Nintendo recently confirmed the strange rumour that their Wii Zapper product would come bundled with a Zelda spin-off game was true. The game is an on-rails shooter set in the Twilight Princess world. Taken from the official press release:

“Link’s Crossbow Training drops players into a world in the style of The Legend of Zelda®: Twilight Princess. Players assume the identity of hero Link, who progresses through a series of tests to perfect his crossbow marksmanship. Start with stationary bull’s-eyes and graduate to moving targets before defending Link against all kinds of enemies.”

This is certainly an unexpected move from Nintendo. It would have been more obvious to package a game based on Metroid, or the rumoured Duck-Hunt with the Zapper, as they have more in common with the concept of shooting stuff up with guns. A Zelda shooter was certainly not expected. Keep checking back for more updates on this interesting title, which is set for release in America on Nov. 19 for $19.99

Read the whole press release at Kotaku