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The Nintendo heroine takes the starring role in one of its most popular series for the first time.

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For the past 40 years she's lent her name to one of the Japanese gaming giant's most popular series.

But the Legend of Zelda series has cast players as Hylian hero Link.

That's all about to change with Echoes of Wisdom, the new title revealed at the company's Nintendo Direct preview stream.

During a short trailer fans saw Link being swallowed by a supernatural portal, leaving the princess behind.

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