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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword News

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Weekly Sales Analysis, 3 December 2011 - Mario Kart 7

By William D'Angelo on 09 December 2011, 3770 views

Overview

Sales are down following Black Friday, which is typical. Expect sales to increase each week until the week before Christmas where sales should equal or beat out the week of Black Friday...

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Media Create: Mario Kart 7 and 3DS on Top

By Gabriel Franco on 08 December 2011, 1153 views

Mario Kart 7 was the top game for the week in the Media Create's software charts with 423,619 units sold in its debut week, in the second spot Gundam Extreme VS...

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Weekly Sales Analysis, 26 November 2011 - Sales Surge on Black Friday

By William D'Angelo on 06 December 2011, 3358 views

Overview

It was Black Friday in the USA this week, which is considered the first day of the holiday shopping season there. Sales, both hardware and software, went through the roof...

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Media Create: Zelda: Skyward Sword and 3DS on Top

By Gabriel Franco on 01 December 2011, 1291 views

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword sold 194,718 units in its first week and took the top spot in the Media Create software sales charts. 7th Dragon 2020 was a the second spot after selling 122,498 units while another debutant, Saint Seiya Senki, was at the third spot with 66,557 units...

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Game Details

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword boxart at gamrReview
Alternative names: Zelda no Densetsu: Skyward Sword, ゼルダの伝説 スカイウォードソード
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Genre: Adventure
Release Dates:
11/20/11 Nintendo
11/23/11 Nintendo
11/18/11 Nintendo
Ratings:
   

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Synopsis

A Link to the Future

One of the most storied franchises in history soars to new heights. The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword shakes up the tried-and-true adventure game formula and marks a turning point for the franchise. The introduction of full motion controls enabled by Wii MotionPlus™ technology synchronizes player movements with Link's actions while offering the most intuitive play control of any game in the series to date.

FEATURES:

  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword boasts the most realistic sword combat of any game to date, turning every encounter into a challenge of both brains and brawn. Wii MotionPlus technology accurately translates the angle of every sword slice, effectively putting Link's blade in the player's hand. Analyzing enemy attack and defense tendencies and counteracting with precise swings of the sword provide a satisfying experience that blends puzzle-solving with a new and distinctly unique combat system.
  • Explore a massive, multilayered world that seamlessly blends soaring exploration in a sea of clouds with intense ground-based adventuring that blurs the line between the main world and traditional Zelda dungeons. Link™ soars through the skies on the back of a noble bird and dives beneath the clouds to the continent below in an epic quest that lays the foundation for the events in the critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
  • Prepare for intense puzzle-solving as only The Legend of Zelda games can deliver. Exploration of the forests, volcanoes and deserts requires players to think on their feet as they solve puzzles, overcome obstacles and escape deadly traps. Once they find their way to each dungeon, they are confronted by even more puzzles guarded by fiendish enemies.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword redefines the traditional Zelda framework and introduces an arsenal of items, upgrades and rewards unlike any game in the franchise to date. The adventure guides players into, out of and back to dungeons and areas they've already completed. Along the way, Link gathers a massive inventory of peculiar items and resources that can be used to upgrade many of his weapons and equipment.
(Nintendo)

knocturnal2435 (18 hours ago)

Went from 3.4 million to 3.1 million. This thing is moving likes molasses right now. It will take a while for it to trek to 4 million. 4 million is a nice land mark number, and a typical number for a Zelda game, but for a game of this quality it would have been nice for it to sell better. This is the most fun I've had with a game in years. A truly special one of this generation. We'll all have to settle for 4-4.25 million on this.

dark_gh0st_b0y (1 day ago)

masterpiece....

Pineapple (2 days ago)

Fantastic game. One of the finest pieces of art ever created.

Squeakthedragon (3 days ago)

The sales curve for SS is impressive considering everything stacked against its release. I think it has a chance of equaling or surpassing Twilight Princess due to Wii U cloud sales; the game's not going out of print when Wii U launches and new owners will want a Zelda game too.

MachoMoustachio (3 days ago)

@shadowii Honestly, sales and shipped mean pretty much the same thing. Nintendo > Retailer > Customer When the retailer buys the shippment from Nintendo, Nintendo has already made the money off of the shippment.

NintendoPie (3 days ago)

Wonderful game! ^_^