Skyward Sword Themed Nintendo Points Card Coming to Japan

Here’s something I didn’t see coming: Skyward Sword-themed Nintendo Points cards! Sure, they’re not necessarily something that I’d put on display, but they’re snazzy and given all of the Virtual Console stuff set to hit the 3DS eShop soon they’ll be pretty darn useful for anyone curious in Nintendo’s classic library to boot.

This image is starting to pop up in a lot of places on Nintendo’s official websites, so I’m thinking it’s probably going to be featured as the box art. (At least in Europe and Japan, we all know America’s track record with Zelda box art.) There’s also an Ocarina of Time 3D version of the card:

Another prepaid download shop card is listed as “coming soon,” and will apparently be revealed in September. Could this have something to do with the big game announcement supposedly on the way for 3DS?

Source: Zelda 25th Anniversary Site, via GoNintendo