Tag: Wii U GamePad

Eiji Aonuma did a recent interview with gaming magazine Gamereactor, by its own admission the #1 gaming magazine in Europe. While we haven’t had a chance to read the full interview, Gamereactor released a tease of the interview on their site, where Aonuma talks about Zelda U. Keep in mind the original interview itself is more focused on Majora’s Mask 3D, so it’s unclear how much new information the interview will contain. However, it is possible he talks a bit more about Zelda U than what they are teasing…

Any Zelda game is typically based on two great mechanics, puzzle solving and combat. Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has already stated in a recent interview with Kotaku that puzzle solving in Zelda Wii U will drastically differ from the typical block sliding and torch lighting exercises. On the other hand, GameExplain has released a Zelda Wii U Trailer Analysis seen here and the most important piece of information related to combat is the fact that Link’s sword is holstered on…

The Super Smash Bros. portion of this month’s edition of the Japanese publication, CoroCoro, has finally begun to leak. Containing scans and information pertaining to both the 3DS and the Wii U versions of the game, this edition still is lacking a translated edition—although our translation team will begin working on the process shortly, as is NintendoEverything, we imagine. Although we have no translations, one particular scan appears to speak quite clearly regarding a certain feature of Super Smash Bros. For Wii U…

In a recent Hyrule Warriors development team interview, Yosuke Hayashi discussed how the game is going to use the Wii U GamePad and its functionality as more than just a second screen for co-op. To hear what he had to say on the matter, hit the jump.

The wait, it seems, may be over. Nintendo announced today that it plans to bring DS games to the Wii U’s Virtual Console. While no concrete details have been revealed, Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, explained that getting DS games, with their dual screen gameplay, on the Wii U GamePad has created a hurdle. Hit the jump to read more.

As avid Zelda players and collectors, we all revel in the addition of a new game or a re-release of software onto a new, shiny console. Though Nintendo does offer many classic games on the eShop and Virtual Console, they have seemed reluctant to allow players access to all of the Zelda games on any particular console. However, in a highly anticipated move forward, the company has released A Link to the Past as a digital download for the Wii…

Zelda fans who haven’t been sold on the Wii U GamePad will not be forced to use it to play Nintendo’s upcoming Wind Waker remake. Along with the Wii U’s main tablet controller, The Wind Waker HD will also support the system’s official Wii U Pro Controller. This should come as welcome news to fans of the game’s original GameCube version, along with supporters of traditional video game controllers in general. Hit the jump for more.