We've picked up on a couple of new scans for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. The scans are from a Japanese magazine, though not necessarily Famitsu. If you look closely on one of the scans, you'll find that Niko is back. Is that a give-away as to how this adventure will unfold?

Nintendo has sent out a press release announcing the final US release date for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Nestled in all the PR-speak is a nice little surprise for Zelda fans: the abduction-prone princess will be fighting right alongside Link in this adventure.

As if a new Zelda game isn't enough, Nintendo is sweetening the purchase of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks in Japan with a cool bonus. For those picking this up at Day 1, you'll be getting a neat feather stylus for your Nintendo DS.

Nintendo UK has tied up with retailer GAME to give out a pre-order gift for The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. The pre-order gift comes in the form of a Collector's Edition.

At the ongoing GDC, Nintendo prez Iwata announced that the Wii is the fastest-selling game console in history. But who cares about that. You'll care more about the new Zelda game, as well as the firmware update that they issued as an answer to the Wii storage problem.

*UPDATE* now with trailer for the new Zelda game