| Wii | GameCube | Action
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| General
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| Move
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| Switch to first-person view
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| Move camera in first-person view
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| Focus or Lock on
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| Talk to Midna for a hint
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| Perform action
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| Toggle item-selection screen on/off, skip cut-scene (press twice on Wii)
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| Access overworld map
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| Toggle onscreen map on/off
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| Pause game (also access the Home menu on Wii)
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 | N/A
| Move the targeting reticule onscreen.
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| Transform/Warp
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| Link
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| Set item to control
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| Set item to control
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 | N/A
| Set item to control
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| Use selected item
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| Access collection screen
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Shake  | Hold and release 
| Spin attack
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| Swing |
| Swing sword
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| Wolf
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| Jump
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| Hold | Hold
| Energy field
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| Activate wolf's senses
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| Dig
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| Bite
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| Spin attack (every fourth attack on GameCube is a spin attack)
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| Send Midna across gaps
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