The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Nintendo Wii
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword for Nintendo Wii
18-11-2011
Puzzle, Adventure
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
18-11-2011
Puzzle, Adventure
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is the first Zelda game created specifically with the Wii in mind. The game makes use of the Wii MotionPlus peripheral for sword fighting, with a revised Wii Remote pointing system used for targeting. Skyward Sword is structured very similar to previous Zelda games, as you travel through an overworld in search of temples to visit and once in you solve a series of puzzles before fighting a boss at the end and receive the next bit of plot. The biggest change is that the overworld is more focused on puzzles with only a handful of action.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is currently tracked with a Perfect rating on EmuRank. Dolphin leads the current evidence so far, but the recommendation is still early.
EmuRank currently tracks 1 report for this game. More reports across supported setups would strengthen the guidance.
Compatibility Verdict
This verdict uses EmuRank's six-level compatibility scale. The compatibility levels guide explains what Perfect, Playable, Ingame, Intro, Loadable, and Nothing mean when you compare emulator results.
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100% of selected reports reach Playable or better across 1 report in the current scoring window.
Perfect means the strongest current emulator evidence suggests this is the game's best supported compatibility tier. Low confidence means this recommendation is the best available signal, but the evidence base is still early and may shift.
Compatibility and confidence are separate signals. EmuRank tracks the full report history for this game, but the public ranking gives priority to the strongest current scoring window for each emulator.
How EmuRank Scores This Game
EmuRank currently tracks 1 report for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword across 1 emulator and 1 operating system.
For ranking purposes, reports are ordered by relevance using votes, freshness, and source quality. This means the most trusted and recent reports carry more weight in the final recommendation.
Dolphin has 1 total tracked report for this game, and all of them are inside the current scoring window.
Why Dolphin Is Recommended
Dolphin is the current first recommendation because it combines the strongest compatibility evidence with the most convincing scoring window for this game. All 1 tracked report for this emulator are inside the current scoring window.
100% of selected reports reach Playable or better. Community results are consistent and point in the same direction. Confidence is currently Low — the recommendation is the best available signal, but should be treated as early evidence.
Best Emulator by Operating System
OS-specific data is currently available for Android only. Coverage across other operating systems would improve per-OS guidance.
100% Playable or better · 1 report
Early evidence on Android: Perfect via Dolphin (Low confidence, 1 report). More data would strengthen this result.
Conflicting Results and What to Watch
Some compatibility evidence for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is mixed or incomplete. The evidence window is small — results are likely to shift as more reports arrive.
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Testing Coverage and Data Sources
EmuRank currently tracks 1 report for this game across 1 emulator and 1 operating system.
The report base is also detailed: 1 include configuration text, 1 include GPU data, 1 include device details, and 1 include notes. That makes the report history below useful not only for the verdict, but also for comparing real-world setups.
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ReportsCompatibility Reports and Setup History
Sign in to add a reportThe summaries above explain the current recommendation, but the raw reports below remain the best place to inspect exact emulator versions, operating systems, hardware notes, and edge cases. They also show where successful and unsuccessful setups differ, which is why EmuRank keeps the full report history visible on the page.
1 report tracked for this game. Use the filters below to narrow by emulator, OS, or compatibility level.
Help fill the missing coverage
New reports keep recommendations current. This page is still early, so fresher emulator versions, additional setups, and follow-up tests can still move the recommendation.