Zelda series director Eiji Aonuma hints at revolutionary new gameplay for the upcoming Zelda title on Wii...

The last few weeks have been rife with tidbits about the secretive next Zelda title, currently in development for Wii. The game will utilise MotionPlus and apparently differ from the usual structure of a Zelda title.

But perhaps even more intriguing is this comment from Zelda series director Eiji Aonuma on Link's method of transport for the upcoming game. Talking to The Guardian, he commented:

"I have an eight-year-old son myself at home, and quite recently he started playing Phantom Hourglass for DS, because when the software first hit the market he was too young. When he started playing with the boat, I told him: 'In the next Zelda, you are going to be able to ride on the train.' He answered: 'OK, Dad, first boat, and then train? Surely next time, Link is going to fly in the sky ... '"

At this point Aonuma paused, grining saying: "I just don't know. If many people make many speculations ... some of them might be correct. Right now, I have to refrain from commenting on anything."

Aonuma also reiterated MotionPlus support and a different structure for the title, saying the upcoming title will feature "not just an improvement over the movement of Link himself [but] the realisation of your more minute movements on the screen will expand the entire gameplay ... we are contemplating altering the way the game progresses in comparison with all the past Legend of Zelda franchises."

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