Naturally, this has already been removed and it could have been a mistake, but Amazon UK briefly had "Legend of Zelda – Skyward Sword (Switch)" available for pre-order (see here).
If you've followed this blog, then this shouldn't come as a huge surprise. We've discussed possible additions and improvements for a Skyward Sword HD remaster already in early 2018 and at the end of that year Eiji Aonuma teased us with the possibility of Skyward Sword on Switch at a concert in Japan, where I've been expecting this title ever since.
Of course, a standalone release will be more in line with Nintendo has been doing in terms of remakes, remasters and ports during the last years and will effectively remove this title from an "HD Collection", but such a collection could still become a thing with The Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD and maybe Link's Crossbow Training HD later on.
It's also interesting how this is just called "Skyward Sword" and not "Skyward Sword HD", similar to the remake of Link's Awakening. They might even change the logo of this release to the new flat design, so it's clearly distinguished from the Wii version. Or alternatively this could have been a mistake in a mistake from Amazon.
But it feels like there will be an announcement coming soon. Maybe we're even getting a Nintendo Direct this week, on August 20th, which would be great. And like for the past three years, I'm really hoping that this will finally come with a golden Nintendo Switch Bundle. This is the game that came with a golden Wiimote after all...
Golden Joy-cons would simply be the next evolution of this. Playing this game with motion controls will still be an important factor, so having shiny Joy-cons for the job would be nice to have.
As for the release date, it could already come this year, but all of the 3D Zelda remasters and remakes so far were released in Spring. If Skyward Sword on Switch gets released in early 2021, it would also follow the same cycle as Twilight Princess, where the HD version came out in early 2016, five years prior and nine and a half years after the original on Wii.
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