As most of you already know, a new Zelda for the DS is on the way. It is believed to be a direct sequel to Phantom Hourglass, taking place about one hundred years after. The game was playable at E3 2009.

Some videos:






As you can see, Link seems to be using a variety of new weapons, including a fan-like object. It seems to have the same effect as the gale boomerand from TP. In at least one of the dungeons, there is a statue that some speculate to be a spirit of some sort. Link can use this statue for a variety of tasks, including walking through fire and attacking enemies.

Then there is, of course, the train. I know some of you are thinking "A train? In a ZELDA game?" I'm thinking the same thing. But there was a steamboat in PH, and it's one hundred years later. When riding the train, you can speed up, slow down, choose what tracks you want to ride on, and blow a horn. In one of the videos, Link is shown blowing the horn to scare away a few cows. Which makes me wonder, what happens if he hits a cow?

Personally, I'm looking forward to this game. The graphics look fairly clean, and the gameplay with the stylus looks fun. I'm also extremly curious how they're going to explain the train. Next thing you know Link will be featured in Harlem with a motercycle and a machine gun.