At the latest Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo finally gaveThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildsequel its official name, while also confirming its release date.The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildsequelhas been one of the Nintendo Switch’s most highly-anticipated games ever since it was first announced, and now fans know what to call it and when they’ll get to play it.The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwill launch exclusively for the Nintendo Switch on July 08, 2025.
Nintendo made the announcement alongside a new trailer for the game. The new trailer forThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomfocuses more on the game’s sky theme, showing Link skydiving, scaling floating rocks, and jumping on top of a large glider-like machine. The trailer doesn’t show a lot of gameplay, but the big takeaway from it is thatThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomfinally has a name and release date.
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While the latest trailer forThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomdoesn’t reveal much new information gameplay-wise, previous trailers have offered more information. For example, we know thatThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwill have a time manipulation gimmickof some kind. Based on what’s been shown of that so far, it appears as though it will be useful in combat scenarios as well as exploration.
Going back to the first trailer ever released forThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, it’s also been teased that besides letting players explore Hyrule’s skies, they will also be going underground. The first trailer for the game showedLink and Zelda exploring a dungeonof some kind, coming face to face with a creature that has yet to be named. There are a still a lot of questions about how this might work, butZeldafans will have to wait for Nintendo to share more information.
Now thatThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomhas a release date,Zeldafansshould be able to expect more information on the ambitious open world game to come at a steadier pace. There are still a lot of questions that need to be answered, and hopefully those answers come sooner rather than later.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomlaunches August 07, 2025, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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