Today I was fortunate enough to visit the Nintendo Store in Manhattan. I was originally there for a meeting with a media group but the meeting was called off and I didn't want to go home feeling like I wasted my time coming to the city. So I decided to spend time with my nostalgia. The Nintendo Store feels more like a Nintendo Museum since it has a sculpture of Mario greeting you at the entrance. Not just any Mario, a "Golden Mario".

Shigeru Miyamoto was here. Also say hi.

Creepy Miyamoto muppet greets you as you explore the Star Fox exhibit.

Life sized Donkey Kong gets it on

Mario gives all the people on the 2nd floor a pole dance

Looks at all the Gameboys. I want one!

While the store at first seemed to be business as usual, there was a very special event going on today. Over in San Francisco E3 is taking place and a new Zelda game would be announced. While the world has to wait till next year to play Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, us in New York got the privilege of playing it first ahead of E3. The game looks great actually and is looking like the biggest Zelda game so far.

While I didn't get this huge poster, I did take home a nice horizontal poster.

Nintendo reps giving a speech on the upcoming game.

If the reps are to be believed, Link will be able to climb on everything.

Looks like cooking will be a big part of this game. Along with camp fires. What is this, Demon Souls?

From what I was able to see, the game looks, feels and plays like a cross between Skyrim, Dark Souls and Monster hunter. It even has stealth mechanics since you can now sneak up on enemies and deploy stealth kills. Enemies also drop loot that can be used to craft new items. There was a big emphasis on food since link could pick up lots of raw meat and vegetables. These can be cooked at a camp fire and even has a catchy tune that plays when this happens. I guess this means that hearts are out and Kebabs are in.

I guess with the Wii U out, we will have to play with this tablet in the game. Or is this a hint at what the NX would look like?

This map is not to scale, There are actually 5 pieces surrounding it. Not sure how big this game will be relative to Skyrim.

Meanwhile over at E3, nothing!

Creepy Starfox was like WHAT??

To be honest I don't know how I am suppose to feel about this. While I am aware that the series needs a serious face lift for the new generation, this feels a bit too different for my taste. The game clearly borrows a lot from its contemporaries like the scale and stealth from Skyrim. One of the biggest imitations is coming from the Soul Games, a series which borrows a lot from the Zelda games. I didn't see any of the Zelda personality I remember from the previous games. It's still a good looking game. I may actually be wrong and I have to admit it is nostalgia that is making me feel weary but I will reserve any judgement on the games quality until the game comes out "sometime in 2017". At least I saw it first in NY and for that I am grateful. Thank you Nintendo, keep making great games.