And the boomerang was almost always there, able to be fired, not only to take out enemies, but to collect the items that those Tektites and Leevers leave behind! Don't try to think about the physics here, because you'll wake up next week with a splitting headache. The Boomerang even gets an upgrade part way into the game, letting you unleash that bad boy all the way across the screen.

IGN: However, I did, of course, read recent comments from Cammie Dunaway in which she very strongly hinted that we would see the new Wii Zelda unveiled at E3 and released before the end of the year. What're your thoughts on that?

Reggie Fils-Aime: E3 -- you'll see what we have. I've learned that it's not to Nintendo's advantage for us to foreshadow what we're going to have at E3 because even the smallest little hint or perspective gets blown out to huge proportions. So you're not going to get any more information about E3.

However, a product like Zelda will launch truly when it's perfect and the best person to answer that question is going to be Mr. Miyamoto. Hopefully, hopefully it's going to be a title that we can bring to market this year. But it's not something that we're going to commit to until we have a much better sense of whether Mr. Miyamoto is going to upend the tea cart and challenge Mr. Aonuma to do new things or whether the development plan is going to stay on track.

We are all sick. Not "pneumonia" sick, but symbolically sick. Any hardcore Zelda fan can attest to the ailment in their gaming life, one that has progressed in intensity over time, and one that continues to permeate our very existence, appearing in personal articles, creeping throughout our theories, and even lurching forward while running about Hyrule Field mid-game. We, the hardcore Zelda fans, are all victims of the Zelda Lover's Curse. Not only is this curse one we must live with, but it is one that claws at the very fabric of entertainment society, creating a being that doesn't play the games for enjoyment, but simply to criticize, analyze, and gut the very bane of our childhood.

You might have questions about Legend of Zelda. Like, what are they really going to call this? Legend of Zelda 16? XVI? Zelda 2010? Nintendo loves keeping this game as cryptic as possible, such as the recently released concept art depicting Link with his shield, but no sword. Where the hell is the Master Sword!? Shigeru Miyamoto, in an effort to screw with us, pointed out this absence but laughed like a little schoolgirl when asked to explain it. IGN speculates that the mysterious figure pictured with Link in the concept art may be the personification of the Master Sword--adding a completely innovative dimension to the franchise.