The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD is a video game released for the Wii U in 2013. It is a high-definition remaster of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and the first The Legend of Zelda game that is a high-definition remaster, followed by The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD. The game was developed internally by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo.

Differences from original
By virtue of being in HD, the game is now in wide screen with a higher resolution and improved textures and lighting. The game overall is brighter with more vibrant colors. While the GameCube controller is not compatible with this game, the Wii U gamepad and pro controller are, which is reflected in the UI on screen and in menus.

The menu is always on the gamepad while playing and can be accessed at anytime without pausing and disrupting the flow of the game. Both the gamepad and the pro controller use their built in gyroscopes for aiming, similar to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. The entire game is also playable on the gamepad through the Off-TV Play feature.

The Tingle Tuner has been replaced with the Tingle Bottle. Players write messages in it and send them to Miiverse, where they would get responses from other players online. The Picto Box now has a front facing mode to take self portraits. Link has several different expressions that can be cycled through with various inputs.

After completing the Dragon Roost Cavern dungeon, players are able to purchase the Swift Sail at the Auction House on Windfall Island. This item is exclusive to The Wind Waker HD and operates 50% more quickly than the regular sail. The Swift Sail also automatically changes the direction of the wind, which allows the player to sail at full speed all the time without having to do so manually. This is intended to make sailing to small islands and salvage points more enjoyable. The Grappling Hook's crane is also shorter, which speeds up the time needed to haul up treasure. Animations such as those for the grappling hook are quicker.

The triforce quest has been streamlined, with five shards found in treasure chests and only three are hidden under the Great Sea. The beginning wallet can now hold up to 500 rupees instead on 200 in the original.

Hard Mode has been added and is available from the beginning. In this mode, Link will recieving twice as much damage from every attack and hearts will not appear anywhere in the overworld. The mode can freely be turned on and off at any point.