Patricia, friend over at The Hylia, has gone ahead and translated some words of wisdom from Shigeru Miyamoto about several aspects of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. He talks about the game as a game for the Nintendo DS as well as a new entry into the Zelda franchise, which should make for a great combo. Excerpt and link below.

When we decided to develop a Zelda title for the DS, we wanted it to be a fun game with the essence of the DS. Of course, we were worried whether we could make a good Zelda game that used the stylus control scheme of the DS, but once we did it, the game didn’t lose its Zelda essence. I think we’ve created a new Zelda title that can be played with a single stylus. If you want to try something, you just need to touch the screen with the stylus; it’s very intuitive. That’s how this new Zelda game is.

The Hylia – Translation
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