amiibo for Exchoes of Wisdom, would it be her classic look in the start of the game or her desguiced look?
I would guess her classic look, as it is more iconic.
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Appears To Have amiibo Support
@Scarmucci
But not all games with amiibo support gets their own new amiibo.
There already are a lot of Zelda amiibo that could work with the game.
Re: The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Appears To Have amiibo Support
@Scarmucci
"But Super Mario Bros Wonder never had amiibo support to begin with - which is probably why we never got a Mario Elephant amiibo."
Well, I don't have an uncle who works at Nintendo, so I can't say for sure, but I would imagine amiibo support and new amiibo are probably discussed and decided upon around the same time - not too late in the development of the game. (If they hadn't already decided "no more new amiibo for Switch" by then.)
What comes first: the amiibo idea or the amiibo functionality idea, who knows, maybe it differs.
If they wanted to have new amiibo for Mario Wonder, I think they could have easily added some sort of amiibo support to the game before release.
The amiibo support is usually not earth shattering functionality.
I have a hard time imagining a meeting going like:
Nintendo person 1: We should really have a Mario elephant amiibo!
Nintendo person 2, 3 and 4: Wowie zowie!
Nintendo person 1: But, what kind of amiibo functionality can be added to Wonder?
Nintendo person 2: Hm.
Nintendo person 3: Hmm.
Nintendo person 4: Hmmm.
Nintendo person 1: Seems we have run out of ideas. There will be no Mario elephant amiibo.