The publisher announced the revamp of the 2011 Wii game during today’s Nintendo Direct, and it’s launching July 16, 2021. A gorgeous pair of Zelda Joy-Cons will be released on the same day, which you can check out below:

The motion controls of the original game have been replicated using the Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons, with one functioning as Link’s sword and one serving as his shield. Fortunately, the remaster is also fully playable with button controls, so it’s fair game for the Nintendo Switch Lite. 

In this mode, the sword motions are mapped to the right stick, so you’d flick the stick in the direction you want to swing Link’s sword. The motion controls of the original Skyward Sword weren’t exactly perfect, so it’ll be interesting to see how the remaster handles. 

Skyward Sword is the latest in a growing line of Wii and Wii U games finding new life on Switch, but it’s also one of the few that did pretty well on its original platform. Curiously, Skyward Sword wasn’t high on the list of Zelda games that fans speculated would see a remaster for the series’ 35th anniversary. Newly surfaced trademarks sparked theories around Phantom Hourglass and Wind Waker, but Skyward Sword was more of a stab in the dark than anything. Still, as one of the more recent games in the series, not to mention one that hasn’t been re-released too many times already, it’s a reasonable pick. 

Speaking of Zelda remakes: the studio behind the Link’s Awakening remaster is hiring for a new game. 

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2011 was indeed a great year to be a gamer. Heres our buyers guide of the top must-own games from the calendar year. Have you played them all?

Portal 2

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Batman: Arkham City

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution

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Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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Super Mario 3D Land

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Dark Souls

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How does November 18 sound? Yes, we agree. It sounds very nice, thank you very much. In what is almost certainly Link’s swansong on Nintendo’s waggle-tastic Wii, Skyward Sword represents perhaps the last of the big hitters for the machine as everything gears up for 2012’s release of Wii U.

**UPDATE: Nintendo has also confirmed that the US release date for Skyward Sword is 20 November.**

Above: If only the red dude knew the futility of attacking Link. Mate, you’re not even a sub-boss

There’s some very good news for European 3DS owners, who will be getting not only Super Mario Land 3D, but also Mario Kart 7, Super Pokemon Rumble and Kirby: Mass Attack before the year is out, although sadly without any firm dates. If you want to see the rest of Nintendo’s 2011 plans, check out Nintendo’s official European websitehere (opens in new tab).

So, all good. The only possible fly in the ointment for us multi-platform gamers is that Skyward Sword’s November 18 release is only a week after Skyrim comes out. Guess we’d better do the Christmas shopping before 11/11 then, eh? Cos no-one’s going to see us for weeks.

Aug 2011

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