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In a short review, USA Today gives a glowing reception to Skyward Sword, saying, among other praises, that it’s not “just the best Nintendo Wii game of 2011, but perhaps the finest Nintendo Wii game ever.” The reviewer, who gave the game four out of four stars, focuses mostly on the positive aspects of the game, noting its control style and focus on exploration while saying that it’s one of the most magical Zelda titles to have come out during…

Most people know already that games like Halo, Assassin’s Creed and a few others are having midnight launches at Gamestop. They are popular game series and due to their popularity they get to have one. But what about Skyward Sword? Doesn’t it get one? According to this video posted by a youtube user called zerox17, Skyward Sword isn’t going to have a midnight launch or at least in his area it isn’t. Jump inside to see the video for yourself.

Another day, another talk with Iwata. This new 5th volume of Iwata Asks  may not have much in terms of new info, but hey, a bit of insight never hurt anybody! The  article tells a bit on the streamlining of Skyward Sword, Skyloft’s density, and how sound effects were composed. Hop inside for a summary.

Fi. The amount of speculation about her has been high ever since she was first seen in leaked concept art from E3 2009, and it has done nothing but rocket skyward since then. It’s been suggested that she could be the Fairy Queen from The Wind Waker. People have theorized about how the features on her figure resemble that of the Master Sword, saying that she could somehow be a part of the sword itself. It’s even been proposed that…

4Gamer.net has posted some new Skyward Sword screenshots. Many of these are from familiar places and scenes, but a number of them are sections of the game we have yet to see still shots of and others are still unique. In particular, there’s some good screenshots of Zelda, Fi, and Link, as well as some shots of some of the more interesting sights in the game’s regions. Jump inside to see a few particularly cool shots, but beware of spoilers….

The Zelda series has undergone numerous changes throughout its history. As it has advanced, it’s naturally undergone a “streamlining” process, making it more accessible to new players. While this in itself is not bad, it has led to some trends that, when misused, have had detrimental results. The series started out with perfect pacing. In the original Legend of Zelda, the speed of the game was largely determined by the player. It wouldn’t stop for cutscenes, so gameplay was a…

New mailbag, Curiosity Shop #074. This mailbag is even longer than the last! Maybe I’m getting better at squeezing in questions, or maybe I’m just getting a lot of simple questions. Haha, we’ll see I guess. 17 in all this time, surprisingly a little extra diverse and not only about Skyward Sword. All non-Skyward Sword questions are at the beginning, in case you don’t want spoilers. Video embed after the jump. Enjoy! Questions and timestamps: (00:12) – What is your…

Everyone knows the Zelda series is known for it’s deep stories, almost perfect gameplay and challenging puzzles making the overall game difficult, but exactly how difficult is Skyward Sword? We have heard from a few different sources including Nintendo hinting that it is to be one of the hardest and most challenging of the entire series. Nintendo is even giving us six hearts to start out with instead of three which all seems a little a little odd considering that…

Skyward Sword has been stated to be a prequel to the entire Zelda series, meaning thus far it is the original story, the first adventure. Until another prequel is made, this is where it all began, and as I’ve discussed numerous times, it will even mark the beginning of the Kingdom of Hyrule itself. But there’s another event within the series that Skyward Sword may mark as well. The original event. “The Goddess”, the deity of the Skyloftians and seemingly…

New mailbag, Curiosity Shop #073. This time there’s a whopping 15 questions. Most of them are about Skyward Sword as usual, but there’s a handful that differ and cover broader questions, and there’s also a lot of extra purely opinion-based stuff at the beginning. Enjoy! Video embed after the jump. Questions and timestamps: (00:08) – Do you think Majora will be in Skyward Sword? (00:14) – Do you think Skyward Sword will replace your favorite game of the series? (00:48)…