The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are each largely flawless games - although TOTK manages that by largely just being the same as BOTW - which achieve what they set out to do with little hiccups. Of course, no game is completely perfect, but, at least in my opinion, and after well over 300 hours across both entries, I firmly believe that they come pretty close. However, as much as I love both games, there is one crucial feature I believe they're both missing that ultimately makes replaying them a little hard. 4r412

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a legendary game for numerous reasons, paramount of which is its approach to exploration. It seems baffling in hindsight that it was so revolutionary when it sounds so simple, but BOTW made exploration a key focus, ensuring that no matter what the player was doing while venturing across its vast and varied world, they had something of interest to do, look at, or journey towards. At no point during BOTW's extraordinarily lengthy campaign should the player ever feel truly bored. In fact, at least in my case, I was consistently surprised.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are both getting Nintendo Switch 2 Editions when the console releases in June, but in a new must-see video, a Zelda speedrunner has already finished the Switch 2 version of BOTW in 7 minutes. The run took place during a Nintendo Switch 2 preview event, and instead of the console being the spotlight, it might have been this impressive speedrun instead.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild really is the definitive Nintendo Switch game. While many games have been released since, including a sequel to BOTW, none have quite captured the creativity, imagination, and wonder that it exudes. That's largely thanks to its phenomenal open-world exploration, which has since become the gameplay model to aspire to, is so perfect and was extremely refreshing for the time. One could argue that it is not only the best part of BOTW, but also its defining trait.

In case you missed it, the 2017 masterpiece, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo promoted the re-release of a nearly decade-old game on its new hardware via the first official Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, something that delighted many fans who are just keen on replaying it, while frustrating those who wanted to see more new first-party titles. Wherever you sit on the fence, it would be very hard to argue that getting to do a playthrough of a better-looking version of BOTW is a bad thing.

The Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom will allow you to import your save data from the original Switch, but there is an odd catch with these two games, specifically. The Switch 2 is set to allow s to transfer their save data from the original Switch to the new console, but it appears that saves may work differently for the two Zelda games than other Switch 2 games.

I already know I'll be handing over $10 to upgrade my The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild copy for the Switch 2, but as much as I love the game, I'm unenthusiastic about the whole affair. Despite being originally designed for the Wii U, Breath of the Wild has always struggled against the edges of the Switch's constraints, achieving a largely incredible feat of optimization with some obvious caveats. Although revisiting Hyrule's open fields with the Switch 2's power boost is alluring, the transition is being handled in a way that leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

The Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildwill introduce several upgrades to the game, but one of the best may be locked behind the Zelda Notes app. Despite the excitement for Nintendo's next console, many players have questioned the company's strategy of "upgrading" older games to take advantage of the Switch 2's extra power. Some of the improvements made to Breath of the Wild may result in a smoother experience, but the fact that they're locked behind an external mobile app seems like an unnecessary hurdle.

Nintendo appears to have some bad news for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild players who were hoping to get the full experience out of the box on Nintendo Switch 2. Breath of the Wild was released as a Switch launch title back in 2017 and still remains one of the most popular games on the console. It's unsurprising that a Switch 2 version of Breath of the Wild is coming to the new console, but it will be missing some content that fans might be expecting for a remaster of the complete existing game.

Amid the buzz surrounding the Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo has officially confirmed the pricing for the upgraded Zelda versions on the new console. Both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom will receive enhanced Switch 2 editions later this year, and players have been eager to learn the cost of these upgrades. A recent interview sheds light on the price of these enhanced versions.