For gamers, 2023 has good news and bad news. The good news is that the world's largest and most well-known E3 game exhibition will resume in June, and the bad news is that according to IGN, the "console royal three" Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo will not participate this year.
Not participating in the big exhibition does not mean that there are no works, for example, Nintendo responded to the expectations of players with its first face-to-face meeting in 2023.
Open the skies! New vehicles, new enemies, Kingdom Tears are here
After Elden Law Ring won two consecutive Most Anticipated Games of the Year and won Game of the Year last year, the title of "Most Anticipated Game" fell to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (hereinafter referred to as "Tears of the Kingdom"), which was accompanied for two years.
I don't want to go into the details of how much shock and emotion the previous game "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" has brought to the industry and players since its release, in a word, if you are a Switch player, this is a must-enter masterpiece.
In this direct meeting, "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" announced the latest promotional video, although it is not long, it is still full of highlights. Pokblin seems to have been influenced by the Red Moon, resulting in alienation, and the attack power will naturally increase.
There seems to be a picture of Pokblin building a camp in the promotional video, perhaps intellectually rising a notch because of the red moon.
Another evidence of intelligence improvement is that monsters will cooperate with each other, and the new dragon-shaped monster will fly with Pokblin, and there are also pictures of stone people cooperating with Pokbrin in the previous promotional video.
It's not just monsters that have been upgraded, our protagonist Link has also become stronger, and in terms of equipment, Link has a "bow and arrow that can be turned" and a hammer that can be released with energy.
In terms of vehicles, not only can they go along the slide rails of a fixed route, but Link also has a car and an "plane".
Combined with the previous revelations, "The Legend of Zelda", which opened up the sky, will not disappoint us in terms of gameplay, and the pre-sale of this work will open today and will be officially released on May 12. Well, I need to have a reason to take the day off.
Before the face-to-face meeting, there are two more pieces of information related to Kingdom Tears that are worth paying attention to.
French retailer Micromania's game ad leaks one of the main story of Kingdom Tears: an action-adventure game revolving around the search for Kingdom Tears, with stunning graphics, smooth gameplay and challenging puzzles. The protagonist, Link, will collect the "Tears of the Kingdom" that can bring peace to the entire Hyruleu, defeat enemies with various weapons, solve puzzles, and explore the vast world, which is both action-action and challenging.
However, who plays The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will care about the plot (laughs)? I look forward to the new work bringing more innovation in gameplay interaction, and more than the plot, another news is more worthy of today's players' attention: the price of the new game has increased.
According to the page of the American service store, "Tears of the Kingdom" is priced at $69.99, becoming the first Nintendo first-party work to sell for $70, and the price has also increased in Mexico, Canada, Brazil and other regions, and the news of the price increase has also been verified at the face-to-face meeting.
If you want to play this game at a relatively low price, 10,000 yen can be exchanged for 2 games "Ren Loss Ticket" may be a good choice (I am ready).
In addition, the collector's edition and amiibo of "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" are also officially released, and interested friends can pay attention to it.
Pikmin has a new work and a member update, and this year it's not just Zelda
In addition to the much-watched "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" revelations, there are also many new news of any games announced today, let's put aside our excitement and see what else Nintendo has this year.
Pikmin 4 will be released on July 21, 2023.
"Pikmin" is a creative game designed and developed by "Mario's father" Shigeru Miyamoto, the whole game is surrounded by the word "creativity", from game design, system, gameplay to enemy attack methods, level terrain, all reflect Nintendo's game philosophy, only play in person can experience the infinite creativity of the game.
Pikmin in the game is a cute creature, an inch tall body, but can carry objects dozens of times heavier than themselves, different colors of Pikmin have different characteristics, reasonable use tests the imagination of each player.
TGA's 2022 best multiplayer game "Spradun 3" has released a new DLC, two bullets priced at 3,000 yen, the first bullet will be released in the spring of 2023, returning to the original trend moment, the original idol will also return to the big stage.
Spraton 3 is a third-person shooter, but without the sniping of each other, you only need to paint the ground to win, 3 minutes of game is efficient and exciting, if you have no problem with the Internet, it is the best online game for the Switch platform.
"Miterode Prime HD Remake" is officially released, and the digital version of the game can be purchased today, and the physical party will have to wait until February 22 (the Japanese version is March 3).
"Mitrod Prime" is the sharp first 3D, turning the 2D horizontal version into a first-person adventure, and together with the "Halo" series on the Xbox platform at the time, it established the status of playing first-person design games with controllers, but I still look forward to "Mitrod Prime 4" more than the remake of the old game.
The new mode of "Star Kabi Wii Deluxe Edition" "Afterword to Magic Loya" has been officially released. In this mode, players will take on an adventure with Magic Loya, which supports up to 4 players on the same screen, which will be released on February 24, and a free trial version will be launched today with Chinese support.
