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Uplifting news to all "The Legend of Zelda" gamers! As new reports have it, the action-adventure game is confirmed for a Wii U home video game console and reportedly slated for a 2016 release.

According to Game of the Year site, the classic game "The Legend of Zelda" in Wii U platform was officially announced in the Wii U Direct presentation back in 2013.


Video game designer Eiji Aonuma, as noted by "Zelda" Wikia, said that the game was being developed for the Wii U console and that it is expected some of the series' traditions, for example, the players completing dungeons in a particular set order.

Eiji Aonuma's announcement has apparently given euphoria to the game series' devotees everywhere throughout the globe.

In a recent report by IGN, Eiji Aonuma teases surprise twist coming on "The Legend of Zelda's" open world following criticisms received by the earlier Wii platform game in the series, "Zelda: Skyward Sword."

"We actually had some feedback from 'Skyward Sword,' where people were saying, 'This is not exactly the Zelda game I was looking for, I was looking for a bigger open world," said Aonuma.

He added, "Unfortunately, I can't go into details but I'm hoping to put a surprise, or kind of a twist, on my view of an open world game."

Add to the euphoria and excitement, the video game designer moreover revealed the first in-game footage in the midst of the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, which reportedly includes high-definition visuals that fuse cell shading.

Accordingly, fans across the globe have been patiently waiting, as the highly anticipated "The Legend of Zelda" in Wii U was initially planned to be released in 2015.

However, back on March 27, 2015, Aonuma announced in a video that the game would be deferred and attested that the team was no more focusing on a 2015 release window.

"I feel strongly that our focus should be to bring all these ideas to life in a way that will make 'Zelda' on Wii U the best game it can possibly be," said Aonuma, as per Movie Pilot.

The release postponement apparently made a ruckus in the web that prompts several speculations that "The Legend of Zelda" in Wii U might not push through.

The general manager of Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, Shigeru Miyamoto, then again, reassured fans that the game is still planned for a Wii U release and has some "great footage," but is not ready to be shown yet.

He further re-affirmed that the title is still headed for the Wii U, regardless of the development of the "new dedicated gaming platform" known by the code name "NX."