Jun
17
2013
The first episode of VGTribune’s newest bi-weekly podcast, JAPAN TIME, is now available on YouTube via friend of the site and Japan Time co-host Shofu’s channel (an audio version will be released on iTunes within the week). Each week we’ll be analyzing the Super Smash Bros. information that Masahiro Sakurai doles out via Miiverse and discussing what it means for the future of the franchise. This week’s episode features Roger DiLuigi, Shofu, Ike Isewede, Zef, BlakBlastoise and Keitaro so be sure to check it out and leave a comment. We’d love to hear what you guys think of the show and what you’d like us to discuss in future episodes!
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Previous attendees of The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses concert series know the pure excitement that unfolds when a professional orchestra takes the stage to play one of gaming’s most beloved franchises. If you missed the first musical experience, now is the time to catch it. Coming back for its ‘Second Quest’, the tour is back for another season – complete with fresh musical content from many of your favorite Legend of Zelda games (including Skyward Sword!).
I recently got to interview the Executive Producer, Jason Michael Paul, about his thoughts on the concert series and the new content it plans to deliver. The full interview can read in its entirety below.
Though the second season has already started, you still have a chance to catch the excitement – the next stop will be in Austin, followed by a trip to Philadelphia. Tickets and a schedule of the upcoming stops can also be found by clicking here.
A big thanks to Jason Michael Paul for providing his insight throughout this interview.
The first episode of VGTribune’s newest bi-weekly podcast, JAPAN TIME, is now available on YouTube via friend of the site and Japan Time co-host Shofu’s channel (an audio version will be released on iTunes within the week). Each week we’ll be analyzing the Super Smash Bros. information that Masahiro Sakurai doles out via Miiverse and discussing what it means for the future of the franchise. This week’s episode features Roger DiLuigi, Shofu, Ike Isewede, Zef, BlakBlastoise and Keitaro so be sure to check it out and leave a comment. We’d love to hear what you guys think of the show and what you’d like us to discuss in future episodes!
Jun
12
2013
I was able to make it out to my local Best Buy this afternoon to take part in a pretty authentic representation of the E3 experience — waiting in line.
When I was at E3 2011, the E3 where the Wii U was originally announced, there was only 5 or 6 demo units set up using their prototype hardware that was made available on the general floor. If you wanted to take part in the Wii U demo, you needed to have found a place in the line within the first five minutes, otherwise the line would already be so packed that the show floor would close before you had your turn.
Even taking part in some of the other demos that was available at the time on Wii systems, such as Skyward Sword, required about a 15-30 minute wait in line, depending on how lucky you were.
As for this afternoon’s experience, I got to Best Buy about 35 min before they started things up at 4:00. I wanted to try to get there early to try to beat the line, maybe get back into the line the second time when my first time was done if it wasn’t too long. Turns out, I was still just shy of an hour in queue before I finally was able to get my turn. While I was waiting, I was able to get some videos of the two sets of people in front of me, the first playing Super Mario 3D World, and the other playing The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD. Look for the videos and my thoughts on the actual gameplay after the jump.
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Jun
11
2013
In the video above, Reggie announces four game demos from E3 that will be playable at select Best Buy locations in North America.
The games available are:
- Mario Kart 8
- Super Mario 3D World
- Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
Go to bestbuy.com/NintendoEvents to see if the Best Buy in your area is participating in the game demos.
These demos are available to play for a limited time:
- Wednesday, June 12 from 4pm – 8pm local time
- Saturday, June 15 from 1pm – 5pm local time
If you get a chance to try out a demo, be sure to tell us what you think of the experience in the comments below. I’m going to try to head out there tomorrow night and try to get some video footage to post.
Jun
11
2013
Starting at 7AM PDT / 10AM EDT, Nintendo will air a presumably extended (at least in North America) version of Nintendo Direct instead of their traditional E3 press event in the Nokia Theater.
With no new hardware to show for the first time in several years, today should be all about the games. Anticipated games include Smash Bros., the new 3D Mario, the new 3D Zelda, and a handful of people that I know are hoping for some sort of Metroid reveal.
[UPDATE]: Due to technical difficulties, the North American stream was pretty much down from the start. We did find the UK stream and watched and live blogged that.
Click the link below for the NA version of the Nintendo Direct via YouTube, which should be significantly more stable.
Items of interest:
- Fairy type in Pokemon confirmed.
- New Mario for Wii U is Super Mario 3D World.
- Retro is making a new DKC game.
- Smash Bros for Wii U and 3DS will be out in 2014 and will include “The Villager” from Animal Crossing and Megaman.
- Several third party games were mentioned with release dates in UK, so I presume that NA also has release dates with the video.
Jun
10
2013
The last of four press events start at 9:00 EDT, 6:00 PDT: EA.
Expect to see the first reveal of the Playstation 4 hardware (not just the controller this time) in addition to games that will be out during its launch window.
Click on the link below for access to the live stream and our live coverage.
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Jun
10
2013
The third of four press events start at 6:00 EDT, 3:00 PDT: EA.
Expect to hear about their latest game releases.
Click on the link below for access to the live stream and our live coverage.
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Jun
10
2013
The second of four press events start at 4:00 EDT, 1:00 PDT: EA.
Expect to hear about their latest game releases.
Click on the link below for access to the live stream and our live coverage.
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