Leaving the Zelda fans not quite empty-handed at the end of E3, Nintendo have made public some new screens and a video of Spirit Tracks. And they sure are similar to Phantom Hourglass. It’s become quite clear that this game is intended as a sequel to PH (though maybe not in plot), and you’ll be getting more of the same. If you like PH, you’ll like this! If you didn’t like it, well…

The official Japanese link is below – though these are probably everywhere on the internet righ now, so you can most likely take your pick of where to view them.

http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2009/details/ds_zelda_spirit_tracks.html

Yes, E3 is here again. And Zelda fans waited hopefully to see if this was the year for an announcement of the next big-budget Zelda title. But alas, while the Nintendo press conference was bound to make Nintendo fans happy, with two new Mario Wii games, a new Metroid title and the return of Golden Sun (ignoring the new Wii Fit game and the re-announcement of Wii Sports Resort), there was neither a Deku Nut or Dodongo in sight.

This makes five years since Twilight Princess was first announced at E3 04. Nintendo are certainly making the Zelda fans wait very patiently. At least we can rest assured that Nintendo are taking their time with it for a good reason. Right?

Oh, but it’s not completely bad news. DS game Spirit Tracks was on the showroom floor, so expect some impressions (a.k.a. “How much is it just like Phantom Hourglass?”) to pop up on the internet very soon.