Nintendo showcases Star Fox Zero and co-operative Legend of Zelda at E3

Nintendo took to E3 with an array of games, though some fans may be disappointed that they left a new Legend of Zelda title at home.

Wed, 17 Jun, 2015 - 01:00

Nintendo console owners won’t be short of games to look forward to over the next year or so. Nintendo brought an array of games to E3, including six new titles. Unfortunately, the Zelda game that everyone is looking forward to wasn’t shown after being recently delayed until some time in 2016.

One of the new announcements was The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes, a three player co-operative title that will be released on the 3DS. It sees players teaming up solve puzzle dungeons and defeat enemies. The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes will be released this autumn.

While we knew of the existence of a new Star Fox game, Nintendo finally revealed it and gave it an official title. Star Fox Zero features multiple vehicles including the iconic R-Wing, and even a drone that drops small controllable robots. And, of course, it features a classic line. Star Fox Zero will be released holiday 2015.

If the Nintendo World Championships got you excited about building your own Super Mario levels, keep an eye out for Super Mario Maker. The title will be released on September 11th and will let you build and play your own levels. It will curtail how evil you can be; before you can upload a level for others to try, you must be able to complete it yourself.

In what was a surprise to many, Nintendo announced that its characters are coming to Activision’s Skylanders. New Amiibo are coming to Skylanders for Wii U. Among them are a new "Magma" version of Bowser and a Donkey Kong. They’ll still function as normal Amiibo, but can also be brought into Superchargers over NFC.

Footage from Yoshi’s Woolly World was probably one of the highlights of Nintendo’s showcase. The platformer was announced last year, but it’s great to see some more footage from it. The game will be out in October, and there’ll be special plush Amiibo released too.

Nintendo did warn its fans about titles that it wouldn’t be bringing to E3 in the run-up to the conference. But it hasn’t stopped some from feeling a little disappointed. E3 tends not to be a focus for Nintendo, so keep an eye out for Nintendo Direct presentations in the coming months. And hopefully The Legend of Zelda will make a proper appearance in the near future.