A Nintendo press release promoting the company's holiday lineup has confirmed a December 7 release date for Link's next Nintendo DS-based outing, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. That's just in time for the cold, harsh winter -- but it's still quite a ways off. We suggest playing through Phantom Hourglass while watching reruns of Thomas the Tank Engine in order to tide yourself over until then.
If you're not familiar with the Spirit-ed, Hylian adventure, check out our hands-on impressions of the game from E3 earlier this year, or watch the debut GDC trailer!
Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks pulling into retail station Dec. 7
by Griffin McElroy 
on Sep 15th 2009 3:57PM
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Reader Comments (58)
Posted: Sep 15th 2009 6:43PM Akashic said
Do people not like this because he travels by train now? Thats the only thing i've heard of. Maybe they should go into the future to grab the old fans back who are tired of doing the same thing over and over again. I won't be getting this game because my DS is broken, but I am getting whatevers next on the wii. I feel like they're going to do something very different.
Posted: Sep 15th 2009 7:01PM Overgauss said
Just got Phantom Hourglass with the 2 for 1 at blockbuster. Came out to around $7.25 plus tax each. Sweet deal imo. Of course that means I'll have to buy two copies of Spirit Tracks new since the Zelda bug will be fresh in my blood at release.
Posted: Sep 16th 2009 12:37AM Crashpro3 said
Put it this way, would you honestly buy THIS game if it didn't have ANYTHING to do with The Legend of Zelda?
Posted: Sep 16th 2009 8:37AM dotzeno said
zelda on nds is awesome. just, i don't wish to play this anymore. give me a HD wii with an epic zelda game and i will be happy.
Posted: Sep 16th 2009 1:01PM captplut9465 said
I'm still working on Phantom Hourglass(!). It just doesn't have that same pull that past Zelda games had. Usually I would finish them in less than two weeks. I think it has to do with the repetitive sailing and the Ocean King Temple. That and I have a bunch of PS3 and 360 games to play.
Posted: Sep 16th 2009 1:47PM Shogan said
And Nintendo's Holiday Lineup is revealed!
Posted: Sep 16th 2009 4:24PM illuminatieverywhere said
What the fuck i just got bel-aired on joystiq no way, i thought this place was a refuge of that stuff lol.
Legend of zelda twlight princess, was kinda stupid because, you would just have to press A to do an attack, that is it. It really did not have much of a challenge or difference in attacks.
Even when you start the game, you use the wolf to climb trees, all you do is press a there is no challenge in that at all.
No, i am not saying that people are going to start killing millions of people, i am saying in general, everything has been on the decline, education, entertainment, music, video games, television, everything, Ideologies, religious ideals have been on the decline, that is what i meant by that statement and video games are just a victim of that decline.
And what is caused by the decline is fear, everyone is afraid to be creative, because people will say it is wrong. It is not right, when in reality those creative processes are what drives changes in industries.
And instead of dlc, and better graphics we need creative people in the industry.
My great great uncle fought in it too and died, that war. So my family is tied to that.
Legend of zelda twlight princess, was kinda stupid because, you would just have to press A to do an attack, that is it. It really did not have much of a challenge or difference in attacks.
Even when you start the game, you use the wolf to climb trees, all you do is press a there is no challenge in that at all.
No, i am not saying that people are going to start killing millions of people, i am saying in general, everything has been on the decline, education, entertainment, music, video games, television, everything, Ideologies, religious ideals have been on the decline, that is what i meant by that statement and video games are just a victim of that decline.
And what is caused by the decline is fear, everyone is afraid to be creative, because people will say it is wrong. It is not right, when in reality those creative processes are what drives changes in industries.
And instead of dlc, and better graphics we need creative people in the industry.
My great great uncle fought in it too and died, that war. So my family is tied to that.
Posted: Sep 19th 2009 4:23PM (Unverified) said
i would KILL to get it now
but the phantom hourglass was to easy i hope this one would be harder
caus the ending boss in phantom was way to easy bellum wow u nead to beat him wen hes a monster wen hes in ship then wen he takes mind control of ur buddy
that was way to easy
but the phantom hourglass was to easy i hope this one would be harder
caus the ending boss in phantom was way to easy bellum wow u nead to beat him wen hes a monster wen hes in ship then wen he takes mind control of ur buddy
that was way to easy
