JUST ANNOUNCED: New Wii U bundle featuring The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

Nintendo JUST ANNOUNCED New Wii U bundle featuring The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD available Sept. 20 at $299.99 MSRP! Also on Sept. 20, Wii U Deluxe Set MSRP lowering to $299.99 Who getting one?

Zelda Wind Waker HD In First Person Perspective, Plus Other Details

New information has emerged from this year’s Gamescom event regarding the long-awaited The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD. Interestingly, you can now play through Wind Waker HD in a first person perspective and you will have full movement while playing in this mode. Here’s some of the new information that has come from Gamescom.

• Triforce quest – the five Triforce pieces can now be grabbed directly
• Only the remaining three require translated charts instead of eight
• Hero Mode available from the start
• Picto Box has been upgraded
• Upgraded camera could still be used to snap photos of unsuspecting villagers or enemies
• Pictures can go up on Miiverse
• Link can also take funny self-photographs
• Switch between happy, sad, and surprised emotions
• Get the Swift Sail at the auction house after completion of the first dungeon
• No alert via an in-game prompt to signal the special sails availability
• No longer possible to accidentally skip Tingle’s island, as the developers have inserted an introduction to the quirky character into the main quest
• Enhanced first-person camera
• Can now have full movement in that perspective
• Can travel through hallways and shoot arrows like you’re in a FPS

Wind Waker HD Wii U Bundle Is A Possibility

Further to the rumour suggested back in July, the Wind Waker HD could be tied in with a Wii U bundle, according to an unnamed Target employee. The news was reported this morning by Destructoid following images that were sent in by the unnamed source of the major North American retailer. By all accounts, Nintendo will release a Wii U bundle containing the 32GB Premium version, which will be accompanied with The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD for an estimated $349.99.