Take a look.
If you’ve been wondering how exactly Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom looks alongside Switch launch title Breath of the Wild, this side-by-side video of the two is well worth watching.
It shows off the differences between the draw distance, resolution, loading times, how shadows and water look, and most importantly the resolution and performance.
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What kind of sorcery is this?
We don’t often hear much about the game engines powering Nintendo’s library of games, but today is a little bit different with the news The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is apparently running on the same engine as Splatoon 3 and Nintendo Switch Sports.
This was highlighted by a Zelda enthusiast on social media and then the dataminer OatmealDome chimed in to share some more details:
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“You want some, I’ll give it ya”.
The BAFTA-nominated and critically acclaimed Fights in Tight Spaces will be making its way to the Switch later this month, publisher Mode 7 has announced.
Launching on May 25th, 2023, the game will bring deckbuilding and turn-based fighting gameplay to the Switch with slick, stylish visuals to boot. Originally released for the PC and Xbox in 2021, it resonated with critics and gamers as one of the top strategy games of the year.
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Tears of joy or sadness?
This week sees the release of a little-known game called The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — you might have heard of it. While we have all been waiting to dive in for what feels like an eternity, we can now, finally, get an idea of how this thing actually runs on the Switch thanks to the tech experts over at Digital Foundry.
In short, they found that the game runs pretty darn well. Digital Foundry has given Tears of the Kingdom an overall positive technical analysis, though it does also point out that there are still some areas for improvement.
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Filthy savings.
Publisher Atooi has announced a tasty new Switch eShop bundle for North America which includes four of its catalog in one handy package.
The games included are Mutant Mudds Deluxe, Mutant Mudds Super Challenge, Mudd Blocks, and Xeodrifter. The bundle will be available from today for a special launch price of $14.99, saving you a cool 40% off the regular price of $24.99.
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Update: “It is almost time” according to a new teaser.
Update :
The Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm Studios has now teased a new teaser clip with the line “it is almost time attached”.
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Reducing the price to just $20.
If you haven’t actually pre-ordered The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom just yet, or are planning on simply walking into a store to purchase a copy, this offer might be worth a look.
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Story time.
We have been looking forward to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for around six years now. Ever since we first rolled credits on Breath of the Wild, we have been eagerly anticipating what is to come next, speculating about who Link will be facing, what’s the deal with his arm, and what the sequel will do to the Zelda timeline.
This long wait has meant that the anticipation for the follow-up is at an all-time high, but it has also meant that the details of what happened all those years ago are a little hazy — there was something about a giant smoky pig, and then an electric camel spat a laser at him?
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Eiji Aonuma? “Drinking buddy.” Shigeru Miyamoto?…
There’s no shortage of fascinating Nintendo-related places to visit in Tokyo.
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Thank goodness!
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is right around the corner, and we’re absolutely itching to get our hands on it and roam the land of Hyrule once again.
In preparation, key developers behind the game – including long-time producer Eiji Aonuma – have taken part in an ‘Ask the Developer’ interview to delve into the nitty-gritty of how the sequel came to be. We’ve already covered how Tears of the Kingdom is apparently all about hands, which is definitely a thing, but part three of the interview confirms something most of us have been simply dying to know.
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