Nintendo's Bill Trinen talks Banjo-Kazooie in Smash, Zelda: BotW2, Xbox, amiibo Support, and more

We had the chance to sit down with Nintendo Treehouse's very own Bill Trinen to discuss Nintendo's E3 2019 and beyond! Including their relationship with Microsoft, Bill's history with Link's Awakening, the future of amiibo & Labo and much, much more!

- Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is not DLC, it's a brand-new game, a direct-sequel to Breath of the Wild, and it's coming to Switch
- Link's Awakening is a good way for Zelda newcomers to ease into the franchise
- Link's Awakening has a few nuanced changes from the original, including things like streamlined controls
- Link's Awakening's Power Bracelet is now an ability, and not something you have to equip
- Link's Awakening now has bottles
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons' new elements and player freedom are part of why the game was pushed back
- Cadence of Hyrule is an extension of what Nintendo has always done, which is finding the right mix of gameplay/dev partner
- Nintendo and Microsoft is a 'great partnership'
- Microsoft is looking at their content and approach, and where they want their titles to be
- Bill doesn't know what else is to come from Microsoft and Nintendo, but he's excited for it
- Nintendo is glad to have Banjo and Kazooie in Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Grant Kirkhope will have more music in Smash Bros. Ultimate as well
- the dev team wanted to add co-op friend play to Super Mario Maker 2 before launch, but they've had to move it to post-launch
- 3DS is still an importance device for Nintendo, but they don't have any plans to announce additional games at the moment
- Dragon Quest IX did particularly well, as far as Nintendo's concerned
- Dragon Quest XI is one of the more approachable games in the series
- Nintendo thinks Dragon Quest's hero appearing in Smash should drive interest in what else is going on with the franchise
- Nintendo wanted to focus more on new elements in Super Mario Maker 2, rather than amiibo costumes/characters
- whether or not they come back to amiibo costumes/characters in the future remains to be seen
- news on titles with amiibo support is teased for tomorrow's Treehouse Direct
- Nintendo will continue to look into new amiibo for future games
- Nintendo has nothing to announce/in the works soon pertaining to more Nintendo Labo VR support