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At the 2006 Game Developers Conference, a trailer for Phantom Hourglass for the Nintendo DS was shown.

It revealed traditional top-down Zelda gameplay optimised for the DS ' features, with a cel-shaded 3d graphical style similar to The Wind Waker.

At E3 2006, Nintendo confirmed the game's status as a direct sequel to The Wind Waker, and released an extensive playable demo, including a multiplayer mode with " capture the flag " elements.

Phantom Hourglass was released on June 23, 2007, in Japan, October 1, 2007, in North America and October 19, 2007, in Europe.