Packaging Problems

Mario's gone bald with stress, Peace has had both of here legs removed after a lava-incident in Bowser's castle, Star Fox had his arm blown off in an explosion on the Wolfen II, Luigi got his hand stuck in the poltergeist 3000, and Samus got a suit upgrade after deciding that one arm cannon wasn't enough. Or, that's at least what Nintendo's Amiibo figures would lead us to believe.

 

  

The images above are all factory defects. If really starting to think that Skylander-like figures just
aren't Nintendo's thing. I have seen almost no defects in Skylanders figures, but Nintendo seems to be messing them up like mad. Not that this isn't advantages for consumers. Lots of the owners of these defective Amiibo made some massive money! The owner of the Samus figure with three arm cannons got $2,500 for the thirteen buck toy, and the legless Peach sold for a whopping 1,000% percent more at $25,000!!! Quite frankly, I don't know why anyone would want to blow 25 grand on a broken toy. Sure, it's rare and collectible, but I just think these defects just look ugly. Oh well. At least they're helping the economy, I guess. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned!

Gamecube adapter discontinued?!

Rumor has it- eww! Rumor has it- eww! Rumor has it- eww! Hello gamers! Today we have a particularly pesky rumor going around regarding the GameCube controller adapter for Wii U. According to a tweet from a Canadian video game retailer, the Marth, Villager, and Wii Fit Trainer amibos as well as the GameCube controller adapter have all been discontined.

While I find this hard to believe, they are Canadians. And, not only this, but GameStop also lists the adapters as 'not available'. When Nintendo News called GameStop, they said "demand for the product currently outweighs its production, but we will receive more when Nintendo makes more." Does this mean Nintendo really has discontinued these products? It sure does seem like it.

Screenshot of GameStop website at
http://www.gamestop.com/wii-u/accessories/wii-u-gamecube-adapter/115426

If this really is the case, I'm going to be peed. Nintendo got all of us diehard fans of the GC controller all siked for this and then they swipe it away before it's even the holiday season. I haven't gotten a copy of SSB for Wii U, but I was hoping I might receive it as a Christmas gift or get it afterwards. While I could handle using the 3DS, Wii U gamepad, or Wii U Classic Controller (although they are way overpriced and I don't plan on buying one soon) it just isn't the same as that classic GC feel that I used with my first SSB and Mario Kart game. I hope this is just a temporary shortage, similar to the Skylanders famine a few years back.

Whether or not this rumor turns out to be true, I hope you stay tuned as we hope for the best. Thanks for reading!

Sources:
http://nintendonews.com/2014/12/gamecube-controller-adapter-discontinued/

Battle Pokemon in real life (well, sorta)

Hello trainers! Now, tell me. When you're running around in the Pokemon universe, do you ever wish you could battle Pokemon for real? Of course you have (unless the Pokemon felt pain from their battling, in which case it wouldn't be worth it). Well, now you can[ish]! Well, ok you can't exactly do it in real life. But a new fan project called Pokemon VR is getting us one step closer!

They are programming their own application for the Oculus Rift. While it may not be perfect, it's very impressive. The way it is made, the graphics are seamlessly 3D and looks as if you're right there in the Pokemon world. It isn't perfect, and is a little shaky, but the idea seems pretty cool. I really want Oculus to make some sort of glove or sleeve that would let you control the game with your arm and hand instead of a controller, but I'll give that some time.

Overall I think this is really cool and is the beginning to being able to play your favorite video games in (what appears as) real life. Thanks for reading, and check out the video below for more info (although I have not watched it the whole way through so there is a small possibility that it may not be 100% perfectly clean, although I doubt it would have anything bad).

