Daily Briefs (March 30) – World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists / Star Fox Zero

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Today’s Daily Briefs:

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
2016 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists
Star Fox Zero [Update!]
RARE / Nintendo
Handheld Market
Nintendo Zone – Germany
Yo-kai Sangokushi
Bokujou Monogatari 3tsu no Sato no Taisetsuna Tomodachi (Story of Seasons)
Terraria
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Splatoon
Pokémon goodies
Fire Emblem 0
7th Dragon III code:VFD [Update!]
Super Robot Wars BX / UX [Update!]

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD

Here’s the latest trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, focusing on Midna and Wolf Link:

Here’s another video, showcasing the one and only Postman:

“This guy shows up in the strangest places! And what’s with his humming? It sounds…familiar.” –Midnahttps://t.co/ioJyrtNIHu

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 30, 2016

2016 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists

Here’s the 15 finalists for the 2016 World Video Game Hall of Fame:

Elite
Final Fantasy
Grand Theft Auto III
John Madden Football
The Legend of Zelda
Minecraft
Nürburgring
The Oregon Trail
Pokemon Red and Green
Sid Meier’s Civilization
The Sims
Sonic the Hedgehog
Space Invaders
Street Fighter II
Tomb Raider

The inductees will be announced during a ceremony at The Strong museum, to be held on Thursday, May 5th. You can vote for your favorite 2016 World Video Game Hall of Fame finalist by clicking here!

Source: the strong

Star Fox Zero

Want to win 10$ in Nintendo eShop credit? If yes, then you should definitely check out the Miiverse Star Fox Zero Art Event, which started yesterday. All you have to do is post some Star Fox fan art in the Miiverse Star Fox Zero Intergalactic Art Event community between March 29th and April 22nd.

Click here for more details about this contest, only open to people living in the United States.

Talking of Star Fox Zero, here’s a web commercial:

Star Fox Zero (Wii U) comes out on April 21st in Japan, and April 22nd in Europe and North America.

Head after the break for the rest of this post!

RARE / Nintendo

In an interview published in Retro Gamer, we learned some details about the relationship between RARE and Nintendo, and their unspoken rivalry:

Wave Race 64 was supposed to have boats, until RARE suggested Jet Skis were used;
it was Miyamoto who added a tie to Donkey Kong, in a Donkey Kong Country design;
Donkey Kong’s ground slap in Donkey Kong Country actually originated as a suggestion by Shigeru Miyamoto

Source: Retro Gamer
Via: NintendoLife

Handheld Market

Here’s the top 5 grossing handheld games for 2015 (worldwide), according to App Annie:

Via: NeoGAF

Nintendo Zone – Germany

Yesterday, Nintendo announced that there would be no more Nintendo Zones at McDonalds restaurants from April 1st, in Germany. The new location for Nintendo Zones in the country will be announced at a later date.

Yo-kai Sangokushi

Here’s a video from CoroCoro magazine about the Yo-kai Sangokushi press conference (which was held on Monday):

Yo-kai Sangokushi (3DS) comes out on April 2nd in Japan.

Bokujou Monogatari 3tsu no Sato no Taisetsuna Tomodachi

Here’s two more screenshots for Bokujou Monogatari 3tsu no Sato no Taisetsuna Tomodachi (latest entry in the Story of Seasons series, coming out on June 23rd in Japan), which show multiplayer. You can chat with friends, fish together, and more.

Source: Marvelous

Terraria

Today, the demo version for the Nintendo 3DS version of Terraria was released in Japan. Once you’re done with the tutorial, you can enjoy the game freely (but you cannot save) Also, pre-loading is now live for the full game: it requires 455 blocks / 56MB of free space on your SD Card.

Here’s some screenshots for the game:

Source: Nintendo

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Today, Warner Bros. announced that LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens would be released later this year in Japan, on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. The game will be featured in Famitsu magazine, where readers will find details about the games, but also comments from the creators.

Here’s the preview from Famitsu magazine: