March 25, 2009 3:01 PM PDT

New Zelda game to hit Nintendo DS by year's end

by Jeff Bakalar
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Wednesday's Nintendo press conference at this year's GDC 2009 shed some light on various details about the company's ambitions. We now know about the Wii storage solution and the pricing structure and details surrounding DSiWare. While we would have liked to see a new Wii title announced, instead we were treated to a taste of a brand-new Zelda title for the Nintendo DS.

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks will be the latest adventure in the Zelda franchise exclusively for the Nintendo DS. There's not much information on the title, but it seems this adventure will have Link as the conductor of a train, traveling from dungeon to dungeon. The game's art style is very similar to 2007's portable hit, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

Nintendo says we can expect Spirit Tracks to release by year's end, but for now you can enjoy this fresh new trailer of the game in action.

Before covering games and gear for CNET Reviews, Jeff Bakalar dabbled in film and video production. An avid writer, reader, and gamer, Jeff is also an obsessive New Jersey Devils hockey fan. Catch him live every day as the co-host of CNET's infamous podcast, The 404.
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by Reticulata March 25, 2009 5:30 PM PDT
Looks like the same mechanics as Phantom Hourglass to me, but hey, Phantom was great so: WOOHOO
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by romodoc March 25, 2009 6:32 PM PDT
Awesome!! cant wait. I miss controlling link with the keypad though. I was expecting to be back to arrows and A B with some stylus control as well for some features, (as opposed to full stylus control)
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