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Nintendo Getting All Cash4Gold With The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Plus, confirmed dates for Tetris: Axis and Professor Layton and the Last Specter.

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There aren't many special editions of games that I'd consider investing in, but Nintendo's got my attention with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which will come bundled with a gold Wii remote. Cue a really, really heavy sigh.

The bundle is priced at $69.99, while the regular edition is your typical $49.99. In the initial production run of Skyward Sword, however, every copy will come with a soundtrack CD sporting orchestral arrangements spanning the whole franchise.

My favorite thing about this, however, is Nintendo's explanation for the lack of actual gold.

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Sorry. For whatever reason, reading that on Nintendo's website cracks me up.

Alongside the bundle, Nintendo confirmed a new version of Tetris for 3DS called Tetris: Axis, arriving on October 2, and Professor Layton and the Last Specter for the original DS. As a surprise bonus, the latest Professor Layton includes the Brownie Brown-developed Professor Layton's London Life, apparently a 100-hour (!) RPG, with visuals awfully like Mother 3.

That sounds legitimately awesome.

Skyward Sword is scheduled for November 20.

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Yeah I'd get this. Might as well jump on that Motion Plus bandwagon, and I'm going to play my Wii again sometime (SMG2 ain't gonna play itself!)

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I've only had one Wii mote since launch, Don't have Wii motion+ I'm gonna get this bundle for sure.

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Looks like this is how I will finally get wii motion +. Thanks Nintendo.

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Dammit Layton! Stop coming out with games which in turn forces me to spend money on a franchise I love but have little time to play.

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Oh wow. This brings back memories of the Legend of Zelda gold cartridge for the NES back in the day. 
Nintendo still got it.

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@Max_Hydrogen said:

Doesn't seem really worth it. The Wii is past its prime and paying 20$ extra for a gold colored remote looks like a cash grab unless bringing it with you when you play your friend on their Wii U tickles your fancy...

Maybe if they made a Master Sword controller...

Well consider that this was mostly made for dudes like me, ones getting Zelda but don't have the required motion plus capabilities. If you're in that boat, it's not a bad deal at all.

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I wish Amazon had this available for pre-order.

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The gold controller I can pass on, but I'm loving that they're bundling the orchestral Zelda music in with all the games.

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The most sarcastic "Sorry." I've ever read in my head... That made my day.

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But will it come with a MotionPlus?

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i love this headline.

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@Claude said:

@Kyle said:

Considering that Skyward Sword will most likely be the last Wii game I ever buy, now doesn't seem like a great time to invest in a new Wii Remote.

The Wii Remote Plus will be backwards compatible with the Wii U. I have a Wii Remote and the Motion Plus adapter, but I want the all-in-one which I don't have. It's a very good investment if you're planning on buying the Wii U.

Yes, well I'm certainly in no rush to get a Wii U.

And technically, the wii remotes are forwards compatible, by the way. Not something you hear too often :P

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 The gold wiimote will go well with the gold classic controller from goldeneye 

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Precious metals are cool.

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@Zolfe said:

no matter how many times Nintendo does this, Zelda will never stand out to me as a "gold"-themed series

the first 2 zeldas were in shiny gold catridges... lol, the gold theme is the very essence of zelda

The tri-force? The golden Light?