Zelda: Skyward Sword getting gold controller bundle
Nintendo today confirmed Zelda: Skyward Sword is going gold, but not in the way companies usually mean. Rather than announcing the completion of the game’s development, Nintendo was revealing a limited edition bundle for the game that will include a gold-colored Wii Remote Plus.
The $70 bundle includes the gold remote, but all copies of the first run of Skyward Sword will have the bonus CD.
Set for release November 20 alongside the standard edition of the game, the limited-edition controller bundle will sell for $70 instead of the standard version’s $50. The gold controller was originally unveiled at Nintendo’s E3 2011 press briefing, but it did not say at the time how gamers would be able to get their hands on one.
Regardless of which version gamers buy, they will still be getting an extra at launch. Nintendo has said every copy of the initial run of Skyway Sword will include a CD featuring orchestral arrangements of music pulled from the series’ 25-year history.
Designed around Nintendo’s Wii Remote Plus (or Wii Remote with MotionPlus accessory), Skyward Sword features a new combat system that approximates one-to-one controller-to-sword motion. Beyond giving Link new ways to cut up the usual assortment of carnivorous plants, disembodied eyeballs, and orcish monsters, the game features new gadgets and abilities for the lithe protagonist to employ.
[Read more on Gamespot]