The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom - Everything We Know

gamespot.com:

Assuming Nintendo doesn't have another delay up its sleeves, we're now less than a year out from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (a game most of us called The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2.) While we now have a name, a couple short trailers, and release date, not much is known about the game's plot or its relation to the larger Legend of Zelda timeline--though we do have a lot of speculation.

In the meantime--and just in case you need a little refresher--here's a roundup of everything we know about Tears of the Kingdom so far.

You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos.

Want us to remember this setting for all your devices?

Sign up or Sign in now!

By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Now Playing: Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Sequel Trailer Breakdown | E3 2021

At E3 2021, Nintendo announced that the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel was scheduled for release sometime in 2022. However, this was later changed to Spring 2023.

During September 13, 2022's Nintendo Direct, the studio revealed the game's official release date: May 12, 2023.

While the first Breath of the Wild was released simultaneously on Switch and Wii U, the sequel is only coming to Switch. Many fans have no doubt hoped the rumored Switch Pro would be out by the time of the game's release--the original notoriously had frame rate issues in certain areas--but so far there's been no word on the status of the supposedly enhanced model of Switch.

Nintendo dropped the first trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (referred to as Breath of the Wild 2, at the time) during its E3 2019 presentation. The cryptic video follows Link and Zelda (who notably sports a new, shorter