Fans are in for a big surprise from Nintendo: a Zelda game that will finally allow players to take control of the eponymous princess from the venerable fantasy series.

Since the original Zelda edition game appeared on store shelves in 1986, Nintendo has sold over 140 million copies of the game, making it one of the most popular series in gaming history and entertaining generations of fans across several platforms.

Nintendo has announced that "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom," the newest game, will launch on the Switch platform on September 26.

In most of the games' numerous incarnations, the brave elf Link is the main character who goes on adventures to try to save Princess Zelda, who has typically been abducted or