Topic: Zelda Wii rumors/leaks have begun.

Entire post is copied from http://www.zeldainformer.com/2010/01/new-zelda-wii-information-leaked.php#more
Zelda Wii is most likely the next installment in the series, and estimates say it should be out either this year or next. While Nintendo has done a great job at not leaking really anything concrete about the game itself... rumors are still rearing their head. Now, normally we wouldn't post about a rumor because most the time it's just that, however, there is some reason to believe the rumors we have inside. They come from a popular Japanese message board called 2chan, which is somewhat similar in style to our English based 4chan. What is interesting about rumors at this Japanese site is more often then not they turn out to be true. Not willing to believe that? Well lets look at what 2Ch has leaked over the years that turned out to be true.

First off, they were the first people to break the news and story for every single Kingdom Hearts game ever made, long before it was publicly released. They released all the news for Metal Gear Solid 4, Resident Evil 4 and 5, and pretty much every Square Enix RPG ever made. Interestingly enough, back in 2003, they also broke The Wind Waker's story roughly two months before release, and no, prerelease copies were apparently not out yet stateside. So the question needs to be asked: If the community there has been right so many times with rumors, then why can't they be right this time around?

• The game will be vary from the dungeon field dungeon method we are accustomed too (nothing new, Eiji Aonuma confirmed that last year).
• You will be able to select right or left handed at the start, and Link will be left or right handed based on your selection
• The gameplay and basic mechanics are complete.
• They are currently polishing up the story and Characters.
• One of the characters they are working on is a innkeeper in Link's home village who has a son that looks up to Link.
• The girl in the art is not the Master Sword, and it appears the Master Sword will not be in the game.
• The girls name from the painting could possibly be Adelle, Adella, or Aderu.
• She is not with you throughout the game like Ezlo and Midna.
• The face in the painting of her is not her real face. It's not fully elaborated on much, but it does say that it was a place holder concept art piece.(assuming the entire art itself was just concept work)
• Link's sword is highly unique in this game, and will have several unlockable abilities. Adelle (or whatever her final name becomes) communicates with you through this sword.
• There will be horseback combat. Epona will avoid obstacles automatically.
• The models for 3 significant characters in the game have been touched up, but no they are not Zelda or Ganondorf. (Google translate gives rough names of Link, Gorons, and Epona, but our translator said it's not specifically mentioned)
• The idea of this version of Link also being The Hero of Time has been highly considered, and may already be implemented.
• Time travel plays a roll in the game.
• The game takes place in more then just Hyrule, and may possibly not be Hyrule at all.

So there is a lot of stuff to digest there. Again, remember to always take this with a grain of salt, but the fact it comes from a place where so many other rumors turn out to be true does make you wonder. The Hero of Time's return could propose a sequel to Majora's Mask, meanwhile time travel returning makes since if it's the same character. Could also explain the statement last year from Nintendo that this is the oldest Link yet. The fact the game could also be more then Hyrule, or a new land all together, could play well into the follow up to Majora's Mask. If you recall, Link was on a journey to find a lost friend, presumably Navi, so who knows where that may have lead him.

One thing is for certain, Nintendo is definitely trying to give us something new by linking to something old. True or not, these rumors give us a lot to talk about, and most of them are highly probable in my mind. Thanks has to go out to our translating team, sharinganhero of IGN for the initial discovery of the rumors, and to 2ch themselves for providing this information for us.

Hero of Time. ;o

OK, now I can officially say that I am excited for this game.

That's just what I was thinking.

more time travel? <_<

I'll believe it when I see it.

Wait......time travel, more than/no Hyrule, and no Master Sword? Seems like an odd decision (although weirder things have happened, like Link riding a freaking train). And didn't Eiji Aonuma say that the flow of the game would differ compared to other Zelda titles? Another odd thing. The only thing that has me interested (in a good way) is the possibility of a unique sword that will have unlockable abilities.

Time travel, Link not in Hyrule, and no Master Sword have all happened before. Time travel was in Ocarina of Time, and all three happened in Majora's Mask.

@RWP I know they all happened in Majora's Mask, but this is supposed to be a console Zelda game that has been in development for over five years, beating the development time for OoT, a game most of here consider to be pretty spectacular (or at least something special, whether that be a bad or good thing). It's an odd decision to remove some of the series's main staples when the game in question is taking longer than a pretty spectacular game did to develop.

EDIT: I actually mean the combination of time travel, no/more than Hyrule, and no Master Sword. My above paragraph is spectacularly bad at portraying that.

I suspect alot of that is not true, yet alot is. It will be like MM I think as I'ts the second Zelda on the Wii, and if we look at OoT, we can see the direction they went with MM.

The game will be vary from the dungeon field dungeon method we are accustomed too (nothing new, Eiji Aonuma confirmed that last year).

Until this is elaborated on (and after reading the points below it), I still have no reason to believe this game does ANYTHING different from previous Zelda games, except for some very superficial and cosmetic changes.

In conclusion: not interested. I'll just go play Ocarina of Time.

Everything stated sounds plausible. It'll be interesting to see how much of it is true.

If these rumors are true, then this game might actually be one awesome Zelda game!

Not in the bigger titles

I was hoping to see something about voice work, but I guess we're still on the mute planet called Hyrule.

LEFTY LINK FTW!

Seriously, this has been a point of concern for me for some time now. Partially because I AM a lefty (and Motion+ controls would be crap without a lefty mode), and partially because Link has simply been a Lefty longer than I've been alive, and I hated to see that changed in Twilight Princess Wii!

Other info is a mixed bag, but overall, I'm hoping this list turns out true.

Rumor or fact either way, TIME TRAVEL FOR THE WIN!

A sequel to Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask would be hinting at a very good game. Those two were some of the best Zelda games I've ever played. (And I have played them all)

Time travel, a possible sequel to MM, a sword with abilities... if those three things make it in, I will be a very happy bunny.

If this is true,then I will never,EVER let the thought about me selling my Wii get to me again.