Say bye-bye to the midi and all-sampled instrument soundtracks we have learned to accept in the past. At the Nintendo Roundtable yesterday evening, Mr. Miyamoto confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will mark the first time an orchestral soundtrack will grace a Zelda game. Or did he?
Okay, we’re really sorry – for something like six to eight months, the polls system on the site has actually been, well, kinda broken. But no longer! To celebrate, we’ve put up a new poll. Go voice your strong opinion on Skyward Sword‘s graphics right now and let everyone know what you think! We’ll report…
Whether you love him or hate him (or have never heard of him) James Rolfe, otherwise known as the Angry Video Game Nerd, strikes again. This time against The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In his recent episode, he tours the Nintendo booths at E3 and took a moment to comment on the new Zelda…
What Skyward Sword Can Do to Improve Boss Encounters Guest Article by Joshua Lindquist The bosses of The Legend of Zelda have changed significantly over the years. They began as very simple fights that often required nothing more than striking the boss with your sword, but the latest boss encounters are complex fights that could…
This year, Nintendo delivered what many are calling their most impressive E3 keynote to date. With new titles in nearly every classic franchise, you’d be hard-pressed to find an unhappy Nintendo fan. And with so many new games announced, the official unveiling of the Nintendo 3DS and, of course, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword,…
There has been much talk about the visuals for Skyward Sword, and a lot of people have mistakenly referred to them as “cel-shaded” – including us! Not so, according to the man, himself, Shigeru Miyamoto. During his E3 presentation he referred to the graphics as like a moving painting. And during the Nintendo Roundtable this…
There has been much talk about the visuals for Skyward Sword, and a lot of people have mistakenly referred to them as “cel-shaded” – including us! Not so, according to the man, himself, Shigeru Miyamoto. During his E3 presentation he referred to the graphics as like a moving painting. And during the Nintendo Roundtable this…
Many of you know might know about Nintendo’s developer roundtables, in which last year Miyamoto announced Zelda Wii (Skyward Sword) by revealing the single piece of concept art we’ve all been swooning over for a year. Well, this year he was also present with Aonuma at the mini-conference, and has since revealed a few pieces…
You thought you were out of the woods – with today’s crazy E3 coverage, you’d think that everything was said and done by now. But no! Nintendo, at their usual evening roundtable following their press conference, finally let loose the plot of Skyward Sword. Skyward Sword is, indeed, the very first Zelda – before Ocarina…
Thanks to a special E3 edition of Iwata Asks, we now have quite a bit of new information about the development of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. First of all, we learned that Wii MotionPlus was in and out of the new game several times during development. When it was first in, Eiji Aonuma…
Whew! After a long day of news about Skyward Sword, we’d like to offer you this little treat: some ultra-high resolution screenshots and artwork from Nintendo’s recently unveiled Skyward Sword. The shots are absolutely gorgeous – and they’re in nearly full HD. Along with that, we’ve added some artwork of Link as well. You can…
Nintendo today released a fact sheet for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. If you missed today’s coverage, and have been a bit too lazy to catch up, it offers a pretty decent summary of what Skyward Sword will do for the Zelda series. Click the image to embiggen and learn all about Skyward Sword.
We have the full HD trailer directly from Nintendo, uploaded and available. Watch it below – Skyward Sword is gearing up to be one heck of a Zelda title. [youtube]q5JkV5o_k5A[/youtube]
While Nintendo never gave us a concrete date prior to now, they had strongly hinted that the new Zelda game would grace the shelves by the end of this year. Alas, that did not quite pan out. Miyamoto promised at E3 that we’d be able to get our hands on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward…
After endless debate and speculation, we finally know Zelda Wii’s official name! The title of the new Zelda game is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In addition, the game features cel shaded graphics a la The Wind Waker, but features adult Link a la Twilight Princess. Several new items also make an appearance, such…
