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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

We’ve seen plenty of footage from Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch over the past couple of weeks, but a Wii U version is out there as well. The first 15 minutes from that release is posted in the video below.

Digital Foundry has analysed on their YouTube channel how The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild compares when playing it on a docked Switch vs the portable mode.

Check out the results below:

Announced yesterday in the Nintendo Download report, the Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Mini Guide is out now on My Nintendo under a new “Smart device/PC rewards” category. It costs 10 Gold Points and will be distributed until October 1.

The mini guide contains the first chapter of The Complete Official Guide for Breath of the Wild. It gives a glimpse of game features, including combat, landmarks, commands, and puzzle features.

The guide comes in the form of a PDF file and has 25 pages. English, Spanish, and French options seem to be available.

If you’re interested, nab the reward here.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild players can now purchase the game’s Expansion Pass. DLC will begin to arrive this summer, but you can gain access to some goodies early, including a Switch shirt. Footage is shown below.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Nintendo’s official Twitter page for the Zelda series in Japan shared a brand new piece of art to celebrate the launch of Breath of the Wild. Get a look at it above.

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System: Switch (reviewed) / Wii U
Release date: March 3, 2017
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher Nintendo


The Legend of Zelda’s prolific, seminal history has been striking the hearts of players across the globe for three decades. Attachment fans have with the series has withstood the test of time thanks to its immense and vibrant world of Hyrule, memorable characters, iconic set pieces, composition, and more. Now the newest Zelda game is finally here and puts players back in Hyrule where they must protect the kingdom from the ferocious evil that is Calamity Ganon after being asleep for 100 years. Breath of the Wild breaks out of a lot of classic Zelda traits, while instilling new ones and simultaneously making the world and game familiar for veterans, as well as accessible and eye-opening to new players alike. Breath of the Wild is unlike anything we’ve ever seen before, not just for Zelda standards, but for gaming as a whole.

Update: We’re now live!


Dennis will be hosting a live stream for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in about an hour from now on our YouTube page, though you can also watch it via the embed below. The first half will be from the start of the game to avoid spoilers, while the latter half will concentrate more on the latter sections. Join us for an early look at the new Zelda ahead of tomorrow’s official launch.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild comes in the form of a cartridge on Switch, but let’s not forget about the Wii U version as well, which has its own disc. With the Wii U version beginning to circulate, we now have a look at the disc art. It looks pretty nice and is a fine representative as Nintendo’s last Wii U game.

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All sorts of amiibo can be used in Zelda: Breath of the Wild to unlock various goodies. Eurogamer stumbled upon one thing in particular that may catch your interest. It’s never entirely clear where the spoiler line lies, so we’ve posted the video after the break.

We have a couple more clips to share from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The first one shows off the Pro HUD option and saving an NPC, while the second is about increasing the amount of hearts and upgrading the stamina meter.


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