Welcome to Cover Art! A section of the site where we look at a retro video game’s box cover art and briefly discuss it’s gameplay and legacy.
Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening was originally released on the Gameboy in 1993. It was critically acclaimed and considered one of the best handheld games of all time. Later on, Nintendo colorized the game and added a new dungeon which took … [ Read More... ]
Nintendo has really gotten better at communicating with its fans. For over a year now Nintendo has been delivering video presentations, known as Nintendo Direct, showing off upcoming software and hardware releases. In North America these videos are generally presented by NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime, but for some larger announcements Nintendo’s head honcho Satoru Iwata would step in. For example, Iwata was the presenter when the final Wii … [ Read More... ]
In Nintendo’s latest Nintendo Direct, they announced a slew of new games. Most notably for many fans was the announcement of the remastered HD The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker remake for Wii U. They also announced that there will be a brand new Zelda game for the Wii U, although no details or release date were announced. They did show off some screenshots for The … [ Read More... ]
Iwata and Co. are in the process of prepping for some major internal shakeups. According to the credible Japanese news outlet Nikkei.Com beginning on February 16th Nintendo Co. will be undergoing major restructures internally, particularly within the organization of its console development teams. The core change at play here is that Nintendo is going to scrap their home console and potable console development teams, in favor or creating one … [ Read More... ]