Following in the footsteps of Twilight Princess HD, Skyward Sword HD was recently teased by series producer Eiji Aonuma for the Nintendo Switch, but the 2011 Wii game has not aged well.

During the first leg of the Legend of Zelda 2018 concert tour, Aonuma was in attendance at the Osaka, Japan show. At it, he greeted the audience with the following: “We know what you are thinking, Skyward Sword on Switch, right?”

This is exciting to hear about at first, but quickly becomes concerning, seeing as the original release of Skyward Sword was met with such mixed reviews. With its finicky motion controls and lackluster UI, it would be best if Nintendo did a total overhaul on the entire game for the HD re-release.

The motion controls have to go, or at least become optional. I wouldn’t pretend to know how they would be able to do either of those options, but they’ll need to if they want players to be able to play the game on Handheld Mode. There were many moments in the game that required precise aiming of slashes and reticle-based weapons, but they never felt intuitive or fun.

Besides the shortcomings of the Wii Motion Plus controls, the UI was a bit much. The Wii controller that was on-screen at all times cluttered up the gameplay, often making it difficult to concentrate on the important action. Also, the short stamina wheel could use a Breath of the Wild-type upgrade. Nothing was worse than feeling the speed of Link’s sprint, but only being able to utilize it for such short stints at a time.

Whether the game makes these improvements or not, Skyward Sword HD will be a surefire hit, following the successful re-releases of both Wind Waker and Twilight Princess for the Wii U.

The Legend of Zelda characters are featured heavily in the upcoming Nintendo Switch brawler, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The blockbuster title releases for the Switch on December 7.