Updated August 18th 2011.Release Dates:
Europe release date
18th November 2011http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/29577/zelda-skyward-sword-uk-release-date-confirmed/North America release date
20th November 2011Post any details from any footage you see of the game here (items, locals, enemies, mechanics, etc).
Items:
Skyward/Master Sword
Hylian Shield
Lamp?
Whip
Flying Beetle (can pick up bombs and other items, hit switches)
Bottle
Red Potion (can be drunk from bottle while moving)
Bombs (can be dropped, thrown, or rolled like a bowling ball, shows path trajectory)
Bomb Flowers
Slingshot
Bow
Harp
Mechanics:
Sprint (uses a stamina meter)
Real-Time Weapon Inventory Access
Dropped Health-Hearts Are Shootable
Spin Attack
Chargeable Sword-Slice Projectile Attack
Destructible Scenery (Trees can be cut, they sever at the exact point you slice)
Shield Bump
Jump Slash
Forward Jump
Side-Hop
Front-Flip Sword Slash
Back-Flip
Forward Stab Sword Attack
Roll
Swing On Hanging Ropes
Log-Roll on Lava Boulders
Grab Bombs with Whip
Leap Up Vines (quicker than climbing normally)
Wall Run
Enemies:
Octoroks (they hide under bushes, rocks can be reflected back with shield bump)
Keese
Skulltulas (on vines, very mobile)
Giant Scorpion Boss/Miniboss (has eyes in it's claws that must be slashed in a certain direction)
Goriyas
Bokoblins
Deku Babas (must slash them in the vertical/horizontal direction of their mouth)
Eye Doors (can be made dizzy by rotating sword around them)
Blob Monster (possibly a type of Chu-Chu)
Stalfos (they have 2 swords, can do shield breakers)
Lava Mollusk
6-armed boss
Fat moblin with wood shield
Big rolling metallic electric enemy
peahat
beamos (need to chop lower sections to reach it's eye to kill it)
fire-breathing monkey under rock
large on-land skulltulas
Locals:
Skyloft (Various islands of clouds in the sky, Link's home)
Forest Area
Lava Dungeon
Buddhist-style dungeon
Mechanical style dungeon
Desert/Beach Area
Other:
Link Appears As Right-Handed
There Are At Least 8 Inventory Items
Bottles Have Their Own Inventory Screen
At Least 4 Bottles Are Obtainable
Map Screen Flies Straight-Up Overhead Above Link's Position
Cutscenes Are Skippable By Pressing "2"
Two Of The Enemies In The Demo Do Up To 2 Hearts of Damage Per Attack
A smoking volcano can be seen in the distance from the forest, most likely a Death Mountain of sorts
New pale & skinny male character, most likely a main antagonist
Meter of some kind is under hearts
Great Fairy Girl is on D-pad (most likely a Navi button)
