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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Just when we thought that we’ve seen it all when it comes to Zelda: Breath of the Wild mods, the community continues to surprise. The latest effort allows for a battle between Mario and Bowser.

Mario, of course, has been swapped out with Link’s model. Fans have gone a step further by having Bowser’s design take the place for Hinox.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was confirmed to have sold over one million copies in Japan a few months ago. However, Wii U sales factored into that number. Digital sales also played a role.

With the latest Media Create data provided today, we now know that Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold one million copies on Switch alone. The game moved another 6,722 copies at retail during the week of May 28. In total, it has sold 1,004,689 units on Nintendo’s current console.

From Zelda and Linkle to more unforeseeable choices such as Waluigi, the modding scene has had some fun with introducing playable characters to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Now, Final Fantasy’s Cloud Strife has been added to the mix.

Sharing footage from YamGaming, IGN has uploaded a video that shows off the Cloud skin. You can take a look below:

Astro Gaming announced a partnership with Nintendo back in April. A new Zelda: Breath of the Wild-themed Switch A10 Headset is the first product resulting from the collaboration.

Astro’s Cris “Soup” Lee says the company “worked closely with Nintendo to create a stylish, uncompromising audio experience, with a special new chat adapter designed specifically for the Nintendo Switch.” Players can use it in conjunction with the Nintendo Switch Online smartphone app to chat with friends while playing compatible games.

The new Switch A10 Headset features:

Still on the hunt for Zelda: Breath of the Wild amiibo? If so, you may want to give GameStop’s website a look.

The retailer has restocked a few figures here. You can purchase both versions of Link, Zelda, and the Guardian. No word on how long they’ll be available.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Creating a Champion

Update (5/19): Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion is also 39% off on Amazon Canada.


Original (5/16): The upcoming Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion book has been heavily discounted on Amazon. As of now, pre-orders are 40% off.

The book started off at $39.99. If you’re interested, you can reserve it here for $23.99.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion features 400 pages of concept art from the game and more.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Creating a Champion

Amazon has updated its product listing for Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion, and it now shows the official cover. We have it above.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion is currently slated for late November. It features 400 pages of concept art, developer discussions, and more.

You can pre-order the book on Amazon here. Doing so will save you 14%.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Are you bothered by having to wait around for runes to recharge in Zelda: Breath of the Wild? Then perhaps a new glitch will pique your interest.

Once you’ve placed an object in stasis and launched it airborne, viewing a cut-scene from Link’s memories restores your stamina and runes. The glitch allows players to use stasis several times over midair.

Here’s a look:

Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Master Works

At the end of last year, a special Master Works book for Zelda: Breath of the Wild came out in Japan. It featured a ton of concept art, a history section, developer interview, and more.

It will have taken about a year in the end, but the book is confirmed to be coming west. It’ll be localized as “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Creating a Champion”. Nintendo will once again be working with Dark Horse on the western version.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Zelda mod

The Legend of Zelda. Breath of the Wild has been going strong over a year later. This is especially so with the modding scene.

Over the past month or so, fans have been working to make Zelda herself playable through a mod. You can get a look at some of the early results below.


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