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Along with a USB stick containing the opening of the upcoming Nintendo DS title The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Nintendo sent me a wooden train whistle. Oh, and there were also some pretty neat pieces of artwork on the USB stick, too. 

But what you're interested in is the train whistle. So I put the rest of today's work aside to spend some hands-on time with the train whistle, just for you guys. We'll have an updated preview of Spirit Tracks soon, but you want your train whistle coverage as soon as possible, and far be it from me to keep you from it. 

Once you're confident that you've acquired enough wooden train whistle knowledge, hit the jump for the opening "cinematic" from The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, which hits stores on December 7.

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vApathyv's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 15:25
vApathyv
TRAIN WHISTLE CONFIRMED.
Nerdy Suit's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 15:29
Nerdy Suit
I can buy that in Taiwana for 2 pesos without the Zelda branding. Seriously, that looks cheap.
lAboMbA's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 15:51
lAboMbA
autofocus ftw?!
Timdabrat's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 15:51
Timdabrat
I had a train whistle when I was a kid. If you huff and puff on that it sounds like a steam engine. I would go in circles around my house for hours taking things and dropping them off in other places. My father was not pleased when he found his briefcase in the workshop.
Wintersocks's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 15:59
Wintersocks
@Timdabrat

That's adorable. I am ridiculously hyped for Spirit Tracks. Link is just so cute with his conductor suit.
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 16:05
Nick Chester
@IAboMbA:

I'm sorry that my $50,000 minoHD flip cam does not have auto-focus.
Guncannon's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 16:06
Guncannon
Electrium's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 16:12
Electrium
I don't care what anybody else thinks, that train whistle is AWESOME.
jasondm300's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 16:16
jasondm300
I love how it says "Train Whistle" on the side
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 16:17
gamadaya
USB stick? That's how they distribute these pictures?
HOLY TACO's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 16:19
HOLY TACO
Rofl, this guy rules. Zelda Pan Pipes would've been so much cooler though, but yeah this fits with the whole train thing.

Omg, pan pipes you learn to play that come with the game that you use to play mini games by playing it to your DS.... I'm a gimmick genius, NINTENDO HIRE ME!
Nick Chester's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/20/2009 16:42
Nick Chester
@gamadaya:

Normally not, but that's how we got these.
Ball Buster's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/21/2009 06:59
Ball Buster
Ninjas confirmed for Soul Train?
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/21/2009 15:07
Dexter345
I would preferred one of the larger, lower-toned wooden train whistles.
mustaman's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/27/2009 15:55
mustaman
how did you get those?
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