The new boomerang design is actually one of my favorite things! I love that you have to catch it. And you can use it as a melee weapon too in a pinch.

Incorrect. Don’t want to say more due to spoilers, but the Master Sword does not break. The game includes what I consider a very clever way of allowing you to use the Master Sword quite liberally without completing negating the need for multiple weapons.

Nearly every enemy carries a weapon that you can steal after you kill it. You also have bombs and arrows to help with killing said enemies (FYI, bombs are AWESOME for early game in preserving your weapons).

LOL this actually sounds a lot like my wife and I. Now, don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t classify my wife as a “non-gamer” necessarily. She’ll play the crap out of Mario Kart, Halo, or the older Zelda titles, and it’s not unusualy before BOTW for her to spend 2-3 hours a week playing video games. But she’d never touch…

I had some similar thoughts while playing Zelda BOTW this week. Fighting one of the Guardian bosses, I had an immensely difficult time getting my timing perfect. Probably died 10+ times. I thought to myself. Geez. I don’t think 10 year old me could have ever beat this. I’m enjoying the crap out of BOTW, but a small…

I named my first one Silver (a la Lone Ranger), but then when I caught my second one (a blue horse) my wife jokingly said I should name it ‘Blue’ and stick with the colors. I agreed, but because it’s the same name as the Raptor from Jurassic World. :P

Yeah, I know, it’s easier said than done. Especially when you have the situation my wife ran into while playing the other day, where it rained for like 1.5 days straight. We started to wonder if she was in another area like Zora’s Domain, where it was supposed to rain constantly. But there was clearly a shrine that…

It’s all about what you allow yourself to feel. If you choose to make the best out of the situation, and see what the game may be trying to encourage you to do differently, rather than just get frustrated and walk away for a few minutes, you may find things and enjoy things you wouldn’t have otherwise.

All these replies saying that the rain is a PROBLEM that must be fixed...

If you go around to the side of the mountain where the Hinox was sleeping (opposite of the ocean-facing side of that mountain), it’s very easy to climb to the Bokoblin camp even in the rain. Then there’s not too much more of a climb from there. Look for small areas where you might be able to pause for a moment to…

Thinking through all the possible solutions I’ve come up with or seen others post, I’ve yet to determine an actual logical reason for doing it any other way than what Nintendo did.

It’s the combination of things. The developers are the first to tell you that they looked at things like Skyrim for inspiration. So there’s no denying that.

LOL I’m having the exact same issue. I’ve played plenty of Nintendo games, but on the Wii, where there wasn’t a traditional ABXY layout anyways. After a week, I’m finally breaking the Xbox habits though, and feeling more consistent with Zelda.

Ha, we didn’t even try it in Handheld/Tabletop mode. My wife and I had a hard enough time on our 65" screen, not losing my character, or getting confused between what blocks were what. That said....we played through 3 planets had a blast.

That’s what I bought. :)

I’m not sure if it’s bad math or just poor display of the data available. But the numbers in the article would suggest that the Wii and Wii U sold around 150,000 per day, while the Switch only sold about 110,000 per day. It says the data for the Switch was based on 3 days, while the Wii/Wii U numbers are only based on…

My hands are at 7.25"

If you move the USB-C port to a location that is more conducive to charging while in hand-held mode, then how do you make sure it connects properly when in the dock?

Nintendo has indicated that the dock has proprietary technology, and therefore, you are required to use it for transmitting a signal via HDMI from the USB-C port. So all signs point to not being able to to use a USB-C to HDMI cable.

All consoles have had these issues in their first couple of years. The Xbox One had no backwards compatibility for 8 months, and the only 1st party title (i.e. released by Microsoft Studios) was a mostly forgettable game. A Halo game (which was the original Xbox’s claim to fame and what I would consider analogous to…