Nintendo has officially announced when Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword would release in both North America and Europe. The European Nintendo press site has shown a release date of November 18th with the American press site showing a release date of November 20th, right before the Thanksgiving Holiday. That is just a little over three months away! Read both press releases below for more details.

North America Press Release

NINTENDO’S NEW ZELDA GAME SOARS SKYWARD ON NOV. 20

Master the Sword in Link’s Newest Motion-Controlled Adventure for Wii

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 17, 2011 – Nintendo’s celebration of the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda™ series continues in full force with the announcement that The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword will launch in North America on Nov. 20. The epic adventure, created from the ground up for the Wii™ console, sends this storied series to new heights and marks a turning point for the franchise.

The game uses the precision motion controls of the Wii Remote™ Plus (or a Wii Remote controller with a Wii MotionPlus™ accessory) and Nunchuk™ controllers to map on-screen action to the player’s movements. When a player swings the Wii Remote Plus controller, Link™ appears to swing his sword in exactly the same way.

Different enemies have different battle tactics, so players must analyze their approach and develop counterattacks that play on the enemies’ weaknesses. The game’s wide array of items also use full motion controls, letting players roll bombs, shoot arrows and guide flying objects like never before.

The game includes a massive, multilayered world that takes players from dark dungeons to a diverse overworld to cloud cities in the sky, requiring a combination of puzzle-solving and swordplay to unlock all of its secrets. Link soars through the air on the wings of a majestic bird while exploring the game’s sky area, providing players with unprecedented freedom of movement as they progress on their adventure. The quest lays the foundation for the events in The Legend of Zelda™: Ocarina of Time™, which is frequently cited as one of the greatest video games of all time.

“The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the biggest game in the series yet,” said Scott Moffitt, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of Sales & Marketing. “We’ve just scratched the surface of this massive experience, and we look forward to sharing additional details with fans as we approach the Nov. 20 launch.”

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is now available for pre-order at major retailers throughout North America. A deposit may be required for pre-orders. See individual retailers for details. For more information about the game, visit http://www.zelda.com/skywardsword/.

Remember that Wii features parental controls that let adults manage the content their children can access. For more information about this and other features, visit http://www.nintendo.com/wii.

Europe Press Release

Nintendo Wii release schedule
WiiWare – Flight Control (Firemint): 18 Aug

Xenoblade Chronicles (Nintendo): 19 Aug

Driver: San Francisco (Ubisoft): 1 Sep

Mystery Case Files: The Malgrave Incident (Nintendo): 9 Sep

Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension (Disney Interactive Studios): 15 Sep

Nintendo Selects The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo): 16 Sep

Nintendo Selects Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo): 16 Sep

WiiWare – escapeVektor: Chapter 1 (Nnooo): TBC Sep

X-Men Destiny (Activision): Late Sep

Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft): 11 Oct

Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure (Activision): 14 Oct

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (Ubisoft): 20 Oct

Disney Universe (Disney Interactive Studios): 27 Oct

Spider-Man: Edge of Time (Activision): TBC Oct

Need for Speed: The Run (Electronic Arts): 15 Nov

Family Trainer: Magical Carnival (Namco Bandai): 18 Nov

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo): 18 Nov

PES 2012 (Konami): TBC Nov

Rayman Origins (Ubisoft): TBC Nov

Power Rangers Samurai (Namco Bandai): TBCNov

Happy Feet 2 (Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment): TBC Nov

Kirby’s Adventure Wii (Nintendo): TBC Dec

Go Vacation (Namco Bandai/Nintendo): TBC Autumn

White Wii with Wii Party & Wii Sports (Nintendo): TBC Q4

Ben 10 Galactic Racing (Namco Bandai):TBC Q4

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Activision): TBC Q4

WiiWare – MotoHeroz (Redlynx): TBC Q4

WiiWare – La-Mulana (Nicalis): TBCQ4

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This article was posted on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 at 11:08 am and is filed under Skyward Sword and was written by Crono.