Miyamoto Talks Revolution and Zelda

1up reports that Shigeru Miyamoto has, almost offhandedly, confirmed that the upcoming Zelda title will utilize the Revolution's wand functionality. From the article: "When asked about Twilight Princess' progress, Miyamoto said everything coming along well, and that 'because Revolution can run GameCube software, when you play Twilight Princess on Revolution you can take advantage of the Revolution controller.' Whoa, whoa, whoa. Stop the train. We already knew Twilight Princess would be playable on GameCube, but it's mighty odd for Miyamoto to simply announce such a feature on a whim - but apparently he has. Not only that, but Miyamoto made sure to underscore that 'almost everything' about Revolution will be revealed at E3 in May."

Comments

Old news?

[Sappharad]

It's been known since late last year.

Although I could've sworn it was mentioned here on slashdot, I can't find it.
But a quick search turned up this article from December:
http://www.4colorrebellion.com/archives/2005/12/22 /play-twlight-princess-with-revolution-controller/

Re:Old news?

[blork101]

AFAIK those were just rumours, and the site you linked to quotes NGC Magazine as their source: when they published it, Nintendo denied the whole thing. This is the first *actual* public announcement from someone other than an "anonymous source".

Re:All Games?

[Chris Burke]

all Gamecube games are playable on the Revolution. End of story.

The question is whether you will be able to use the Rev's unique controller with all GC games. Miyamoto's quote implies that at least the new Zelda will, but possibly all games. That's the question. We know the Rev will be able to play GC games and can use the GC controller.

Re:Who cares about the details? I'll buy it anyway

[Khuffie]

Nintendo would license it from the Blu-Ray Disc Association, not from Sony. For all intents and purposes, almost any company can get a license.