Excalibur 3 announces new heroes, additional quests, challenges, and styling gear, and the third bullet of the latest story DLC will be released on February 16.
The second round of the Fire Emblem ENGAGE paid DLC is available today.
The fourth bullet of the new track pass of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Edition will be launched this spring, the specific date is not fixed, it seems that in the life cycle of the Switch, it is indeed impossible to wait for "Mario Kart 9".
Nintendo's member game library has also been updated, GameBoy/GameBoy Advance games have officially joined, and classic games such as "Tetris", "The Legend of Zelda: Dream Island DX", "The Legend of Zelda: Shrinking Hat", "Star Kabi" and other classic games can be experienced on the Switch.
Note that GameBoy games can be played by regular members, and GameBoy Advance is limited to premium members.
February 27 is the annual Pokémon Day, when the relevant actions of the Pokémon series will most likely be announced, maybe the DLC of "Pokémon: Vermilion" is coming?
40 minutes of face-to-face meeting, 25 minutes left
Nintendo will never be just Nintendo's own carnival, major manufacturers will also release their own new plans here, maybe in these third-party games, there is also your favorite:
Let's take a look at a new news for DLC, the Dead Cells and Castlevania linkage DLC will be launched today, and you can play it now.
Ghost Trick, created by the biological father of the "Reverse Referee" series, "Qiao Zhou", will be released this summer, supporting Chinese and has a Renaissance feel (cold rice must be Capcom).
The Disney Fantasy Island promo gives me the feeling of a cuphead, where you can control a series of popular Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck to unlock powerful abilities and discover hidden secrets. The game, which features fully voiced cutscenes and a well-choreographed original soundtrack, was released on July 28.
World Tree Labyrinth I..II.·III. HD ReMaster will be available on June 1. As an adventurer, you will experience three adventures after being reborn and draw an adventure map just for you.
ADVANCED WARFARE 1+2 RE-BOOT CAMP WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER TODAY ON APRIL 21, ORIGINALLY A MILITARY-THEMED GBA STRATEGY GAME LAUNCHED IN 2001 WHERE YOU BUILD MILITARY UNITS AND COMPETE WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OR OTHER PLAYERS FOR CONTROL OF THE MAP. The remastered version supports up to 4 players online and co-op.
LEVEL5 "Fantasy Life" new work will be released within this year, "Professor Leighton" new work is officially released, release date is undecided; Moolith's NGC-era work "Ba Tian Hai Takushi 1&2" will be released in HD remastered this summer; The action-adventure game DECAPOLICE announces a promotional video, which will be released within the year.
The Samba de Amigo series is back, where you can hear the world's most popular hits and experience unique sound gameplay, which will be released this summer.
Switch, Nintendo's ideal game console
Unfortunately, this face-to-face meeting did not announce the long-rumored "Swtich Pro", if you are excited to Switch has not yet started, the price is right, buy it, belongs to Nintendo's next-generation console, you have to wait a while, and Switch is Nintendo's ideal game console.
The Switch sold really well.
According to Nintendo's just-released financial report for the third quarter of fiscal year 22~23, Switch's cumulative global sales reached 122.55 million units, surpassing the classic Game Boy to rank third in the best-selling game console in history, only one step away from the first place in history.
Switch, performance is really not good.
2015 chips, 720P screens, poor battery life, easily broken Joy-Con, even if it is a "pig" for many years, I can't blow Nintendo's hardware.
This seemingly unlawful sales performance, as long as you understand Nintendo, you will find the answer. Former President Satoshi Iwata talked about Nintendo's ideal in an interview: Nintendo's ideal is not so much that (players) play games every day, but that game consoles are quietly integrated into the daily life of the public.
Mobile phone manufacturers can expand their product lines according to different needs, but game consoles are not biennial products, Nintendo must design game consoles with the goal of "attractive from any point of view", and try to further integrate video game consoles into daily life and make more people willing to play games. For Nintendo, each game should try to meet the needs of different groups of people, "whether adults, children, or sisters".
"In terms of consoles, it's more important to consider the scenarios used by the player than stand-alone performance," said President Satoshi Iwata, and Nintendo did the same.
Switch is a game console built from "play", "easy to play, difficult to master" any series of games, so that all types of players can get happy, the success of Switch may be accidental, but Nintendo with an excellent core that can inspire various ways of playing, is bound to succeed. Mr. Iwata said in an interview:
Not only do we want our product to have a big concept, but we also want to hear "This new game is awesome!" Such an eager voice from the player. We still make new products with this concept in mind.
Today, many years later, we can hear the eager voices of any gamer, we can see Nintendo launching works suitable for all ages, and Mr. Iwata's thinking and philosophy are still bringing courage and guidance to the game industry.
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