Skyward Sword rumored to be coming to the switch (updated)

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We’re still working on getting together the official evidence, but we had to break this major story floating around social media. The word is that, at The Legend of Zelda concert at Nintendo Live 2018, Eiji Aonuma teased The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordfor Nintendo Switch. This news is particularly rushing through Chinese social media, though for us non-Chinese speakers working with a faulty Google Translate, it’s hard to get definitive info. Aonuma is alleged to have said something to the effect of, “I know what you’re waiting for — Skyward Sword for Switch, right?”
Treat this as a rumor for now, but we’ll update you as we learn more

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Bad news, Zelda fans. Nintendo has poured cold water on the prospect of a Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword port for Nintendo Switch.

Earlier this week, Zelda series boss Eiji Aonuma set tongues wagging when he mentioned the idea to fans during a concert of Zelda music in Japan. It sparked excitement for a potential re-release - and the prospect of fixes for a game whose motion control scheme divided the Zelda community.

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"At this time we have no plans to release The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword on Nintendo Switch," a Nintendo spokesperson told Eurogamer today.

There's not much waggle room there.

The Legend of Zelda fans are excitedly discussing the prospect of a Skyward Sword port for Switch.

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Last night, Zelda aficionados reported a possible tease of the project from series boss Eiji Aonuma, who appeared on-stage at a Zelda music concert in Osaka, Japan.

Nintendo is yet to comment on the reports, but a much-shared post on social network Weibo quotes Aonuma as having said: "I know what you are thinking, Skyward Sword for Switch, right?" To which fans responded with applause.

The famously-divisive entry in the Zelda series originally launched for Wii in 2011 and required the console's Wii MotionPlus peripheral for its gesture-based sword controls. Its temperamental waggle-heavy combat was a sticking point for many - especially during boss battles which required finely-tuned gestures.

Skyward Sword shook up the series in other ways, too. It removed Zelda's traditional large overworld, and instead used smaller, separate areas designed to be played multiple times, albeit with radical changes for each visit. And then there was Fi, the magical spirit which lived in Link's famous Master Sword. Many fans compared her chattiness to that of Ocarina of Time's Navi - and not in a good way.

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