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Nintendo's latest Zelda adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii, will fly to North American shelves on a giant bird November 20th. That date falls within the "Holiday" timeframe announced at E3, making this the rare occasion that a Zelda game hasn't been delayed recently.

Nintendo's announcement did not mention whether the game would be packaged with a Wii Remote Plus. MotionPlus-only games typically ship either with the MotionPlus attachment or the Wii Remote Plus, which has the extra motion sensor built in. The Wii Remote Plus has been in all hardware bundles since November.

Nintendo's latest Zelda adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Wii, will fly to North American shelves on a giant bird November 20. That date falls within the "Holiday" timeframe announced at E3, making this the rare occasion that a Zelda game hasn't been delayed recently.

Nintendo's announcement did not mention whether the game would be packaged with a Wii Remote Plus. MotionPlus-only games typically ship either with the MotionPlus attachment or the Wii Remote Plus, which has the extra motion sensor built in. The Wii Remote Plus has been in all hardware bundles since November.

It's one of the last games on Wii's horizon and now we finally know when we'll get to play it. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will be released on November 20 in North America. It's fitting that it should arrive this year, the 25th anniversary of the original Legend of Zelda...

When it was announced a couple of weeks ago that Ganon will not be in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, many people expressed serious concern as to what this means for Link's next big console adventure. Seeing as how Ganon represents a third of the Triforce (for non-Zelda fanatics, that means he's...

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To celebrate 25 years of Octorok abuse, Nintendo has launched a commemorative website. The Zelda 25th Anniversary site is home to a mess of goodies aimed at your nostalgia core, including an interactive history of the series, some wallpapers and a video of the 2011 E3 keynote where a live symphony played music from the games.

For you more artistic types, Nintendo is also asking for your Zelda-themed Flipnote Studios animations, with the best entries receiving top billing on the Zelda 25th site. You can also send in a paper drawing, if you prefer, but we don't know if that'll actually make it onto the site. Flipnote Studios, as you may recall, is available as a free download on the DSi and DSi XL. Nintendo will take submissions from now on through September 9.

The 25th Anniversary site is live right now, so click over if you're looking to take a trip down memory lane. Or, if you're like us and have had enough, feel free to sign our petition. If we don't help the Octorok, who will?!

More details on the forging of the Master Sword and Hyrule as we know it are revealed in this interview from Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego!

Dive into the events of Skyward Sword and find out how they link up with the Zelda franchise in the first of this three-part Interview from San Diego Comic-Con 2011 with Director of Product Marketing Bill Trinen!

How does Skyward Sword fit into the franchise? Find out what changes the new Zelda experience brings to the table in this interview from Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego!

Link shows some skills on the back of a bird in this gameplay clip from Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego!

Lord Ghirahim introduces himself and his combat prowess in this clip from San Diego's Comic-Con 2011!

Ganon will not be in Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, says Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma...

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword will feature an item upgrade system, as revealed in the above Gamespot interview with Nintendo of America's Bill Trinen at Comic-Con. After 13 minutes of discussing the game's art style and motion controls, Trinen drops the bomb about the shield, explaining that while Link begins with a traditional shield, he can craft different ones throughout the game by combining rupees with artifacts left behind by defeated enemies.

Trinen said upgrades will apply to Link's beetle, shield and "other items," which we guess would include his sword, bow, whip and slingshot, but probably won't be applicable to the game's graphics.

The Legend of Zelda is 25 this year, and Nintendo is celebrating its birthday the way any young, virile adult would want, with a trip to the symphony (Don't tell Nintendo a bar would be cheaper). The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert is scheduled for October 21 at Los Angeles' Pantages Theatre, featuring complete symphonic renditions of the series' classic songs as chosen by composer Koji Kondo. A full tour of the show will begin in 2012.

The concert will feature a 70-piece orchestra, much like the one we saw during Nintendo's E3 presentation, above. Tickets for the Pantages concert will go on sale August 1, ranging from $35 to $150, depending on how much you appreciate your childhood.

Enter the dungeon in this walkthrough from the show floor at San Diego Comic-Con 2011!

Escape the dungeon in this walkthrough from the show floor at San Diego Comic-Con 2011!

We've seen an awful lot of Link sporting goofy farmer clothes in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, but the latest trailer plays on key nostalgia factors. Green tunic? Check. Z-targeting? You bet! Losing Zelda to "evil forces?" Of course. And there's a bonus, too: big birds!

Meet the many faces and places of Skyward Sword!

Fresh out of Comic-Con 2011 comes a brand new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the next big console release for the popular franchise. The trailer is essentially an expanded version of the Skyward Sword E3 2011 Trailer, but with some brand new, never-before-seen footage...

To keep you from ever having to look at an actual comic at Comic-Con, another game company has announced its lineup of playable demos. You'll be able to play a great deal of Nintendo's recent and upcoming 3DS lineup, most of its Wii lineup ... and Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 on DS.

Nintendo will have both a normal booth at Comic-Con, #5135, and a "Nintendo Gaming Lounge" at the adjacent Marriott Marquis & Marina hotel. This "Gaming Lounge" will feature playable demos of Super Mario, Kid Icarus Uprising, Mario Kart, Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater 3D, Shinobi, and more 3DS games. In addition, you'll be able to try The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Rhythm Heaven, Fortune Street, and more on Wii.

Bring your DS and/or 3DS when you go. From 4-6 pm on July 21, Nintendo will host a Pokémon Black/White meetup. The Lounge will also have a giant Pokédex 3D AR marker of Reshiram for you to take commemorative pictures with, and a "gallery" of oversized AR Cards. There will even be downloadable maps for Dragon Quest IX!

#impressions It has come to my attention that people get angry about Zelda video games. More »

#watchthis When last we showed you the boss battle in the demo of the next major Zelda game, the boss won. Link died. Very sad. More »

#speakuponkotaku Today's Speak Up on Kotaku actually involves speaking up, as commenter Tengen Toppa Duck Face laments over the lack of voice acting in the latest Zelda game. More »