The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is slated to come out sometime this year.

Last but not least, and most important to Zelda fans, the report from the investors' meeting affirmed that Skyward Sword "now contains the finishing touches" and is in the final production stage. No release date was set, but with good news like this coming out of Nintendo's mouth as we head into the 2011 software year, it's extremely likely that we'll be getting a date soon enough. The question now is how soon.


Nintendo also made mention of Zelda's 25th anniversary, so it's possible we'll see Skyward Sword debut as early as February (probably not in time for the exact day) or early March, but as we saw with Mario these anniversary releases can be postponed a few months. What I'd like to know is whether these "finishing touches" include Western localization. Zelda games have typically been great at having international releases in recent years, so it'd be nice to see that continue with Skyward Sword.

Either way, it sounds as though the game is more or less finished and ready to launch whenever Nintendo can wrap up production, so we've got a lot of hope for an early 2011 release on target with their previous projections. And with constant reassurance that the game wouldn't release until it's "perfect," I can't help but be absurdly excited.

MasonK565 wrote:Okay guys, don't flame me please, but I have never played a Zelda game in my life. I spent a good amount of time thinking Link was Zelda. Seriously.

MasonK565 wrote:Yes, I would love to watch my Zelda virginity with you this summer. I almost played a game a long time ago actually, as my cousin playing a Zelda game on N64, and I watched him. There were like monsters that came out of the ground, and you had to like play a flute or something. Which game was that?

MasonK565 wrote:Loool, okay. I will prepare in any way I can, wrist drills and all. And I think I remember hearing that title around somewhere, so that is probably it.