                                   

Sources:

http://nintendonews.com/2014/12/pokemon-vr-oculus-rift/

Majora’s Mask 3D announced

Hello Gamers! Fencer6 here with some new Legend of Zelda news! LoZ has been possibly one on Nintendo's biggest hit series, after Mario and Pokemon of course. Two of the greatest hits for the series originally debuted on the N64, Nintendo's second home console it made (excluding other NES versions and the Virtual Boy, which was really cruddy). But, since many people don't own these devices, although they do have the 3DS, Nintendo ported an updated version of The Ocarina of Time, the best selling LoZ game of all time, to the new system. Well, in the latest Nintendo Direct, Majora's Mask was announced to be ported over in the same way to the 3DS as well.

It appears that the new game will have a few touch ups on the standard graphics, as well as be given a 3D effect, but otherwise will stay true to the original game. I'm not quite sure if I will get this though, since I already own an N64 and would rather get the feel for the original. For more info you can see the trailer below. Thanks for watching, and keep checking back until the world meets a terrible fate!

           

Sources:

http://nintendonews.com/2014/11/majoras-mask-3d-spring-2015/

http://www.zelda.com/majoras-mask/

Noteworthy Nintendo Numbers!

Hello gamers! Sorry it's taken me so long to get out another post! I've been doing Nanowrimo which you can learn about here. But today we have some astonishing numbers from Nintendo.

Super Smash

352,945 years ago, humans didn't exist. But in just two months, we gamers have spent that much time on the new Super Smash bros game alone. The amount of total hours of people playing SSB for 3DS and Wii U is over three billion! And this statistic was released when the Wii U version was only released in North America (that's right, we actually received it before Japan)! We have spent 356 millenia just playing a new video game in the past two months alone!

I have no regrets.

Those aren't the only surprising numbers either, as of November 25. Players playing the new smashes have already spent 47,825,359 pieces of gold on bets, received 16,090,871,592 damage (assumably over internet only), played 13,252,084 online battles, and have gotten 160,929,807 KOs.

Mario

If there is one thing I found cool about New Super Mario Bros 2 for 3DS, it was the tons of coins you could find and add to your own personal giant coin counter. This number isn't completely personal, though, because that as soon as you connect to the internet your coin count is added to the international counter on the New Super Mario Bros. 2 website. The current coin value has reached 1,811,555,509,008, nearly 2 trillion coins! Assuming each coin is worth one U.S. dollar, you could buy Google, Twitter, Nintendo, Microsoft, Apple, Netflix, and Facebook, with still a trillion to spare. But that isn't all. It has been calculated that each mario gold coin is worth...

$508,000!!!

That means that, in real life, players have earned 9.2 *  10¹⁷ a number so large my calculator couldn't display it. This equals 920,000,000,000,000,000, or 920 quadrillion. Let that sink in for a minute. The estimated value of Earth is around 4,720,440,000,000. So yes. If you wanted to, you could buy the Earth 230,000 times over. This is so much money that if you had it in one dollar bills you would have a pile the size of 460,000 empire state buildings.

                                 

And to think, all of that money was just shooting out of drain pipes.

Sources:

http://nintendonews.com/2014/11/total-smash-bros-play-time-3-billion-hours/

http://newsupermariobros2.nintendo.com/

http://venturebeat.com/2012/09/27/mario-coin-calculato/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1361145/Earth-worth-3-000-trillion-according-scientists-new-planet-valuing-formula.html

New 3DS update

Hey guys! Fencer6 here! Today I'm going to be talking about thew 3DS update. Usually, when the 3DS gets an update very few things change and we really don't notice. But with the 9.0.0-20 U (yeah, they couldn't just call it 9.0.1-it has to have a fancy 20-U) it changes things a considerable bit. Before we get into the cool stuff here are a few tidbits about the update-

1. You can now take screenshots of your home menu (yay?)
2. The Eshop has been 'improved' to make it easier for you to see demos, videos, and user reviews of new games (so basically more free advertising for them)
3. Just random minor stability improvements. 

OK, now here's the cool part- they now have changeable homescreen themes. These themes can change the home screen look, sounds, and button sprites!

 

Pre-installed in the update are asic: Red, Basic: Blue, Basic: Yellow, Basic: Pink, and Basic: Black, but lots of other super cool ones are available for purchase in the new 'Theme Shop'. Below is a list of all available themes. 

