Skyward Sword North American Release Date

We brought you the news on the European release date earlier but now Nintendo of America have announced that gamers in North America will see the game two days later than Europe, on November 20th.

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.

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  Now whats to bet the Australian release date is sometime in December.

  Trent, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  At least Australia gets The Last Story, release of Skyward Sword is just matter of time. Where as Operation Rainfall is still failing.

  LeSomeGuy, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Haaha Operation Rainfall - We miss out on like what 4 games so we bitch. Instead of Operation Europe, we miss out on a gilizzion in forever.

  Trent, 30-11--0001 at 00:00
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  Because Operation Rainfall contains The Last Story, the next true successor to Final Fantasy since FF9.

  LeSomeGuy, 30-11--0001 at 00:00