At the September 13, 2022 Nintendo Direct, Nintendo showed several new things and saved the most important reveal for the end. The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which until then had no name, finally got an official title: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Besides the name, the release date was also confirmed: May 12, 2023, exclusive to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo also released the game’s cover art, with Link on a floating island above the clouds:
Watch the trailer, short and full of mystery:
The road there had been long. The sequel was announced without a name at E3 2019, with a teaser. At E3 2021, it got a trailer with gameplay, story elements and a 2022 release forecast. In March 2022, Nintendo delayed the game to spring 2023 in the Northern Hemisphere to have more time for refinement. According to information released later, the game was already practically complete at that time, and the extra year was used to polish the experience.
What came next
Tears of the Kingdom was released on May 12, 2023 and was acclaimed by critics, with praise for the expanded world, with sky islands, the Depths and caves, the new abilities, such as Ultrahand, Fuse, Ascend and Recall, the scale and the story. The frame rate was the main point criticized. The game sold more than 10 million copies in three days and reached 22.71 million in June 2026. In June 2025, it got an enhanced version for the Nintendo Switch 2.
Source: Nintendo.
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