We know what you are thinking, Skyward Sword on Switch, right?
Eiji Aonuma visited a Zelda concert in Osaka this weekend and apparently teased the audience about Skyward Sword on Nintendo Switch (source). This does seem very unusual, if you consider that he wasn't allowed to announce anything about Majora's Mask 3D for years, but times keep changing...
But maybe they are very close to announcing this game, where there might even be a Nintendo Direct in December doing so. Twilight Princess HD got announced around the same time frame and then released in March of the following year.
In any case I would have expected a Skyward Sword HD release for next year, where I already compiled a list of possible improvements earlier this year. This list included the reduction of motion controls and Fi's comments, fixing the repeated treasure messages, improving the warp system and adding more Medals and a typical trial cave dungeon with the normal enemies from the game.
So, there is lots of potential here for improvements and additions to make a new version of the game worthwhile. It will be especially interesting to see, how they handle the controls, because the game should still be playable in handheld mode at the end, where you only have limited motion controls.
But the main reason, why I'm rooting for Skyward Sword HD on Switch should be clear: I really want a Nintendo Switch by now, especially with games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate around the corner, and Nintendo kept me waiting long enough. Luckily, I can borrow a Switch for Smash, but I want my own system sooner than later, where I'm still waiting for the inevitable Zelda Edition. And Skyward Sword HD would probably come with one, where the system could have golden Joy-Cons, much like there was a golden Wiimote originally bundled with the game. And I would really like that.
Another possibility that comes with the game lies in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: one nice way of promoting Skyward Sword HD would be adding Impa from that game as a (free) Echo Fighter of Sheik. And getting some more Zelda content into Smash would certainly be a good thing.
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