Overview
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Physical Release
- Standard Game Card
- Release Date
Nintendo Switch 2
5th Jun 2025 — $69.99
5th Jun 2025 — £66.99
- Also Available On
- Series
- Upgrade Path
- Via The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch) (Digital & Physical)
- $9.99 —
£7.99 — Free/Included with: Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
Reviews
Tri-forced new content
Editor's Note: As this is our first 'Nintendo Switch 2 Edition' review (and with many more to come, potentially), we want to outline their focus from the off. Our existing reviews — in this case for Breath of the Wild, both the Wii U and Switch versions, and the DLC — are still live and relevant. If you're coming to this...
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Guides
Guide Where To Buy The New Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom amiibo
£16.99 on My Nintendo Store in the UK
Just when you thought Nintendo had called time on its addictive line of NFC figurines, a new lineup of Zelda amiibo goes and pull you back in. That's right, there's a fresh bunch of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (and Street Fighter) amiibo which launched alongside Switch 2 on 5th June, with fan-favourites Riju,...
Guide All Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Games, Upgrade Packs, And Free Performance Updates
Next-gen TLC
Nintendo has been very bullish about making the transition from Switch 1 to Switch 2 as seamless as possible, so naturally, that means we've seen a bunch of original Switch games updated for the new system to take advantage of that additional power. We've got two types* of updates for Switch 1 games: Nintendo Switch 2 Editions, which...
Guide Where To Buy Zelda: Breath Of The Wild On Nintendo Switch 2
Ready? Enhance!
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition promises to deliver on the ultimate BOTW experience. We're talking higher frame rates, increased resolution, HDR, and a new app called 'Zelda Notes', which incorporates your phone. If you already own the game on Switch 2, then you can easily upgrade to the new...
Guide Nintendo Treehouse 3rd April 2025 - All Switch 2 Gameplay Reveals
Feast your eyes!
Nintendo followed up its jam-packed Switch 2 Direct with an equally jam-packed Treehouse presentation focused solely on gameplay reveals. The first of two livestreams took us through a whole bunch of titles and features heading to Switch 2 at some point this year but, at a little over four hours long, there's every chance that you...
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition News
News Monolith Soft Releases Interview Celebrating Its Work On The Zelda Series
Expect more to come
Monolith Soft, the acclaimed developer behind the Xenoblade Chronicles series, is also known to have collaborated with Nintendo on a number of first-party games, including Mario Kart World, Splatoon 3, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It's also worked closely with Nintendo on the Zelda series, starting with Skyward Sword in...
News Former GTA Boss Dan Houser Says Zelda: BOTW And TOTK "Feel Like Hitchcock"
"They're just speaking the language of video games"
Dan Houser, former GTA boss and co-founder of Rockstar Games, recently took to the Lex Fridman Podcast to talk about his personal history and the games industry at large (thanks, Games Radar+). The conversation soon turned to Nintendo when the pair
Random Bandai Unleashes Palm-Sized Legend Of Zelda Weapons Collection In Japan Next Year
Is that a Lightscale Trident in your pocket?
The fantastic character designs of The Legend of Zelda series have always lent themselves very well to amiibo, toys, and all of that sweet merchandising action that we all seem to love very muchly. Big muchly! Now, Bandai Candy Toy has announced a set of ten collectible, fully-licensed Legend of Zelda...
Opinion Metroid Prime 4 Reminds Me Of Gears 5, And It's Making Me Nervous
Skiff it a chance
I’m starting to feel nervous about Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Let me explain. During the most recent Nintendo Direct, the long-gestating game finally received a release date for 4th December 2025 on Switch and Switch 2. That’s not all, though; the accompanying trailer also revealed that Samus would now be rocking her very own...
UK Charts Mafia: The Old Country Whacks Mario Kart World Down A Peg
Leave the shell. Take the banana.
The latest UK Charts are in and the newly-released Mafia: The Old Country finds itself at the top of the pile, knocking Mario Kart World off its pedestal and into second place. Elsewhere, Tales of the Shire has also performed admirably to land at number 8, despite some rather poor reviews. Sega has a new release...
News Zelda: BOTW & TOTK Are "Transformative" On Switch 2, Says Digital Foundry
Masterful
Plenty of people are busy revisiting two of the Switch 1's greatest games — Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom — on Switch 2. The frame a resolution boost are pretty remarkable in our eyes, and it seems like
News Gender Split & Average Ages Of Japanese Nintendo Players Revealed Via New Survey
180,000 players involved
A brand new survey of 180,000 players aged 15-69 years old in Japan has been conducted by GEM Partners, and there are some interesting stats on gender and age splits across multiple Nintendo franchises. Posted by Nikkei (via Nintendo Patents Watch and MyNintendoNews), the huge survey reveals that, comp
Download both updates today
Nintendo has today released brand new updates for the Switch 2 and Switch versions of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild. So, if you boot up these games on either system, you should be prompted to update. These latest patches, which bump TotK to Version 1.4.2 and BotW to Version 1.8.2, reso
Poll What's Your Switch (2) Game Of The Year So Far?
'25 vibe
Somehow, we've made it halfway through the year — congrats on surviving 2025 so far! Now that many of us have a shiny new console in our hands, we've got a lot to look forward to. But before we look at the future all starry-eyed, it's time to look back at the year's very best for the first six months. Sure, the Switch 2 is a highlight,...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (28th June)
Dude! That is so (Cyber)punk rock!
Ah, another week in Switch 2 paradise and the news is still coming thick and fast. This week, Nintendo finally revealed the release date and price for Drag x Drive, we learnt that Super Mario Strikers will be
Previews
Hands On I Didn't Think I Could Love BOTW Or TOTK More, Then I Played Them On Switch 2
HD-hyah!
Folks, I am not a graphics or frame rate snob. I grew up playing 50hz games and my main system of choice is an eight-year-old tablet. I love style and art over visuals, and sometimes I even tolerate rough framerates. I might be a little more unforgiving in 2025 than I was a few years ago, but look, I want good games, good experiences, not...
About The Game
See the Kingdom of Hyrule in a whole new way with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, available with performance upgrades on Nintendo Switch 2. Smoother frame rates, faster load times, and better graphics will make for a fresh experience when revisiting these adventures, and now players will also have a little extra help.
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