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New Zelda DS Game in the Works

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By Kris Graft

March 25, 2009

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Nintendo has confirmed a follow-up to 2007's well-received DS game, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata announced on Wednesday The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for DS, which will use the touch control system of Phantom Hourglass.

Nintendo explained in a statement, "The concept behind this Zelda game includes utilizing a steam locomotive to travel around the world, switching Phantom and Link to explore the dungeons, and solving puzzles using new items."

The game will release later this year.

Huw Jass's picture
On March 26th Huw Jass said:

Well, so long as this works on my trusty DSLite (and is not DSi only) then I'll be looking forward to this with great interest.

I just wish they announced a new Wii only Zelda title instead. IMO, Twilight Princess was not up there with the best of them, and coupled with the fact that it was the GC version with Wii-mote stuff added on just smacked of 'rushed' to me.

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On March 26th Sabrewulf said:

Brilliant, Phantom Hourglass was the best DS game in my opinion so far, only recently beated by GTA Chinatown Wars.

This game will be fantatsic, they always are, and i'm sure a new Wii title is in the works in Twilight Princess style, WiiMotion sword fighting anyone??

OmegaVader's picture
On March 26th OmegaVader said:

man, that's the OoT zelda graphic they're using in this article.

man, I would kill for a straight up next-gen remake of that.

ah, nostalgia....

manhattan's picture
On March 26th manhattan said:

Yeah a straight-up next gen Zelda will make me buy a Wii as well--and none of this cell-shading nonsense. I hope Miyamoto still has one in his pockets.

Also a new, side-scrolling Metroid (similar to what Capcom did with Bionic Commando) would be sweet.

asym's picture
On March 26th asym said:

none of this cell-shading nonsense

I don't see how a rendering technique (which is more faithful to the look of the original games) is going to have any impact on the gameplay...

NickgamertagO1's picture
On March 26th NickgamertagO1 said:

I'd cry if they released a 2D sidescrolling Metroid with 3D visuals because I already sold me Wii...again...

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On March 26th Ozzman_79 said:

I thnk they've milked the FPS-version of this franchise as much as they can, and I could see a return to the side-scrolling days of yor. Especially if the Wii has a decent life cycle. They released a Metroid early on......plenty of time to release another a few years later.

ztrapwn's picture
On March 26th ztrapwn said:

I'm kinda saddened at how Zelda has become this totally different franchise from what it used to be. Remember Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time? Even Wind Waker, I was one of the few who believed in the cel-shading from the start, knowing that every Zelda game thus far has been awesome (excluding the black sheep, Link's Adventure.)

It seems almost anything the Zelda studio touches becomes gold. But I still miss the days when Zelda was this super-awesome epic game you looked forward to, hyped, only to not end up the least disappointed. Zelda is about not overexploiting it. No cheap spinoffs, no third-party sellout; no bad title carry the name of Zelda.

It's not for nothing Zelda has been called the best gaming series to date. Live up to that legacy.

NickgamertagO1's picture
On March 25th NickgamertagO1 said:

Sounds kinda like a casual version of Zelda, like some on-rails mess. "Spirit Tracks" hopefully just refers to the tracks the train uses. I would find it wrong for Nintendo to turn Zelda into some "party" game or casual fare. It'd be an injustice to all the Zelda fans I think.

Kenology's picture
On March 25th Kenology said:

Judging from the trailer, it looks like Phantom Hourglass with steam engine transportation as opposed to steamboat transportation. Classic Zelda gameplay was fully intact, dunno why you assume it's "casual" based on the subtitle... all recent Zelda subtitles since Ocarina of Time are based off of key items (Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, The Minish Cap) or key characters (Twilight Princess, Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons) - "Spirit Tracks" will most certainly be in the former category.

Here's the trailer: http://kotaku.com/5184207/all-aboard-the-zelda-spirit-tracks-trailer-tra...

But anyways... day one. I'm playing Phantom Hourglass for the first time now and I'm loving it.

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On March 26th jacobpbarker said:

You're going to love it! I've played through and completed it three times now. It's just brilliant! As someone said, it's beaten only by GTA: Chinatown Wars as the best game for the DS.

Looks interesting. The train is just another vehicle mechanic like the boat in Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. You'll be able to customise it, etc. Ace. Looking forward to it.

NickgamertagO1's picture
On March 26th NickgamertagO1 said:

Just the word "tracks" scare me that's all. Fearful thinking more than anything. I don't think Nintendo would mess with the Zelda formula, they're smarter than that.

ztrapwn's picture
On March 26th ztrapwn said:

A link to the past?
Link's Adventure?
Link's Awakening?

(EDIT: Sorry, I missed the part where you said after Ocarina of Time, my bad)

Kenology's picture
On March 26th Kenology said:

It's cool. But I wish they would go back to naming Zelda games after general story events like the ones you mentioned.