Nintendo at E3 2016: all of the latest news and announcements – The Verge The Verge is about technology and how it makes us feel. Founded in 2011, we offer our audience everything from breaking news to reviews to award-winning features and investigations, on our site, in video, and in podcasts. 2016-09-23T14:46:00+00:00 https://www.theverge.com/rss/stream/11698793 https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/verge-rss-large_80b47e.png?w=150&h=150&crop=1 Andrew Webster <![CDATA[Nintendo NX: everything we know so far]]> https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/27/11516888/nintendo-nx-new-console-news-date-games 2016-09-23T10:46:00-04:00 2016-09-23T10:46:00-04:00

Back in April Nintendo announced some big news: the company's next home console, code-named NX, will be launching globally in March 2017. That's a quick turnaround from the Wii U, which launched in November 2012. However, even though it's releasing in less than a year, we know very little about what the NX actually is. Nintendo has been very quiet about what the device will be, but thanks to a number of reports and rumors, we can at least piece together some details on the Wii U's successor.

Hardware

The only thing Nintendo has really said about the NX so far is that it will be very different from the company's last two consoles. "I can assu …

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]]> Andrew Webster <![CDATA[The Legend of Zelda is the biggest game at E3 because it finally changed]]> https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/16/11951730/legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-reggie-fils-aime-interview-e3-2016 2016-06-16T09:00:05-04:00 2016-06-16T09:00:05-04:00

It's not really accurate to describe Nintendo's E3 2016 show floor presence as a booth - it's more of a shrine. And that shrine is dedicated almost entirely to one thing: the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which is launching on both the Wii U and NX some time next year. This year's showcase in Los Angeles is the first time that the much-anticipated game has been playable by the general public, and Nintendo is using the opportunity to make Breath of the Wild arguably the biggest attraction at E3.

On the second day of the show, the line to play the game stretched around Nintendo's massive booth, with a wait time measured in hou …

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]]> Nick Statt <![CDATA[Pokémon Go will be available in July for iOS and Android]]> https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/15/11947194/pokemon-go-release-date-july-2016-ios-android-ar 2016-06-15T14:39:14-04:00 2016-06-15T14:39:14-04:00

Pokémon Go, the augmented reality free-to-play mobile game from Niantic, will be available this July. Nintendo announced the release window during its second-day E3 live stream, but didn't give a concrete day. The company did say the game's accessory, a wrist-worn wearable called Pokémon Go Plus that lets you play the game without using your smartphone, will be available for $34.99. Unfortunately, it won't be quite ready at launch, Nintendo clarified.

Pokémon Go is an ambitious AR title being developed by Niantic, the makers of Android game Ingress, in conjunction with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. In our first hands-on look at the game …

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]]> Rich McCormick <![CDATA[Nintendo’s new game is the Zelder Scrolls]]> https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/14/11934230/nintendo-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-elder-scrolls-e3-2016 2016-06-14T14:56:37-04:00 2016-06-14T14:56:37-04:00

The new Zelda game is called Breath of the Wild, we found out today, and while it's still jam-packed with Zelda series conventions - you still play as blond boy Link, you're still in Hyrule, you still love hurling ceramic pots around - it also seems to represent quite a break with the prescribed paths of previous Zeldas. Breath of the Wild seems to have taken its cues from huge western RPGs like Skyrim, giving Link free reign to run around its huge map, and allowing players to dictate how they approach puzzles, and giving them the chance to plot their own course through the game.

But that's not the only thing that gives Breath of the Wild a …

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]]> Chris Plante <![CDATA[Nintendo confirms Link’s never nude status]]> https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/14/11934252/nude-link-naked-hot-hot-hotttttttttt 2016-06-14T13:17:45-04:00 2016-06-14T13:17:45-04:00

Midway through Nintendo's E3 live stream, one of gaming's oldest and most storied video game publishers answered a question fans have speculated on for eons: is Link a never nude?

Yes. We now know the protagonist of The Legend of Zelda series is permanently contained by a pair of skintight shorts. Computer: load "Nude Link."

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]]> Sam Byford <![CDATA[Nintendo confirms new NX console for March 2017 release]]> https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/27/11516352/nintendo-nx-confirmed-release-date 2016-04-27T03:05:57-04:00 2016-04-27T03:05:57-04:00

Nintendo's mysterious NX console is getting closer. Today the company announced alongside its annual financial results that the NX platform will see a worldwide release in March 2017. Nothing else has been revealed about the system so far, beside Nintendo's claim that it's a "brand-new concept."

If this seems like an inauspicious way to announce an important new console's release, know that it's Nintendo's modus operandi. The company issued similarly brief press releases ahead of the 3DS and Wii U's respective reveals, confirming the existence of the platforms but telling investors and the public to wait until E3 for extra information.

The …

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