At this morning’s press conference, Nintendo unveiled the latest entry into the Legend of Zelda series, Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. In this new entry into the series it will take full advantage of the Wii controllers and Wii Motion Plus. The in-game sword will reflect your movements 1:1 with the Wii controller, allowing for an entire new depth to gameplay.

You’ll be able to confuse objects that follow the movement of your sword, use the nunchuck to use your shield and even attack enemies from different sides to take advantage of a weakness of theirs.

One of the new items in the game includes a beettle that you can launch and then control using the Wii controller. You’ll be able to pick up items that are located far out of your reach where the boomerang probably couldn’t reach. Another item revealed, the whip, can be used to grab items a far and can be used as a long-range weapon.

The game should be available at some time next year.

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