The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now confirmed as a Nintendo Switch launch title so we’re just weeks away from being able to play it on the new console. Here we look at the Zelda: Breath of the Wild release date, trailers, gameplay, price and pre-order. See also: Nintendo Switch hands-on review.
Latest update: Watch the new Zelda trailer from the Nintendo Switch Presentation above but also check out the new Nintendo Switch trailer which will be shown during the Superbowl. It shows clips of Zelda: Breath of the Wild including glimpses of boss battles in the game.
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For a while it was unclear what the differences are between Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo’s two consoles, the Wii U and Switch. It will launch on both at the same time.
However, we know have some details as Nintendo told IGN that the game will play at 900p on the new Switch (in TV mode, 720p in Handheld mode), while Wii U players will only get 720p.
The firm also said the Switch version will offer „higher-quality environmental sounds“ adding that the sounds of footsteps, water, grass and the like will be „more realistic and enhance the game’s Open-Air feel. “
Otherwise it’s case of smaller differences like on-screen icons and that the Wii U version will take up a considerably smaller amount of space at 3GB (the Switch is 13.4GB). Both will run at 30fps but some have noted that the Wii U struggled to hit that figure during E3 demos.
Sadly, it’s been confirmed that the Switch version of Breath of the Wild will not support the HD Rumble feature (advanced vibration feedback) because the game wasn’t made exclusively for the new console.
“ But, the problem is that the purpose of the Switch version was to provide exactly the same experience as on Wii U, and vice versa. If we had started to adapt the game to the Switch features, it would not have been the same game. So, beyond the graphic differences, we did not really explore the specifics of the new console,“ said series producer Eiji Aonuma to Gameblog.
It’s no surprise that Zelda is a big game and that it will require 13.4GB of free space on the Nintendo Switch.
