TVGB: "While the next Zelda won't be a radical departure from past games, it may yet contain gameplay additions most won't expect. Like flying as a means of transportation, perhaps? If series' director Eiji Aonuma's hints have any merit to them, that may just happen."
Shigeru Miyamoto has stressed in numerous interviews that he wishes to include Wii MotionPlus in Link's first true outing on Nintendo's console. In fact, he has gone as far as to say that there's a good chance the game will require the peripheral.
As is the norm in the gaming world after an important announcement, gamers are already excitedly exchanging rumours regarding the latest Zelda game, details of which were released by Shigeru Miyamoto at a behind-closed-doors conference a few days ago.
During Shigeru Miyamoto's Roundtable, Nintendo and Miyamoto talk about Zelda Wii and why it may be harder to make than people think.
With 2008 quickly coming to a close, Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian issued a "Holiday Sales Wrap-up" note, stating that video game sales overall have "remained stable" midway through December. That said, the tide has not been lifting all boats, so to speak. "...consumer demand continues to be uneven, concentrated among Nintendo products (Wii and DS), Xbox 360 hardware bundles, and a limited number of core software titles (e.g., Call of Duty and Gears of War 2) amid a congested slate of high-quality releases," Sebastian said.