Zelda director Eiji Aonuma has revealed Skyward Sword would be out this year, but for its new graphical style!

When first teased last year, a promotional image for Zelda: Skyward Sword showed the same 'realistic' graphical approach seen in previous Zelda title, Twilight Princess - and according to ONM, Skyward Sword was indeed being worked upon with a view to keeping this style.

However top Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto apparently up-ended the tea table once again by deciding a new graphical approach was best, hence the game's final "impressionist" art-style. Said Aonuma:

"Of course if I hadn't been told we had to re-do the art style then the game would already be done," Aonuma told us. "That being said we think there's a great relationship between the graphics and the gameplay. I think we will achieve a really great balance."

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