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In the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the player is able to catch all kinds of creatures such as grasshoppers, cicadas, dragonflies, butterflies, unicorn beetles, stag beetles, and mantises. The player is also able to find and capture several types of birds, the blue one being the most rare. Collecting things has been part of past Zelda games such as the Ocarina of Time 3D Gold Skulltulas or the Twilight Princess Golden Bug's, but the player has never been able to enhance or create helpful items from the creatures themselves.
In Skyward Sword, the player will be able to use all the little creatures they catch with the Bug Catching Net in a new way. According to the screenshot above, all you need are 1 Beetle, 3 Butterflies, and 1 Ladybug along with 20 rupees in order to infuse a Potion and create a Potion +1, which completely restores all hearts. This mechanic is very interesting and should prove to be very helpful. One would assume that many items could be created or enhanced using this method.
Overall, the Bug Catching Net should bring many useful things to Skyward Sword. The player will be able to control it just like the sword, meaning the net will follow your movements. Check out some quotes below for some more information.
Fujibayashi:
Yes. (laughs) The Bug-Catching Net is in the item selection circle along with the Bow and Bomb. It stands out—in a good way—and I think it's very characteristic of the Legend of Zelda games.
Ito:
When you actually try to catch bugs with that net, you get really tense.
Asuke:
Yes, yes, that's right! (laughs)
Iwata:
Tense bug-catching… (laughs)
Fujibayashi:
That's how realistic it is. You can experience a thrill like when you catch real cicadas or grasshoppers.
Iwata:
Oh, I see. The Wii MotionPlus accessory doesn't just allow you to swing the sword however you want, but the Bug-Catching Net as well.
Fujibayashi:
That's right. The direction you swing the net is very important.
Asuke:
Some people might change their grip on the Wii Remote Plus controller the way you would with a bug-catching net. (laughs)
Fujibayashi:
You creep up as close as you can and then swiftly catch them! (laughs)
Ito:
At first, you don't have the knack for it, so you're swinging it around all over, but it isn't long before you get the hang of it. You say, "This is the perfect angle," and change your grip as you go around catching bugs.
Fujibayashi:
And the way you do it has to change for each kind of bug. Sometimes you sweep down from above and sometimes you scoop them up from underneath.
Iwata:
Hmm, bug-catching itself is quite deep. The way the team puts such an astounding amount of effort on things like this really is a part of the essence of Zelda.
Fujibayashi:
Yes. There are all kinds of bugs, like grasshoppers and cicadas, dragonflies and butterflies, unicorn beetles and stag beetles and mantises. There are different kinds of birds, too. It hardly ever shows up, but there's a blue bird, too. When I see one, I shout, "There's the blue one!" (laughs) and get all excited and sneak up on it, and feel great when I catch it.
Iwata:
Do you get anything for catching insects and birds?
Fujibayashi:
I think I'll talk about that some other time.
So what do you think the Bug Catching Net will bring to Skyward Sword? Do you think it will be useful?
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Austin Dickson
Austin Dickson has been around the Zelda fandom for years. He started Link's Hideaway as a small personal project, which later turned into something of which he never thought possible. He enjoys writing articles, guides, walkthroughs, and developing the different Concealed Gaming network sites.
