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The GDC was a big conference event, partly because rumors had circulated that Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata would announce a new Legend of Zelda game during his address. Representatives from sites like Gamespot, 1Up, and IGN gathered around, listening to Iwata’s every word and updating so as to keep their online readers informed every couple minutes on their laptops. Perhaps Joystiq’s is the most forthcoming account of what finally happened; “10:10AM: Remember when they said there wouldn’t be a new Zelda game announced today? THEY LIED!” Priceless.
So just what is the new Zelda? It’s a new DS title currently being called, “The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks”. It’s the sequel to Phantom Hourglass, which was in turn the sequel to Windwaker, making Spirit Tracks the first third game in a sequence of games in Zelda history, for what it’s worth. But while both Windwaker and Phantom Hourglass were spent the majority of the time sailing the seas, Spirit Tracks solely takes place on land. And while in most Zelda games the main character, Link, would walk or ride a horse in order to traverse the landscape, the Link in Spirit Tracks takes a different approach by conducting a train.
Yes, you heard that right. Just know that it fits the visual style much better than you may imagine, even if Link has taken it upon himself to wear a conductor’s outfit and hat. It’s actually a very interesting idea that many fans had believed would be implemented in the next Zelda for Wii, though they didn’t imagine it would be a main focus. And actually, from what I can see of the game, it’s not exactly the main focus in Spirit Tracks, but rather just a fascinating new idea. It’s not like Link wears the conductor outfit all the time, and there are some other interesting concepts that appear to have been incorperated as well, one of which being a soldier’s statue that Link can manipulate and tell to attack enemies and press switches. Also, there is a bizarre fan-like item Link used in the trailer to produce wind and manipulate objects, rather in the manner of the wind boomerang in Twilight Princess. There are plenty of complex dungeons and epic boss fights in which these objects can be used, just like in any other Zelda game.
More information on Spirit Tracks should be available in the coming months. My guess is that Nintendo has planned to try and please us with this new DS game long enough to get to where they can properly announce their next Zelda game for Wii. Fine by me if they will take as much time as they need.
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It’s been the voice of many gamers that 2009 is the year of the Wii. While I have yet to find sufficient reason to believe it, I do agree that there are now more promising games being released on Nintendo’s white console than almost ever before. There are a pretty good stream of them being released just this Spring, and while there certainly many honorable mentions such as Boom Blox Party, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Virtua Tennis 2009, Puzzle Kingdom(sequel to the highly successful Puzzle Quest), and others, but here are three in particular that people have are very much looking forward to.
Excitebots: Trick Racing is the first in my list of no particular order. Excite Truck was one of the most popular launch games on the Wii. The new follow-up Excitebots is not only faster, but far more diverse and intense. Instead of racing a mere truck, players take control of mechanical bots that mimic both the abilities and attributes of specific animals and insects. While the turtle is slow, it’s also heavy and steady, in contrast to the bat, who is extremely fast and can jump far, but lacks weight, and can be easily knocked aside. There are also many bizarre objects that be used in the race to outsmart enemies, as well as mini-no, micro games that are played on the fly to give you an edge on the competition. It has to be seen to be believed.
Klonoa, the second game here, is a remake of a much beloved Playstation platformer called Door To Phantomile. For a while it was believed that the remake might not be released in America, but now we have a release date:
Punch-Out! is also a remake, and the first installment in the series in about 20 years. It’s a style of boxing gameplay that has been revisioned in 3D by many developers, in games such as Ready 2 Rumble and Wii Sports Boxing, but after so many the series will finally see a real resurrection. Nintendo’s work with the game has been impressive thus far, and if the final product is anything like what people have come to expect from the series it will be a must-buy.