Here's what's new in The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD

HD upgrades to older games are hit or miss. Some look remarkably better, while others suffer from the supposedly better visuals. But when it comes to The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo seems to have taken every precautionary measure to make sure its classic franchise holds up, even if the game in question is over 10 years old.

Maybe it’s because I haven’t played the original, but The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (out this October for the Wii U) looked stunning when I saw it just a few days ago at Nintendo’s Redwood City, Calif. office. It looks and sounds like a game built specifically for this generation of consoles. That’s an amazing feat for a title that first came out in 2003.