Nintendo of Europe has put out new information about Skyward Sword in the form of a press release. In this press release, they talk about some of the new features to Zelda Skyward Sword. This of course includes the addition of the energy meter. However the most interesting bit of information is in regards to the Faron Woods and Skyview Temple.

We had previously heard that the “forest temple” would again be the first area that Link explores and this further confirmed that. The Faron Woods is an area that has never been explored by the people of Skyloft so this is a brand new experience for Link.

While in the Faron Woods, Link encounters a strange race of creatures known as the Kikwi. The Kikwi are sort of like a plant and animal hybrid that resembles a round fuzzy penguin.

According to an interview with  Shigeru Miyamoto, there were hints that Skyward Sword may  feature a fully orchestrated soundtrack, well Nintendo has just revealed that Skyward Sword will be featuring a full orchestra. Which is pretty monumental considering it will be the first Zelda game to include such a feature.  Shigeru Miyamoto had implied that Nintendo considered to go down the orchestral path for Skyward Sword with comments like “I don’t think we could do what we did with Mario Galaxy 2 and not try to match that with Zelda.” Do you think this is a good edition to Skyward Sword? Comment!

The Official Nintendo Magazine had recently posted that David Young, Nintendo’s Public Relations official, had claimed that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the biggest project that Nintendo has ever done. Continuing, Mr. Young has mentioned there is many other things you can do in the game aside from the main adventure.

“The great thing about Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword is that it’s filled with content so as you’re going through exploring dungeons from place to place you’re going to find tons of different things to explore, see and collect. The way that it’s using the motion with your sword and shield, you’ll be immersed more than ever before in a Zelda game.” – David Young.

Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the Legend of Zelda series, as well as the Mario series, also comments, saying that Skyward Sword will take 50-100 hours to complete.

What are your thoughts?

There are some recent character artwork previews that were released via Nintendo of America’s Twitter account. The image features a character that we’ve seen via the Skyward Sword trailers and screen shots. Click the image below for a more detailed view.

Kotaku has gone ahead and posted the first two hours of Skyward Sword and explains what happens throughout the entire game. It seems rather interesting knowing about the “high school drama” that happens in the beginning of the game as well as some other important information, especially covering information on the Hero’s Garb and first person in the game. If you jump ahead you can see the information as well as a bunch of new screenshots for Skyward Sword.

This update to out Twilight Princess Video Walkthrough takes Link into his toughest challenge yet. After completing the Twilight Realm dungeon, Link faces off against Zant. The estranged King of the Twilight Realm seems to have lost his mind and fights in a bizarre manner.

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For Featured Fan Art this week we have an image of Dark Link and Link in an epic sword clash with one another. I like this image because it features action and is also an example of some great airbrushing and digital artwork. If you want to check out more by this artist, visit their DeviantArt account listed below.
http://auspiciouspanda.deviantart.com/

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xxxxBreakingxxxx from our youtube channel has updated our Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask Video Walkthrough. This segment of the walkthrough takes Link into the Termina Swamp where he can later get to the Great Deku Palace. Stay tuned for more Major’as Mask!

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We have some new Skyward Sword footage which features a lot of action shots, and some insight into control options and new items and a lot more. Be sure to check it out on GoNintendo  for more details.