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DS News by Tom Bramwell
Nintendo has unveiled The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for DS during Satoru Iwata's keynote address at GDC.
The game is due out "later this year", according to the Nintendo boss, who showed a video of it in action to satisfy "long time Nintendo loyalists". (You can check out the trailer on Eurogamer TV now.)
According to Ellie "Princess Diana" Gibson, who was on hand at the conference, a big DS logo was on-screen, not DSi, suggesting it'll work on the lot.
In the video, Link was seen fighting things from the comfort of a train - hence the title, which is tentative - including a giant spider. We also got to see Princess Zelda reading him something. The top-screen had a map, suggesting you get to direct the train. Choo choo!
Judging by the trailer, the game will use the train to move around the overworld and then delve into classic, Phantom Hourglass-style gameplay for dungeons, of which several are seen in the two minutes of footage. Expect to be using the touch-screen to draw your way out of tricky situations once again.
UPDATE: Here's a summary from Nintendo's post-conference press release, which we just received: "The new The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks game that Iwata announced will utilise the intuitive touch control of Phantom Hourglass in an all new adventure that will please longtime Zelda fans while keeping the game accessible to all DS owners. The concept behind this Zelda game includes utilising a steam locomotive to travel around the world, switching Phantom and Link to explore the dungeons, and solving puzzles using new items."
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antony_williams
25/03/09 @ 17:20
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Reminds me I need to get Phantom hourglass!
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alimokrane
25/03/09 @ 17:24
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Of course, Zelda and Mario to the rescue, that's all Nintendo is capable of .... oh pity.
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alimokrane
25/03/09 @ 17:33
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@Burkey123
Never said bring in a new Zelda/Mario and never will. It seems that's all Nintendo can come up with. Not sure why this is so hard to comprehend for some. Now, u want to add me to ur ignore list because of this, you go right ahead. I'm speaking my mind up, get used to it.
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ProtoformX
25/03/09 @ 17:57
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Not so happy about this. I've loved every Zelda game since the NES so when I found Phantom Hourglass to be a frustrating piece of wank I tried restarting it about three times to see if I was missing something. I have since decided that it is, IMO, wank and this sounds like more of the same just with, sorry, a train?! WTF?!
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FaceOmeter
25/03/09 @ 18:27
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I understand some of the scepticism on here but I really enjoyed Phantom Hourglass, despite its several flaws, and I'm really looking forward to this.
Anyone who's STILL playing Mario Kart DS, I think we could also use a cash-in DS sequel here too? At this point I'd pay full price for the same game with 16 new tracks and some gimmicky bollocks - the Wii version was good but not in the same ballpark..... |
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paul_haine
25/03/09 @ 18:35
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They'd better not have anything like the Bloody Temple of the Bloody Ocean Bloody King again or it's no sale.
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Blimey, smelly, are you some sort of Nintendo fanboy? ;)
Seriously though... "The game's due out "later this year", according to the Nintendo boss, who showed a video of it in action to satisfy "long time Nintendo loyalists" He may as well just have said "We're going to make the cheapest AAA title we can by making it for the DS, that way you'll all hopefully STFU and it'll give Reggie something to bang on about for the next year and say how we don't ignore our traditional fanbase." |
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Well personally I'm sick to the back teeth of all this Touch/Waggle/Wave crap from Nintendo. Ive tried my best to like the Wii, I really have but I just cant be arsed with anymore shitty "casual" crap. A new Zelda game used to be a highlight of the gaming year & now this?! Some touchy/waggle sub-par windwaker crap to sell, sorry, pimp the DSi!!! Nintendo are not the company they once were. No, sorry, I like my games epic, in full HD, with full surround sound thank you!!
Rant over! :)
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Freelancepolice
26/03/09 @ 07:39
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Looks superb, Coin-op nice knee jerk reaction. Consider yourself ignored
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zelda-spirit-tracks
30/09/09 @ 20:36
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The games, whilst different in aspects are generally all the same. The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks will feature exploration, find something that lets you in the next dungeon, travel to dungeon, solve puzzle, kill boss, get new heart container.
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