1. Azure Striker: Gunvolt (Main Theme background music)
2. Azure Striker: Gunvolt (Seven Swords background music)
3. Azure Striker: Gunvolt (Beyond Blue Morph background music)
4. Azure Striker: Gunvolt (Fog Clock background music)
5. Azure Striker: Gunvolt (Door Morph background music)
6. Azure Striker: Gunvolt (Pain background music)
7. Azure Striker: Gunvolt (Burning background music)
8. Azure Striker: Gunvolt (Red Mayfly background music)
9. Azure Striker: Gunvolt (Moon Route background music)
10. Azure Striker: Gunvolt (Reincarnation background music)
11. Youkai Watch
12. Famicom Series Jump Mario
13. Mario
14. Luigi
15. Peach
16. Yoshi
17. Mushrooms
18. Blue & Yellow Big Dot
19. Pink & Green Big Dot
20. Animal Crossing Isabelle’s Office
21. Animal Crossing Mabel Able
22. Animal Crossing Sable Able
23. Animal Crossing Timmy & Tommy
24. Animal Crossing Bulletin Board
25. Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
26. Hanafuda Art
27. Circular Mario
28. Circular Bowser
29. Circular Peach
30. Circular Rosalina
31. Mario Characters (Wood Grain)
32. Mario Characters (Felt)
33. Black & White Checkered Flag
34. Black & White Border
35. Black & White Dots
36. Gold & White Dots
37. Gold & Black Star Pattern
38. Yellow & Purple Star Pattern
39. Aqua Blue Checkered Pattern
40. Pink & White Stripes
41. Simple Clear Color Set (Volume No. 1)
42. Simple Color Set (Volume No. 1)
43. Okiraku Family Set
44. Escape Adventure
45. Bureiburu
46. Monster Hunter 4G (characters)
47. Monster Hunter 4G (icons)

That's an entire 47 themes, and they're still adding more*!

They all look pretty cool, and I can't wait to try them out!

CODE RED! CODE RED! THIS IS AN EMERGENCY! MINECRAFT HAS BEEN BOUGHT!

The apocalypse is upon us. This is it. This is the end of Minecraft as we know it. Microsoft has- I can't even bring myself to say it. They've, they've-bought Minecraft.

                              

I have no words. Actually, I have a lot. Most of them just can't be written on this website to keep it kid friendly.

But seriously- I CANT BELIEVE THIS! How could this happen?! Notch, you've betrayed us! The entire company of Mojang was sold to Microsoft for a total of 2.5 billion dollars. According to them, the reason that they sold the company was because, quite frankly, Notch couldn't handle it. He was overwhelmed by the major responsibility of owning Minecraft, and he has been looking to sell it for quite some time now. They claim they have partnered with Microsoft since 2012 and that they have a great dedication to the game, and they hope they can give it the improvement it deserves. Honestly though, I don't know a ton of ways they could improve on it. I certainly don't want them changing the entire game, but with a company as big as Microsoft I don't think we can avoid it.

                                   
Whether we like it or not, Minecraft is officially in ownership of Microsoft. If Mojang seems so confident in them, maybe they won't completely mess up the game. But still, I have always like that Mojang was a small company owned by just a few people, and was more concerned with the gaming community than money. Maybe 1.8 was the last update we will ever use again. Maybe Microsoft will redeem itself (because after Windows 8 they really need a win). No one knows, but I hope Microsoft will respect the integrity of Minecraft. Even still, something tells me that the PlayStation and Mac versions of Minecraft might not be seeing an update any time soon. Until next time, the is Fencer6, sadly signing off.

Originally posted October 6th

Super Smash for 3DS demo released!

Hey guys, Fencer6 here, and I have exciting SSB news! The Super Smash Bros. 3DS demo has finally hit the North American EShop, and it is awesome! The graphics are amazing, unlike any smash game ever before and the fighting style simple and addictive fun.

