The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — all the latest on Nintendo’s huge sequel

A screenshot featuring Link from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. — *Link in* The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. | Image: Nintendo

Nintendo’s sequel to Breath of the Wild launches on May 12th.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the direct sequel to Breath of the Wild, is poised to be one of Nintendo’s biggest games of 2023 when it releases on May 12th. First announced in 2019, Nintendo has largely kept the game shrouded in mystery, but a few early trailers revealed that Link will be soaring through the skies, driving vehicles, and dealing with what looks to be the return of Ganondorf. (That has now been confirmed.)

Tears of the Kingdom looks like a promising follow-up to one of the best games ever, but just know that if you’re going to buy it for yourself, you’ll need to set aside a little extra cash: the game is Nintendo’s first $70 Switch title. If you’re a Nintendo Switch Online subscriber, however, you can get the game for a bit of a deal thanks to Nintendo’s Switch Game Vouchers.

Here’s all of our coverage of Link’s next big adventure.

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Apr 13

Ash Parrish

Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s final trailer has open skies and lots of drama

At T-minus one day less than a month until Tears of the Kingdom launches, Nintendo has released a final trailer for Breath of the Wild’s potentially life-ruining sequel.

The three-minute trailer featured sweeping vistas of Hyrule, some new friendly faces, and one very old not-so-friendly face. It looks like Link will have some friends to help him along the way, like he did in Breath of the Wild, which is neat because exploring all of Hyrule alone can get pretty boring. It also looks like my girl Riju is back and all grown up, along with Prince Sidon, so I am very excited to see my old friends again.
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Jay Peters

Some new Tears of the Kingdom clips.

Nintendo’s latest Tears of the Kingdom ad has some brief new footage of the game, featuring things like a mysterious cavern and a minecart puzzle in the sky. Like the person in this ad, I will certainly make the minecart fall many times when I get to the puzzle myself. (And I eagerly look forward to it.)
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Sheena Vasani

Here’s where you can preorder Nintendo’s Zelda-inspired Switch OLED

The Nintendo Switch OLED Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Edition is available to preorder for $359.99.
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We’re now just a few days away from Nintendo’s Zelda-inspired Nintendo Switch OLED launch on April 28th. The special-edition console retails for $359.99 and commemorates one of this year’s most anticipated video games, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which will drop alongside a new Zelda-themed controller and carrying case two weeks later, on May 12th.

For those eager to get their hands on the limited-edition console first, you can still preorder it directly from Nintendo as well as Amazon and Best Buy. Unlike the standard Switch, the Switch OLED boasts a vibrant seven-inch OLED display, 64GB of storage, and an improved kickstand, along with a handful of other small updates. The Tears of the Kingdom Edition doesn’t offer any improvements over the standard OLED model, but it comes with gold Joy-Cons and a docking station decorated with classic Zelda iconography
Apr 21

Jay Peters

Who needs the Master Sword?

In Tears of the Kingdom, you can just wield a mushroom spear instead, as shown in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment during this Japanese Nintendo commercial. The ad has a few other new clips of the game, which comes out in three weeks.

Watch out, Ganondorf.Image: Nintendo
Apr 20

Jay Peters

Ganondorf, but without the beard.

Hmm.
Apr 18

Jay Peters

Want to relive one of Breath of the Wild’s best moments?

Then join me in listening to this theme from the approach on the elephant-like Divine Beast Vah Ruta in Zora’s Domain. Years later, that thrilling sequence with Prince Sidon remains one of my favorite parts of the game, and the sweeping orchestra backing it all up is a big part of why it’s so memorable. Hopefully Link gets more great moments with Sidon in Tears of the Kingdom.
Apr 17

Ash Parrish

Oh no, he’s hot (too).

Last week Nintendo introduced us to Rehydrated Ganon. This week, say hello to the always moisturized (literally) Prince Sidon. I lowkey had the biggest crush on him in Breath of the Wild, so I’m glad to see he’s back in Tears of the Kingdom. And, judging from the story trailer, it looks like he’ll be fighting with us too.
Apr 14

Jay Peters

Even the squid kids are obsessed with Tears of the Kingdom.

They’re celebrating in Splatoon 3 with a Zelda-themed Splatfest in May. But really, there’s only one team worth joining: #TeamPower.
Apr 14

Ash Parrish

Tears of the Kingdom’s composers did what had to be done.

The rent was due, eviction notices were being served, and the lights were about to be turned off, so Tears of the Kingdom’s composers did what had to be done with this arrangement of the game’s main theme. Click the link below and when the beat drops, prepare for your soul to exit your body. Sound on. Sound up

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Apr 13

Sheena Vasani

Surprisingly, the Zelda-themed Nintendo Switch OLED is still available.

If today’s trailer left you even hungrier for all things Zelda, the good news is that Nintendo’s flashy Tears of the Kingdom-inspired console will drop in just two weeks. It may not stick around for long, but you can still preorder it through a number of retailers, including Amazon.

Here’s where you can preorder Nintendo’s Zelda-inspired Switch OLED

Sheena Vasani

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Apr 13

Jay Peters

Tears of the Kingdom is still shrouded in mystery, and that’s just the way I like it

What’s new out there?
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We’re less than a month away from the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and even though we just got a new trailer jam-packed with details, there’s still so much we don’t know about the game.