New Zelda Game Announced For Nintendo 3DS

A new Zelda game will be coming to the Nintendo 3DS as announced by Nintendo on their recent Nintendo Direct conference. The game is going to be a sequel to the classic The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and is currently being worked on by series producer Eiji Aonuma and his team, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (EAD).

The game will be set in the same world as the first game. Nintendo made it clear that this isn't simply a remake, but a sequel. If we're going to base on Nintendo Life's first impression of the game, it seems like the new Zelda 3DS game will utilize the physical controls a lot.

Although the game seems to follow the classic isometric camera view, the gameplay video below shows some scenes where the camera slightly moves a little bit on a different angle. We wouldn't be surprised if this game is being built with the 3D in mind just like Super Mario 3D Land and Castlevania: Lords of Shadows - Mirror of Fate.

We can also see in the off-screen video above that Link uses a hammer and a few nifty skills never-before seen in any Zelda game such as the Merge ability.

The new Zelda for the Nintendo 3DS, sequel to A Link to the Past will be coming this Holiday season.