The only issue with the demo is, well, its only a demonstration. You get access to only five characters- Mega Man, Link (my favorite), Pikachu, Villager, and Mario, which was a little disappointing. Additionally, you only have access to one stage (the blandest one in the entire game). There are many other, more interesting characters you can choose from, but at least they included Link. Now I am dying to purchase the full game (which is probably the whole point of the demo). Thankfully, though, it comes out on the 3rd of October, which is now less then a week away. If you are interested in the game at all I would recommend you check it out for yourself. Overall, it is a really amazing demo, and I hope to have a video and more in-depth look into it soon, so stay tuned!

Originally posted September 17

Not again... Another new 3DS.

Hey guys, Fencer6 here We have some fairly big news from Nintendo. They're coming out with a new handheld console! Great right? Well, not really. It's just another model of the 3DS. We have had the original 3DS, then the 3DS XL, then the 2DS. Not even to mention the fact that we had the original DS, then the DS lite, then the DS Xl, then the DSI. We have had 7 models of the DS already, and now we have our eighth. The new 3DS and 3DS XL.

So what does this "New 3DS" have to offer? Well, for starters it will have another joystick, as you can see with the small joystick seen above the XYAB keys (honestly though I think it is to tiny to be much help to you), called the C stick, similar to the C joystick on the GameCube controller. It will be able to control minor things like camera angles and such, which would make hardcore games like RPGs anf thing easier. Additionally, the new 3DS will also have two new "shoulder buttons" like the L and R buttons, and my guess is these will act pretty much the same as the ZR and ZL buttons on the Wii U gamepad.

Finishing with the external details the new 3DS will also include a general 'updated' look to it, with the start and select buttons returning to the right side similar to the original DS and leaving the home button at the center, a third light at the bottom which we have yet to know what it means (although all pictures have it turned off), and the volume control has been moved up the top left side alongside the 3D control. 

But the exciting part of the new 3ds comes with what it can do internally. It has improved graphics, a longer battery life, a camera upgrade, and the ability to use micro SD cards. While I prefer a normal SD over micro, the rest of the features are quite interesting. I love the Wii Us HD, and while Nintendo has yet to reveal how much higher the graphics are I would love to see it have an HD display, because even phones are now getting quad-HD screens, so I think it's time for Nintendo to step up it's game. Additionally, the extra battery life sounds really awesome considering how fast the normal 3DS dies without an extra power source. What I really want to know though is how much extra battery life it has. I would love them to double the battery span of the 3DS, but doubt they would do this. It may just be a little bit of extra juice just so they can say it has more battery power for the ads, but I doubt they would do that. I mean, when have the ads ever looked cooler than the actual product?

 

Anyway, while these upgrades are obviously to attract more hardcore gamers and 3rd party developers, I can't say I will be getting one. Honestly, I would rather spend my money on a Playstation than just another 3DS model. But, there is one feature that may be a deciding factor for many people- it will have its own exclusive games. 

Now a lot of you out there are probably really mad with Nintendo because you just bought your shiny new 3DS and now you need a new system to play the newest games. I really doubt that there will be too many of these though. The DSI, which added many new features, as well as the ability to have exclusive games. And how many did it have. 3. Thats right, just 3. My guess is that very few games will be released for the new 3DS exclusively, and they will most likely be cruddy Eshop titles or other minigames. There is no way that they would ever make a large game only playable on the new system, so I wouldn't worry about it. And there is no way that a 3rd party would ever make a game exclusive for this system because that they know so few people will have it. But, many RPGs will probably include special features for some of the new upgrades, although if your tight on cash this new system is really no reason to roll out a couple hundred bucks.

Overall, while I think these new systems are cool, they probably won't be anything Earth shattering for the Nintendo community. If your 3DS is beat up and your a hardcore gamer who wants an XL for a bigger screen, and you have pretty deep pockets, I say go for it, but otherwise I would recommend most people to not to waste money on this new model if they already own a perfectly good one (I'm looking at you, person who lines up outside the Apple store to pay $700 dollars for the newest IPhone model even though you just got a new one like six months ago). Stay tuned for more info on this new model and tons of other Nintendo news, reviews, playthroughs, and how-tos!

