The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is coming to Nintendo Switch

Nintendo brings The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Link’s top-flight Wii 2011 adventure, coming to the Switch later this year. The Switch port of Skyward Sword will feature a major visual upgrade over the Wii version and include a new control scheme using the Switch’s Joy-Con controllers. The game will be available on July 16 and is now for pre-order on Nintendo eShop. Players will be able to enter Skyward SwordJoy-Con themed controllers.

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The remake will refresh its visuals and optimize the game for the Nintendo Switch – receiving similar treatment as Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Eiji Aonuma announced via Nintendo Direct that players can play it while waiting for the Breath of the wild after.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword was generally well received by critics at the time. Critics have praised the game’s history and gameplay, while others have praised the game for its sometimes capricious movement controls and rigid adherence to The Legend of Zelda series formula. Skyward Sword was re-released via the Wii U Virtual Console in 2016, and the game influenced the design of its successor, Breath of the wild for Nintendo Switch and Wii U, according to Aonuma.

Nintendo announced the re-release of Skyward Sword ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Zelda franchise in February. The original The Legend of Zelda released for Nintendo Famicom in 1986. Since then, the franchise has grown into one of Nintendo’s most beloved of all time.