The Legend of Zelda series is 25 years old, so Nintendo has been making a big deal of it on stage at its E3 press conference. Having started with a live orchestra and choir performing a selection of music and sound effects from the game, Shigeru Miyamoto went on to announce several pieces of news.
First up, from September, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords will be a free download for all DSi owners. It's not clear if this is the Four Swords from the GBA version, the GameCube version or a new game altogether.
Next up, Skyward Sword got a release window -- we can expect it this holiday. Around the same time, a limited-edition gold Wii Remote will be available -- presumably with a Motion Plus, as Skyward Sword makes extensive use of the addon.
Around the time of Skyward Sword's release, a selection of orchestrated Zelda music will be available to purchase as a celebration of the series' birthday. Miyamoto also revealed that the first gamers to register their copies of Ocarina of Time 3DS will receive a free copy of the Ocarina of Time Soundtrack.
There'll also be a series of worldwide Zelda-themed orchestral concerts all over the world this year. So it seems that there'll be no escape from Zelda in 2011!
First up, from September, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords will be a free download for all DSi owners. It's not clear if this is the Four Swords from the GBA version, the GameCube version or a new game altogether.
Around the time of Skyward Sword's release, a selection of orchestrated Zelda music will be available to purchase as a celebration of the series' birthday. Miyamoto also revealed that the first gamers to register their copies of Ocarina of Time 3DS will receive a free copy of the Ocarina of Time Soundtrack.
There'll also be a series of worldwide Zelda-themed orchestral concerts all over the world this year. So it seems that there'll be no escape from Zelda in 2011!
