Many of us have been waiting for even a sliver of information about “Zelda Wii U”: a title, a screenshot, a release date, anything. When Nintendo’s big Wii U presentation came and went without a single word on the next Zelda title it seemed that we’d have to wait until next year’s E3 to get any kernels of information.

Either EB Games knows something no one else seems to know, or they have decided to take a wild stab in the dark, because they’ve just listed “Zelda Wii U” for pre-orders along with a price and general release date…

First of all, before we go further: everything about this listing reeks of wild guesses, so please do not get your hopes up. Take the placeholder cover art: they’ve only slapped the Legend of Zelda logo on a black background and overlayed it with the Wii U logo. Also, the date is a generic: “to be confirmed 2013.” While it is certainly possible that the next Zelda could be released in 2013, this points to a company having no word from Nintendo themselves and just taking a wild stab in the dark. Also peculiar is that the genre is listed as “role playing” which is a bit of stretch when it comes to Zelda.

So again: while there is the tiniest bit of possibility that Nintendo has a big Zelda announcement coming shortly, it is highly unlikely, and everything about this EB Games listing points to mere guesswork on their part.

Still, if you live in Australia and you want to pre-order the next Zelda title, it’s good to know that you can already do so!

Source: EB Games (via Zelda Universe)

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