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#e3 I just played The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the 2011 Wii MotionPlus game for 10 minutes, until the E3 demo here in Los Angeles timed out on me. Just when I was slicing up a giant scorpion boss! But... More »

As promised by Cammie earlier this year, Nintendo's E3 press conference brought the first solid details on the next installment in the Legend of Zelda franchise, subtitled Skyward Sword. The brief trailer for the game shown during the Nintendo E3 press conference featured far more vivid visuals than those of Twilight Princess, but with a very similar UI.

It also features a new control scheme, which uses the MotionPlus peripheral for more direct swordplay, and the Nunchuck for more direct ... shieldplay. There's no actual aiming the game's ranged tools using the WiiMote pointer -- everything appears to be motion-based. Unfortunately, the press conference tech demo seems to be experiencing some "technical difficulties." Hopefully we'll have better luck, provided the game's available on the E3 show floor.

Just how long has Zelda Wii been in development? Surprisingly, the first mention of this upcoming Zelda game is back in the July 2007 issue of Game Informer. That would mean that Zelda Wii has had the privilege of the most development time since Ocarina of Time. If memory serves me well, I think [...]

GameStop works very close with multiple game developers and publishers, with Nintendo being among those. There’s no doubt that GameStop heard the news of Zelda Wii coming out in 2010, and while we haven’t had a confirmation of a worldwide 2010 release, it was enough for GameStop to kick preorders into gear tomorrow. [...]