Everything you need to know about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, including trailers, release date, and latest news!
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Latest News
A bunch of new screenshots have arrived for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, courtesy of Game Informer. Included in the new pictures is the reveal that Beedle the Merchant, who first appeared in The Wind Waker, will return for Link's latest adventure!
Check out the images below:
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Release Date
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is set to release on March 3, 2017. The game is coming for the Switch and Wii U.
In a statement to IGN, Nintendo outlined the differences between the Switch and Wii U versions of the game:
- Both launch on the same day, March 3.
- Both have a frame rate of 30fps.
- Both versions of the game offer the same content.
- On a TV, the Nintendo Switch version of the game renders in 900p while the Wii U version renders in 720p.
- The Nintendo Switch version has higher-quality environmental sounds. As a result, the sound of steps, water, grass, etc. are more realistic and enhance the game’s Open-Air feel.
- The physical copy of the Wii U version will require 3GB of available memory on the Wii U system or an external drive.
- Some icons, such as onscreen buttons, differ between the two versions.
- A Special Edition and Master Edition of the Wii U version are not available.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Story
A very determined YouTube named Zeltik has translated The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's special edition world map (called the "Relic of Hyrule: Calamity Ganon Tapestry and Weather-Worn Map," included in the game's special and master edition), which is written in the game's Shiekah language, to reveal some very interesting details about the game's backstory. Some of this may be considered SPOILER TERRITORY, so continue reading at your own risk.
Zeltik translated the Shiekah first to Japanese and then English and came up with the following message (with "an error margin of only around 4%," according to Zeltik):
Hylians pass stories of a destined time long past where multiple races lived and worked together in harmony. The Sheikah Tribe's blue aura breathed through the land and this mutual prosperity continued until a cataclysmic disaster struck. The Hero and the Princess attempted to seal the terror which became known as the Calamity Ganon. Divine beasts awoke from four directions and deployed a mechanical army which made the King and his people fearful. They fractured Ganon's power and sealed him but the Sheikah were banished from the land ever since.
This would explain why Calamity Ganon is trapped around Hyrule Castle and why there's a mechanical army terrorizing the land. You can watch the complete video about the process of translating the text here:
