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In a recent Iwata Asks article, we have learned some new information on the upcoming installment in the Zelda series, the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword; the information is how you actually go about selecting items in Skyward Sword by using the Wii Remote Plus's tilt. The new system will allow you to change item's in a revolutionary way that has never before been featured in a Zelda title.
Tanaka:
That's right. We tested arranging the items on the screen in a circle, and you twist the Wii Remote Plus like a rotary switch to select an item.
Iwata:
You thought of selecting items the way you used to turn a dial to select television channels.
...but is this the new way of Skyward Sword? Or is this just too simple to be effective? Well, let us continue...
Tanaka:
Exactly. But when we tried it out, you can only turn your wrist about 120 degrees, so when choosing one item from about eight, you end up selecting the wrong one a lot. Then we realized that turning your wrist wasn't the right way to go and tried tilting the Wii Remote Plus with your arm.
Fujibayashi:
That way, even if you don't look at the screen, the items are at certain angles and you can select them by tilting the Wii Remote Plus. As you play, you remember that, for example, the bow is at the top and your bombs are on the right.
...Ah, there we have it -- the way of selecting items in Skyward Sword -- and this seems like the best way to do this -- you just tilt the Wii Remote Plus in the direction of the item's location on the item screen, but what did Miyamoto think?
Iwata:
So you can do it without looking at the screen. I think it was around the time you had just made that system, I remember very well that Miyamoto-san really bragged about it. He said, "Once you get used to it, you can select items with unprecedented speed and without interrupting the flow of the game. It's quite unique."
Fujibayashi:
That was the first time Miyamoto-san ever praised me. (laughs)
...He loves it! So do you think this system is going to live up to the praise they have for it? Let us know in the comments.
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