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Did you think Nintendo<\/a> would simply only release remakes and second-tier games until the Switch’s successor finally comes along? Guess again. During Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct stream<\/a>, the company revealed a brand-new Legend of Zelda game. Nintendo is making many fans’ long-held dreams come true here, as you’ll get to play as Zelda herself in a Legend of Zelda title (as opposed to something like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/em>).<\/p>\n The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom<\/em> opens where most Zelda games finish, with Link defeating Ganon. But just as he frees Princess Zelda, our usual hero is sucked through a rift into an alternate dimension. That flips the script, as it’s now down to Zelda to rescue Hyrule (and her tunic-wearing cohort too, I suppose).<\/p>\n Like the best Zelda games, this one’s played in a top-down perspective and it borrows the art style of the Link’s Awakening <\/em>remake<\/a>. Series producer Eiji Aonuma said his team wanted to create a new gameplay style for a Zelda game too.<\/p>\n Rather than wielding a sword, Zelda’s main tool is called a trirod. With this, she can copy many items and use these “echoes” to navigate the world. This brings some of the sandbox puzzle-solving elements of Tears of the Kingdom<\/em> to Echoes of Wisdom<\/em>. In combat, you can hurl echoed items at enemies, and even create echoes of monsters to fight for Zelda.<\/p>\n You won’t have to wait too long to get your hands on the game and try all of this out for yourself. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom<\/em> is coming to the Nintendo Switch on September 26. A Hyrule-themed Nintendo Switch Lite will be available on the same day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n