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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Key art depicting Link overlooking the land and skies of Hyrule.
Developer(s)Nintendo EPD[a]
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Hidemaro Fujibayashi
Producer(s)Eiji Aonuma
SeriesThe Legend of Zelda
Platform(s)Nintendo Switch
ReleaseMay 12, 2023
Genre(s)Action-adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[b] is an upcoming action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo. It is the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) and is scheduled for release on the Nintendo Switch on May 12, 2023.

Development

Development started in 2017 after The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was completed.[1] The game was announced at E3 2019 as a sequel to Breath of the Wild.[2][3] At E3 2021, Nintendo debuted a trailer revealing gameplay, story elements and a 2022 release date,[4] but Nintendo later changed the release date to Q2 2023.[5][6] More information was revealed in Nintendo Direct presentation held in September 2022, including the title Tears of the Kingdom and a release date of May 12, 2023.[7][8] Before the title was announced, many referred to the game as Breath of the Wild 2, which Kotaku said would be a difficult habit to break.[3]

Breath of the Wild director, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, and Zelda producer, Eiji Aonuma, are reprising their roles.[9] The game was conceived after the team was unable to use every idea planned for Breath of the Wild's downloadable content.[10] New elements include floating islands above Hyrule, with players able to soar between them in a style similar to The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011).[11][12][13]

Awards

Awards and nominations for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2020 The Game Awards 2020 Most Anticipated Game Nominated [14]
2021 Golden Joystick Awards Most Wanted Game Nominated [15]
The Game Awards 2021 Most Anticipated Game Nominated [16]
2022 Golden Joystick Awards Most Wanted Game Won [17]
The Game Awards 2022 Most Anticipated Game Pending [18]

Notes

  1. ^ Additional work by Monolith Soft.
  2. ^ Japanese: ゼルダの伝説 ティアーズ オブ ザ キングダム, Hepburn: Zeruda no Densetsu: Tiāzu obu za Kingudamu

References

  1. ^ The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Creating a Champion. Dark Horse Books. 2018. ISBN 978-1-50671-010-5.
  2. ^ Dayus, Oscar (June 25, 2019). "The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Confirmed For Nintendo Switch". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 2, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Walker, John (September 23, 2022). "Sorry, Nintendo, Everyone's Having A Hard Time Remembering It's Tears Of The Kingdom, Not BOTW 2". Kotaku. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  4. ^ Phillips, Tom (June 15, 2021). "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel launches 2022". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  5. ^ Lane, Gavin (March 29, 2022). "The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Delayed To Spring 2023". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  6. ^ McWhertor, Michael (March 29, 2022). "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 delayed to 2023". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 29, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Skrebels, Joe (September 13, 2022). "Breath of the Wild Sequel Is Officially Titled The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Out in May". IGN. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Robinson, Andy (September 13, 2022). "Zelda: BoTW's sequel is officially releasing in May 2023 as 'Tears of the Kingdom'". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  9. ^ Shea, Brian (June 11, 2019). "Breath Of The Wild's Director Is Returning For The Sequel". Game Informer. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  10. ^ Makuch, Eddie (June 20, 2019). "Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 Exists Because Nintendo Had "Too Many Ideas" For DLC". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  11. ^ Parrish, Ash (June 15, 2021). "Breath Of The Wild 2 Looks A Lot Like Skyward Sword, Huh?". Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  12. ^ Carey, Kirsten (June 16, 2021). "Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 May Bring Skyward Sword Full Circle". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  13. ^ Capel, Chris (June 15, 2021). "Is there a Breath of the Wild 2 Skyward Sword connection?". GameRevolution. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  14. ^ Stedman, Alex (December 10, 2020). "The Game Awards 2020: Complete Winners List". Variety. Archived from the original on December 11, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  15. ^ Moyse, Chris (October 22, 2021). "Golden Joystick 2021 nominees include Deathloop, Resident Evil, Returnal, and more". Destructoid. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  16. ^ Good, Owen (December 3, 2021). "The Game Awards 2021: Everything you need to know". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  17. ^ Jones, Ali (October 20, 2022). "Time is running out to cast your vote in the Golden Joystick Awards 2022". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  18. ^ Dinsdale, Ryan (November 14, 2022). "The Game Awards 2022 Nominations Sees God of War: Ragnarok Leading With 10 Awards Nods". IGN. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
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