Zelda: Skyward Sword Getting "Finishing Touches"

Sounds great. Can't wait!

It'd be great if it came out in march so then I could get to play skyward sword and the 3ds all in one month! Or it could come out near my birthday in may, either way I'm hyped for SS!

It was mentioned earlier that it wouldn't be released till after OoT for 3DS. And that's not coming out till after E3. So I wouldn't get hopes up for an imminent release. Probably not until late summer.

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I honestly wasn't even expecting this game to come out this year...

Glad i didn't get that Wii Motion plus deal a few months back...I'll just wait till Zelda.

It's going to be really hard waiting for this game. It'll probably get delayed until the end of the year. If it's so close to being finished why haven't they announced a release date yet? Not sure I'll even get the remake of Ocarina. If I wanna play that again I'll just fire up my N64.
Unless it has something new to offer besides 3D effects.

The interview that said it was "half-finished" was a very old interview posted by a no-name site to try and get hits. Also I wish Zelda was coming out a little sooner, summer maybe? Oh well whatever Miyamoto thinks is best.

If anything, I'd guess this will be a holiday release.

I'm thinkin' May.

It's also coming after Ocarina of Time 3D, according to a source I forgot (maybe Reggie or IGN). I'm guessing very soon after E3 so they can redeem their messed up showing.

Ok, I've said this in other places, and I'll say it again. This was in a conference about titles in Japan. Most likely, Skyward Sword will come out in all 3 regions around the same time, as that's usually the case with Zelda games. Now, in Japan, OOT is expected around April-May, and they said Skyward Sword is coming out AFTER OOT, assuming this means Japanese release wise. So I say Skyward Sword is coming out May. Now the reason OOT won't be coming out in all 3 regions at the same time is because of hardware related reasons with the 3DS.

I'd say April is where it's at for this hopefully-gem. Should be fun!

EDIT: Never mind, I apparently don't search Google for articles that other comments have said exist.

Very excited for this one !!

This sounds like a great game! I can't wait to play it.

However that last 10% can take a third of the time to get right... I imagine Skyward Sword will be out this year, and maybe even not saved for the Xmas rush...

The interview said it was over half way done, which people took to mean half way done. Just goes to show how much information can be stretched. I hope this game is good. I'm kind of tired of the same old zelda story, but if its really good, then that doesn't matter.

Perhaps a summer blockbuster?

See? I knew NL were over-reacting in their last article about Skyward Sword, spouting that it must be going to be released later in the year because it's only half done after Miyamoto said it's over half done, not only. Tsk, tsk tsk .

But anyway, its been far too long since the last home console Zelda, I'm hopeing Ninty can find a place in their schedule to release this earlier than later, they did do the big reveal of it at last year's E3 (& they usually show off / showcase games that will be released before the next E3) but we'll have to just wait & see

WOOOOOOOOOOO I cant wait for this game. My guess would be end of summer or early fall

It'll be pushed back with a "disc shortage issue" (looking at you Zelda II) or just to be better like the newer Zelda's.

1998 Ocarina Of Time
2000 Majora's Mask
2003 Wind Waker
2006 Twilight Princess
2011 Skyward Sword

No other console Zelda game has had even close to this long of a development time (assuming that it is true that as soon as one console Zelda game is finished, they move onto the next). Given what an enormous amount of content they created for Twilight Princess, I'm expecting great things and polishing.

@4 I liked it better that way. It's a pun on the alliteration.

I won't mind if they wait for a few more months. We've got the 3DS in the meantime.

@22.tealovertoma - I haven't heard about that (that "as soon as one console Zelda game is finished, they move onto the next" we know it's true for Ninty's consoles though), but you gotta include the handheld Zeldas into that timeline as well (maybe not the 3rd party ones ). Ok maybe just include Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks (due to the fact they are most recent) & as can be read in the various Iwata Asks for those titles (iirc), most if not all of the Zelda team have been working on those two titles inbetween Twilight Princess & Skyward Sword & hence the latest title hasn't been in development for five years, more like a year or two probably which sounds about right (I think). Correct me if i'm wrong though.

It would be hysterical if Miyamoto actually did poke his head out from somewhere and said, "it's half-finished, y'all."

This will probably be the best Zelda game yet. Can't wait to see the review!

Edit: @irken004 Nice poem! Lol.

With 5 years of development and polish, this should be the best ever Zelda game (except for OoT)! Unless it goes south and heads the M:OM way, a game also trying to be a movie.

@WiiLovePeace: I didn't actually mean to suggest that they have a full development team ready right after they finish one console game. But Aonuma has stated they start to work on general concept ideas, the story, etc. According to an interview with him, the story for Skyward Sword was by all means already finished at E3 2009. Obviously Aonuma is always working on several titles at the same time, but it seems they always have a (sometimes small, sometimes larger) team working on console Zeldas. And by E3 2010, Aonuma admitted they already had several dungeons ready. It's a little tough to get insider information, but I still think this is the longest development cycle for any Zelda yet (apart, perhaps, from Ocarina Of Time).

We do know there's been a lot of back-and-forth of should-we-use-WM+-or-not in the development team, which might have stalled things a bit, but they will obviously work on other things in the mean time. I think if they hadn't added WM+, this game would've been out by 2010.

(In between Wind Waker and Twilight Princess, Nintendo EAD also managed to finish Four Swords Adventures by the way)

'Finishing touches' is the equivalent of half way done for a Zelda game imo.

I think this game is going to come out around the September to October mark, and gets it's real release date at E3 2011

Probably a September release. Ocarina will most likely launch before E3, and Nintendo will want to give it a few months to breath before releasing SS. Not to mention the fact that they'll probably want to right the wrongs of last year's E3 showing of the game with a glitch-free on-stage demo, and reveal a bit more of the story.

Awesome, it's not too far off!

I hope it's not pushed back because the term "finishing touches" has been the kiss of delay for many games.

Wait, didn't Miyamoto say "over half-finished"?

Cool I can't wait, I'm guessing they will announce the release date at E3.

I'm guessing it'll be released either in Aug. like Mario Galaxy 2 or for the holidays.

If I had a Wii I would definitely get this.

This game will be Nintendo's big Thanksgiving week release, just like Ocarina was 13 years ago. This years E3 is gonna be huge, as I am sure we will see the resurgence of F-ZERO on 3DS and a few more Wii titles that will come out by Christmas.

not expecting it until the holidays. but it will be glorious when it finally comes. if it came out in the summer i would be completely shocked.

Thats good news i cant wait tell i get to play this game. It would be cool if they release a bundle with the wii remote plus sense i have the lame version were you have to connect the wii motion plus.

I'm hoping for an early autumn release. I'm positively feverish with anticipation.

Don't know if I'll get this. It looks great and all, but with this and Ocarina 3D, I'm not sure if I can afford all these Zelda games.

this is going to be the major wii game of 2011

I'm fine with any release date just as long as it's not past January 1, 2012.

Saving money for a pre-order, to possibly make eBay pre-Christmas, as Christmastime, stores will no doubt have sharply competitive price cuts, making selling a game for $5 over the retail rate of $50, or even for the regular price of $50 pointless.

I hope they release it in November, on the 19th to be exact, when they originally released the wii (also my bday). Hey, I can wish

Of course Europe won't be seeing it until mid-2012.

Now....when's Kirby's Epic Yarn comming out here again?

November/December 2011. You read it here first!

This game outta be EPIC!!!!!!!