Tomodachi month!

Hey guys! Fencer6 here! It has been forever since I was last on. This summer I just pretty much went on vacation. And I was pretty busy too. Volunteering for VBS, going to Texas for a mission trip, staying at an overnight camp for a week, and just chilling out. But, I am back in action and weekly posts resuming! Wooooo!

Alright, so since it's the last day in August, and I've totally gotten addicted to Tomodachi Life in the past few days, I thought I'd try something new. I did a post several months ago talking about Tomodachi Life, which you can see by clicking here, and I thought it was some random crap from Japan that would just be weird and no fun. But I was wrong. I got the game just the two days ago and I've already played 6 hours on it, and I have to say I'm doing pretty well. I just think that this would be a perfect opportunity for a diary entry-like series similar to the Animal Crossing one I did several months ago. So, for all of September, I will be doing lots of Tomodachi Life posts, as well as some of the regular stuff. Now, just a quick warning- I'm not guaranteeing this will be the theme all month. It may fail, and I may have to scrap the idea, but I'm hoping that won't happen and I'm nearly sure that we will have at least 1-2 TL posts a week.

I hope you will enjoy taking a look at life at Snikey Island (wierd name, but it's a weird game in general, so I thought it would fit). Stay tuned!

How to locate an IP address

             

Find the approximate location of any website with this techno geek tutorial! Find a troll on your website or just impress your friends with your ability to locate any website host!

Click here to view on YouTube!

Charizard EX Box Opening + Giveaway Results

             

In this video I open up a new Charizard EX, but that isn't all. I also give instructions on how to win the 5 code cards for the Pokemon TCG online in a contest I'm holding! I hope you enjoy the video, and thanks for watching!

Click here to see this video on YouTube.

Note that this description is from YouTube. The contest is now over! Aaron Stewart is the winner! To see the drawing for the winner, see the video below.


                             

A few weeks ago, I posted a video of me opening the charizard EX box, and said that the code cards from that video will be available in my giveaway, as long as we had 20 entrants. But then I decided that it was going on too long and i set the date to July 5th, and now its finally that time! Watch LIVE as I randomly select the winner to ensure that it is as fair as possible. Thanks to all the entrants, and please enter next time! Thanks!

View on YouTube

Nintendo E3 News

         

Tons of news was released at E3 over the past few days and in this video we'll be taking a look at all of the new Nintendo updates and games. Be sure to check out my blog at vgshack.blogspot.com! Thanks for watching, and I hope you like the video because that there is A LOT of big news!

Thanks to Nintendo for all of the new footage and Eurogamer for the toad levels in Mario 3D world!

Click here to view on YouTube.

Mario Kart 8 is doing gr8!

We all know that the Wii U did really bad on the market. But Mario Kart 8 is doing amazing, and is even boosting Wii U sales. By far the best Mario Kart title to date, Mario Kart 8 has already sold 1.2 million copies worldwide in just three days from May 29- June 1. But not only has Mario Kart 8 done great itself, but it has also boosted Wii U sales. In the UK alone, the release of Mario Kart 8 has boosted Wii U sales 666%! That means that one game has sextupled (that means x6) the sales of the faltering Wii U. It's obvious that everyone is dying to play the newest Mario Kart game. And trust me, it's awesome. In fact, you can click here to see me playing some of Mario Kart. I'm glad that the Nintendo is finally making some money on their newest system, and I hope they can pull it off again. I plan to soon write a review for Mario Kart 8, so stay tuned!

Information from: http://nintendonews.com/2014/05/mario-kart-track-editor-possible-future/ and http://nintendonews.com/2014/06/mario-kart-8-sales-1-2-million-units/ 

Use your Gamecube controller on the Wii U!

Hey guys, Fencer6 here. Today we have some pretty big news for retro fans of the Nintendo series. Nintendo has announced they will be... drumroll please... 

