This page contains information on the HD Version of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for Wii U.

On November 12th, Nintendo announced during a Nintendo Direct event that The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD would be coming to the Wii U with high-definition graphics, and possible small changes much like the HD port of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

Twilight Princess HD, is being developed by Tantalus Media for the Wii U, and has been confirmed to support Amiibo functionality in addition to its enhanced visuals. The game will be released in North America and Europe on March 4 2016, and in Japan on March 10 2016. A bundle containing the game, a Wolf Link Amiibo, and the game's soundtrack will be made available at launch.

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HD Version Differences



Reduced Tears of Light Count



In a Famitsu article[1] about Twilight Princess HD, it was noted that in a screenshot of the Twilit Bloat boss fight in Lake Hylia, Link's Vessel of Light - used to collect Tears of Light - had a reduced amount of slots in the vessel: 11, down from 15. Nintendo has not made any official comment as of yet, but this would go in line with The Wind Waker HD's addition of the fast sail to speed up slower parts of the game.

Ghost Lantern



Seen in a Nintendo Minute video, Link is equipped with a different colored lantern, shown as purplish blue that differs from the traditional gray lantern with the yellow oil-filled interior. This has been confirmed to be a new lantern - the Ghost Lantern, which will glow when near a Poe enemy

Increased Rupee Count



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In another screen presented in the Famitsu article on Twilight Princess HD, a fully decked out Link can be seen inspecting his tree home. In the bottom right corner, it appears that his current rupee is sitting at 2,000, which is double what the best wallet could let you hold in previous versions after collecting bugs for Agatha. Another recent purported leak from a Famitsu points to the Wolf Link Amiibo - unlocking a new dungeon known as Trial of the Beast. Apparently if completed, Link will gain a bottomless wallet capable of holding 9,999 Rupees.

Better Controls and improved mobility



In an interview, Director Eiji Aonuma confirmed that both the controls for Epona and swimming are now more responsive, and Link will have increased mobility when in the water.

In addition to this, Link move much faster when climbing and navigating ladders, vines, and other climbable walls - making him much more responsive and able to scale areas incredibly fast.

Hero Mode and Inverted Map



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When playing the game normally, Link will control as he did in the GameCube version (left-handed) and the map will be normal. However, when playing in Hero Mode, not only will Link take double damage and hearts stop dropping, Link and Hyrule will take on the Wii's version of inverted swapping, with a right-handed link, and all locations swapped to opposite sides.

Easy Transformation



Revealed during a Nintendo Minute video, Link will no longer need to speak to Midna every time you wish to transform into Wolf Link and back. Instead, this can be done by simply tapping the Wii U Gamepad's touchscreen.

Chests Remain Open



Also confirmed by Aonuma was the fact that while in previous versions a chest of rupees would reclose if Link's wallet was full, these chests will now remain open so as not to confuse players wondering if they've already investigated the area or now.

Amiibo Functionality



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Announced alongside the HD version of the game was a new Amiibo of Midna riding Wolf Link, to be used alongside other Legend of Zelda themed Amiibo. At this time it is unknown whether the effects can be used once a day or not. According to a promotional video from Nintendo, the following Legend of Zelda Amiibos will have several effects:

Link and Toon Link Amiibo: Replenish Arrows when tapped on the Gamepad.

Zelda and Sheik Amiibo: Replenish hearts when tapped on the Gamepad

Ganondorf Amiibo: Turns Link's heart blue - which causes Link to take double damage from enemies.