The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD updates the Wii entry for the Nintendo Switch this July - howardhise1964

Nintendo has announced that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD will be bearing to Nintendo Switch this July, bountiful the 2011 Wii gamy a lick of paint and a few other modern tweaks.

The big alter here will be that the game's apparent motion controls—that saw in most examples the player control Link's sword with unity Wiimote in one hand and his shield with the Nunchuck in the new—testament Be optional. If you have a standard Nintendo Swap soothe, you'll be healthy to use the Joy-Cons in much the same elbow room, but if you choose (for example, if you're playing the game in handheld musical mode or own a Nintendo Transposition Lite) then you can use standard controls alternatively, with the right stick being used to control the direction of Link's steel swing.

Naturally, this HD edition will too see any graphical improvements, and there'll also be a specially designed Joycon pair with a Master Sword and Hylian Shield motif free alongside the game for Zelda fans to get their hands on too.

As a brief catch-up, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a prequel of sorts to the entire Zelda timeline, telling the story of how the biz's iconic Master Sword came to cost. Information technology's also rattling, real good — scoring a perfect 10 in our review at the time. Incidentally, a listing for a Switch release of Skyward Sword was originally spotted on Amazon as far back as last summer.

In related Zelda news, the serial publication' producer Eiji Aonuma also took the opportunity during the reveal to apologise for the lack of information on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, but secure to a greater extent news would be coming afterward this year.

The Legend of Zelda: Skywards Sword HD will release for the Nintendo Switch on July 16, 2021.

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