The return of the GameCube controller! Originally the GameCube controller, obviously, worked with the GameCube. Then, when the Wii came out, they didn't want to anger fans and not allow them to play their previous collection of games on the new system as well as to be able to continually sell GameCube games to wii owners who wanted to by the Wii. It was kind of like a two-in-one deal. Buy the Wii and get a GameCube free. So they programmed the Wii to accept GameCube discs and installed a series of slots on the top of the system to allow for the GameCube controllers to plug into the system as well as a slot for GameCube memory cards. 

This allowed for all kind of awesome features. Not only could you play retro games on the new system, but you could also play certain new games on the new controller such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii. I loved these controls after playing games like Melee and Double Dash. They felt natural. I trained myself to play Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros with the GameCube controller, and I used this whenever I could. Not only that, but it also allowed people to play 'Virtual Console Games' from the N64 that could be downloaded straight from the online store and played with the GameCube controller. 

                                   

But of course, the Wii U ruined this great feature. You could no longer play those awesome Virtual Console games with a gamecube controller and instead had to buy the Wii U Pro Controller, which cost a whole $50, and if you wanted to play MK Wii or SSB Brawl you either had to shell out the bucks or learn to play with the skinny stick that was a Wii remote. It might be great for hitting golf balls or swinging a lightsaber, but it was pretty dang hard to play a racing or fighting game. 

So, as you could probably guess, fans weren't happy. And with the release of Super Smash Bros. Wii U just around the corner, people were even more disappointed. If you wanted to play Super Smash Bros. with a GameCube like controller with four people you would have to spend $200 on four sets of Wii U Pros. Thankfully, for the first time, they decided to do something right with the Wii U. available at the release of Super Smash Bros. Wii U this holiday season. 

                           

That's right! You can use your GameCube controllers on the Wii U! These awesome devices won't be available for purchase until winter, but thankfully the Super Smash Bros. Invitational @ E3 2014 will be using these adapters so that people won't have to learn to play SSB Wii U with the Gamepad/ wii remote. I am super excited about this news, and I can't wait to get one. It would be amazing that they could have some GameCube virtual console games on the Eshop because it would make total sense.

Little other in known about this piece of hardware, but you can check out the GameXplain video below. And stay tuned for more news on this items release date and other GameCube news!

                              

Mario Kart Grand Prix 1: Mushroom Cup

Hey guys! Today I have a new video for you by yours truly, Fencer6!  With the release of Mario Kart 8, I decided to create a Play-Through series for Mario Kart 8. I will be playing all eight grand prixs, and in this episode you will get to see the first prix: the mushroom cup. I hope you like it, and I will create more soon! Thanks!

Also, I have decided to end my New Super Mario Bros. Wii series because that, with the hardware I have it is difficult to record since it is a wii game, not to mention it is a fairly old game by now. Of course you can still see that video by clicking here. See you next episode!

Hyrule Warriors news!

 Hey Hyrule fans! Fencer6 here! We have a ton of new news for the latest Hyrule Warriors game!

Above is the new Hyrule Warriors logo, which, as fans predicted, confirms the name will remain Hyrule Warriors. While this reveals almost nothing, it does look pretty awesome and shows off their amazing master sword design, Along with this picture was these three statements shown below:

• The first stage of the game takes place in Hyrule Field.
• Players must defend or reclaim areas by fighting against hordes of enemies and using different types of flashy and powerful moves.
• Players will encounter new enemies such as Sorceress Cia, but some familiar enemies like Bokoblins and Lizalfos from The Legend of Zelda series will also appear in the game.

Honestly, these blurbs of information makes it seem even cooler. While starting off in Hyrule Field isn't that big of a deal, it might mean that we finally don't start off the game ASLEEP! The fact that you defend or reclaim areas seems interesting, possible meaning the main plot of this game is defending Hyrule's territory. The fact that their are 'hordes of enemies' seems interesting as well. I mean, if you have such an overpowered sword, might as well use it. Although, I have no idea what 'flashy moves' means. Could it mean that we get more combo moves? Well, whatever it is, anything flashy can't be a bad thing.

