Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii for 2011

By Jorge Ba-oh 29.09.2010 12

Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii for 2011 on Nintendo gaming news, videos and discussion

During the Nintendo conference in Japan today, company president Satoru Iwata confirmed a 2011 release for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.

Whilst the game has been penned for a release next year in previous occasions, the publisher was keen to remind fans that the new game will roll, slash and explode onto Nintendo Wii next year. The new game takes full advantage of the MotionPlus technology, allowing Link to be that little-bit more precise with his sword strokes and bow, crank a devious new whip and roll explosives casually along the ground.

Skyward Sword is a likely contender to take advantage of Nintendo's newly announced Wii Remote Plus, which combines both the standard Wii Remote and MotionPlus into a single unit.

It's uncertain whether this includes regions outside Japan, but expect the game to at least be available worldwide before the end of 2012.

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Image for Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii for 2011

Image for Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii for 2011


Image for Zelda: Skyward Sword Wii for 2011
Box art for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
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Nintendo

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Nintendo

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Action Adventure

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Captain N (guest) 29.09.2010#1

Deff should come packaged with a gold Wii remote control plus !!1

Darkflame is offline. Darkflame 29.09.2010#2

Yes, keep up the Bling tradition! Smilie

Seriously, I hope they take all the time they need for this.
The WSR style controls could add sooooo much, but it can't be the only thing. There needs to be a big, diverse, explorable landscape too.
And less predictable!

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WP-Final is offline. WP-Final 29.09.2010#3

The still images make it look so colourful yet the videos make it look soooo bland. I hope it's just the video quality and the game will in fact please my eyes when played in person. Smilie It's not stylized enough. Smilie

( Edited 29.09.2010 15:09 by Ifrit XXII )

 
SirLink is offline. SirLink 29.09.2010#4

Ifrit XXII said:
The still images make it look so colourful yet the videos make it look soooo bland. I hope it's just the video quality and the game will in fact please my eyes when played in person. Smilie It's not stylized enough. Smilie

Keep in mind that we STILL have footage from E3 only that was a couple of months ago and that Miyamoto or Aonuma said that SS would be out already if it wasn't for the new artstyle. It's also still TBA 2011 so they have plenty of time to polish the heck out of the graphics and the game in general.

Seriously though...I'm dying to see new footage.

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EdEN is offline. EdEN 29.09.2010#5

Yeah, the new Zelda will by packed with the Wi Remote Plus for only $49.99 and will be Nintendo's final push to get WM+ into everyone's hands to sell as many Zelda games as possible AND get as many WM+ enabled controllers out there for their last two years of WM+ exclusive (and enhanced) games.

 
Mush is offline. Mush 29.09.2010#6

So many great games being released, for all the systems. Oh how being a gamer bleeds you dry. Smilie Still, I'd rather spend my money on games than drugs or alcohol.

( Edited 29.09.2010 18:19 by Mush123 )

 
SirLink is offline. SirLink 29.09.2010#7

Mush123 said:
Still, I'd rather spend my money on games than drugs or alcohol.

Same here. Not to mention that you can have fun with games for a very long time.

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Mush is offline. Mush 29.09.2010#8

SirLink said:
Mush123 said:
Still, I'd rather spend my money on games than drugs or alcohol.

Same here. Not to mention that you can have fun with games for a very long time.

Indeed. Video games are my life, pretty much <3

 
jb is offline. jb 30.09.2010#9

Captain N (guest) said:
Deff should come packaged with a gold Wii remote control plus !!1

Good idea, would definitely be up for a golden Wii Remote with Triforce/Zelda detailing to make it extra AWESUM.

Darkflame said:
Seriously, I hope they take all the time they need for this.
The WSR style controls could add sooooo much, but it can't be the only thing. There needs to be a big, diverse, explorable landscape too.And less predictable!

Oh please please less predictable! Nintendo have said the line between dungeon and overworld is being shifted with less temple-esque levels, but by the looks of things they've gotten Miyamoto to draft up the game structure again. I don't know, but from these screens and footage I'd guess forest/fire temple with a generic forest and standard boss battles...

It's a shame. Wish I could be more excited by this, but I just have a feeling it's been done before.

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Calvin (guest) 30.09.2010#10

JB, I see why you think it looks less exciting, I think there has been saturation filter applied. I.e. the game looks darker and more washed out than when we say the game at E3 this year. Just look at the game screens album and it was a lot more colourful and fun looking back that E3.

crackedthesky is offline. crackedthesky 01.10.2010#11

Calvin (guest) said:
JB, I see why you think it looks less exciting, I think there has been saturation filter applied. I.e. the game looks darker and more washed out than when we say the game at E3 this year. Just look at the game screens album and it was a lot more colourful and fun looking back that E3.

I'm almost positive jb was referring to the game's structure, not the way this vid looks. For the record, these shots are actually from the same stuff released at e3, meaning any color differences are there because whoever recorded it or uploaded it did it differently. Notice the e3 tutorial button maps are still on the screen. These aren't new, they're from the same video.

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brandon (guest) 02.10.2010#12

i hope this will be a zelda that makes you whant to replay it over and over becuse i dident get that feeling from phantom hourglass and spirit tracks but than again the console zeldas from n64 sn and ngc were always better than the hand held games

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