TGA 2014: See Nintendo Play The New Legend of Zelda for Wii U

<p>The Game Awards didn&&num;8217&semi;t come and go without a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;tga-2014-new-metal-gear-online-lets-sneak-snake&sol;">hubbub of game reveals<&sol;a> and Nintendo had the privilege of closing the ceremony with the biggest and best looks we&&num;8217&semi;ve gotten at the new Legend of Zelda for Wii U&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Brought to you by Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and Nintendo&&num;8217&semi;s own Shigeruy Miyamoto sat down to play a chunk of the game and showcased just how large the world is shaping up to be&period; Link can climb to the top of high peaks and jump off safely with the aid of the sail cloth like in <em>Skyward Sword <&sol;em>and the view from those same peaks is rather something&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He can also ride Epona&comma; his faithful steed throughout the series whose improved AI will allow her to keep moving in the current direction with little manipulation required &lpar;and without running into trees&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"SECWlFInyFM" title&equals;"Wii U - The Legend of Zelda - Gameplay First Look from The Game Awards"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;SECWlFInyFM"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;SECWlFInyFM&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Wii U - The Legend of Zelda - Gameplay First Look from The Game Awards"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>From horseback&comma; Link can also swing his sword and fire a bow while in motion&period; He can also vault off Epona and aim while falling – which is made easier thanks to a slow motion effect <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;legend-zelda-majoras-mask-awakens-3ds&sol;">like we saw this past E3<&sol;a>&period; The gamepad is also used as a map of sorts to keep track of your progress in the world that by all accounts appears to be one of the largest open-worlds the series has come to see&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While Shigeru Miyamoto and Eiji Aonuma spoke about the upcoming title&comma; the topic seemed to inevitably turn to the  Star Fox game for Wii U that Miyamoto had mischievously <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;star-fox-coming-wii-u&sol;">teased in brief last summer<&sol;a>&period; Whilst teasing one another on their respective projects&&num;8217&semi; progress&comma; the two both confirmed that their projects would release next year on schedule with Star Fox preceding the untitled Legend of Zelda for Wii U in 2015&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Via<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;user&sol;Nintendo">Nintendo on YouTube<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;