Secondly, a 'Treasure Box Set' will be released along with the game for hardcore fans. This treasure chest will include the following:

• Retail copy of the game
• Official art book
• Triforce-style table clock
• “Bravery” costume set (3 types)
• “Wisdom” costume set (3 types)
• “Strength” costume set (2 types)
• Hero’s scarf
• Treasure chest-shaped retail box

All of this while be sold in Japan for 14,904 yen, or $145.91. Even though this is a high price, you do get a lot of exclusive items. A scarf, official art book, lots of in game costumes, a... treasure chest, and a triforce style table clock is like gold to a dedicated fan and I'm sure lots of these will be sold to the hardcore fans out there. I'm not the biggest fan of Zelda, but I might download the game from the Nintendo Eshop. While the game (the retail version, the Eshop version, and the Treasure Box Set) have no American release date, they will be released on August 14 in Japan (nothing like back to school than killing Ganon minions!). Hopefully our release date won't be far behind.

Lastly in Hyrule Warriors promotional news, Nintendo has set up a brand new official website for Hyrule Warriors, which you can view by clicking here. This is what the website had to say about the game:

 Cut down entire legions of enemies as Link™, Impa and other Legend of Zelda™ characters using over-the-top powerful Dynasty-Warriors-style moves. This tour de force through the beloved locales of Hyrule will have you battling the fiercest enemies in Zelda history. Think tactically and conquer missions in the most efficient way you can to save Hyrule!

The delicate balance of the Triforce has been disrupted, and Hyrule Kingdom is once again being torn apart by a dark power, this time lead by Sorceress Cia. Now it’s up to the legendary hero Link to face hordes of enemies and find the missing Princess Zelda™. Advance the story to unlock new playable characters with unique moves and weapon types. Collect Rupees and other useful items to upgrade weapons and craft badges, which you can use to bolster each warrior’s abilities. Then unleash the full power of your attacks with intense combos to clear wave after wave of Bokoblin hordes. You’ll have to get your gloves dirty to save Hyrule this time.

• Play as fan-favorite characters like Link and Impa for the first time in the series!
• Battle the fiercest Legend of Zelda enemies across Hyrule’s most famous locales.
• Lay waste to your opponents with brutally efficient attacks and intense combos

Think tactically and complete missions in the most efficient way possibleThe fact that you can play as Impa seems very interesting. Never before have we been able to play the whole game as any character besides link. While little news besides this was revealed on the website, they did reveal some screen shots, which I have debuted below.

Gameplay

While not much gameplay news was revealed compared to how much promotion they've done, the following details were revealed.

1. In this storyline, Link is a warrior in training, and Zelda is stolen from Shia, a Ganon-wannabe evil witch.
2. Besides Impa, several other characters are also playable
3. A new kind of targeting called 'Z targeting' can be used to dodge attacks and hit enemies at there weak points
4. Different weapons provide varied fighting styles- light weapons focus on speed speed and heavier ones on damage
5. Weapons and even characters can be upgraded
6. For the first time ever, this Zelda title will be two player! One using the gamepad while the other uses the TV!

All of this news sounds pretty amazing. New ways to upgrade, attack, and use weapons will add all kinds of varying strategy, and playing multiplayer will be an interesting technique never seen in a Zelda game before!

Well, that's all for this post! Be on the lookout for new posts about the next Zelda title. Below are a series of screenshots about the game. Based on what I've seen I'm going to guess the title will be rated T for the amount of violence and some of the clothes characters wear (which I didn't include below). Hope you like it! Stay tuned! Also, if you're dying for new news, I have also included several GameXplain videos below as well.

Information from: http://nintendonews.com/2014/05/official-hyrule-warriors-logo/, http://nintendonews.com/2014/05/hyrule-warriors-treasure-box-set-details/, http://nintendonews.com/2014/05/hyrule-warriors-official-site/, http://nintendonews.com/2014/05/hyrule-warriors-release-date-screenshots/