Nintendo Reveals Official Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Switch OLED

I thought it already was lol

A rumour about a rumour!

Makes sense and I've been waiting for this to upgrade! 😊

Let's just wait for the trailer, okay?

Oh god, I NEED THAT! But I need to save for my travels, ah god damn it

I just wish we'd get an OLED variant where the tablet itself was something other than black! I rarely use joycons and the dock is hidden away so most of the sparkle is lost on me

Sort of a given marketing tactic that involves very little actual work. Easy money, simple FOMO tactics.

Don’t double dip folks.

I would be tempted if it came with a physical copy of the game instead of a digital copy. That's if it comes with the game at all 😅

Trust me, I’m a GameStop employee.

Can't wait for any stock to be completely taken by scalpers

A GameStop employee in October 2020 told me that switch pro would came out for holidays 2020 🥱

I basically like all things Zelda related but if it IS the rumoured OLED I’d skip it because I prefer my Splatoon 3 edition.
But that’s a matter of preference of course.

I'm looking for a special edition OLED so this would be great. Like the Splatoon one too, but don't care much about the franchise, so getting it seemed like overdoing it. Might get the Pokémon one if there's no Zelda version.

Yep, this one is gonna happen.

There isn't a Zelda Switch variation, and this game is likely going to be the Switch's biggest game.

I'm keen to buy it, put it on a shelf & never play it😁

I need to upgrade from my launch console so this OLED would be the perfect opportunity. If it does exist, I’ll probably never get the chance to preorder it, cuz the bots will suck them all up before a normie like me even has a chance.

So surprised that anyone even doubts a Zelda themed OLED Switch at this point.

@mariomaster96 Not formally but it is likely happening today either at the beginning of the presentation or by the end.

Already have an Oled but if they drop a TotK pro controller I will buy it!

I usually don’t take stock in rumors but even I think this is happening so I have my sites up and ready. Been wanting an OLED for a while and said I would only upgrade for a Zelda edition, so I have to try. Also as a former GS employee the changes in the SKU line up were always good indicators.

Hopefully the headlines here won't have any spoiler for the game...

I am not going to watch it the Oled Zelda. Maybe Nintendo will show it in the Direct.

@PessitheMystic My uncle works at game stop

a coat of paint isn't really exciting, rather have a switch pro to take tears of the kingdom further

Ooo OLED. Here I was just jumping for any excuse to upgrade to the same system just with a new screen!

Yes and Super Nintendo Switch could also be revealed today lol. This is just guess work of course.

If there weren’t major chip supply shortages, they should release a whole new switch with this Zelda - I would buy it in a heartbeat

No live chat for the gameplay vid? I’m watching it now, sucks so far, someone subtitle this and fire the translator post haste. Gonna try muting it now. Oh look Link is fighting Knack, it’s the Smash Bros vs PS Battle Royale we’ve all been waiting for.😂

I might seriously need to get that Pro Controller

@Gex Pokemon re-released it's Switch OLED. And Pokemon is endlessly more popular than Zelda - so it's harder to keep in stock. When it immediately sells out (it will) just wait a few months.

That is a good looking unit.

The Pro Controller would look great if not for that stupid white grip.

"Erm, actually this is fake" 🤓🤓🤓

The more I look at that Switch, the more I dont like it. Those contollers are ugly especially as the backs of them are white, and the dock, meh.
All I want is the screen and the backplate

There we are.

Happy for the people who were holding off for a Zelda-themed SWOLED.

But why is one of the grips white on the Pro Controller? It really spoils the design!

Just watches the direct and saw the new Oled. Waiting on pre-orders to go live and getting all them goodies! Pro controller looked sweet !

Wait I've seen it before
Déjà vu
I've just been in this time before

Absolutely gorgeous. The joy cons are by far the best part of the images I looked at above, but the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller was a solid second. Great stuff.

@Ralizah
s w o l e d ?

Why oh why is one of the handles on the pro controller completely white? Both should have been either white or black. Not really feeling it as is.

Hate the white grip on Pro.

@ralphdibny it doesn't come with the game, physically or digitally. None of the special edition Switches do

I'll grab the case and pro controller probably. As much as I love the oled switch, I probably wouldn't even want to open that box lol

Just waiting on preorders/gamestop to open.

@thom1414 the back of the joy cons are white too, disgusting

Is this why the UK store has a queue to get in.
Or did have I shall check again.

Number 26k plus in the queue
I guess this is why? Any idea?
UK official store.

So the leaks were real?!

I had miss. It is true. Very beautiful.

Nintendo haven’t said anything about preorders being live at all lol none of their tweets mention it and nothing was mention in the video earlier.

Not sure I'm on board with that Switch OLED color scheme, though I like the Zonai designs. That pro controller is tempting (and the case to an extent), though I'm sure all the displayed materials will be flogged by scalpers to death.

Honestly, it's to the point where I don't find the stress of getting a hold of this stuff worth it.

Can we finally have a NON-BLACK Switch Oro controller please?

Everyone BUY this, so Nintendo Switch can finally OUTSELL the DS!

announcing a $360 theme oled when next generation is likely some time next year

This is up for preorder in the UK through GAME. I just ordered one.

@Vexx234 What about the hard drive for the OLED? It's twice the amount of the typical Switch. We're not gonna get 60FPS imagery and ultra-fast processors. This is NINTENDO we're talking about, they're the Cecil Turtle compared to Microsoft and Sony's Bugs Bunny!

So it turned out the switch pro for tears of the kingdom wasn’t a thing. Same time next year?

I am still not sold on the switch OLED. idk, it's nice but not nearly enough of an upgrade to justify turning in my perfectly fine OG switch and shelling out $360. that said, if any edition of the OLED was going to sell me, it'd be this one. by gosh its good looking.

I will definitely be trying to snag a Pro controller though. that looks so sweet!!

@Thenewguy I think it's to represent link's normal arm, and his magic arm. It's thematic! i think it looks dope.

Already have and oled and its amazing, won't double dip but those joycons and pro controller look cool...does the system itself have something on the back of it? Or just the dock and joycons?

@J-Manix98 If that was the case it should have been greenish. Glad you liked it.

I'd be more interested if it was a Zelda switch and not just a Zelda joycons and dock

@Big_Fudge the back is Zelda themed. Use your eyes.

I haven't jumped onto the OLED train yet, but that would be very tempting

@Zisssou there's literally not a single picture of the back on the site. Swivel

@Big_Fudge The back has the circle pattern all over.

Wish the pro controller wasn't white, id rather have the black/grey/gold/teal or blue. 😔

@Big_Fudge It’s literally on the YouTube video?

Just pre-ordered mine on BestBuy.

@Burning_Spear thanks for saying this, I could not find it on Best Buy but as soon as I saw you say this I figure Wario64 must have a link up. Got me one! I'll have to drive to pick it up at the store, but that's for the best, less chance of any shipping damage.

Laughing at all the "experts" who so confidently claimed this was fake when it first leaked and making the stupidest comments as to why.

Comments like "Why would they have this ready and floating around in a finished state before new year's eve for a game they will only launch in May?" As if a new console shouldn't be ready months before it's release when it has to be shipped to thousands, if not millions of stores across the world.

"They supposedly have the console, but couldn't spare a picture of the dock, the rear of the console/box/Joy-Con? Certified Fakey-McFake." This one was particularly funny because this person wasn't smart enough to click the arrows and see there were more pictures. Their reasoning for it being a fake was just their own stupidity.

"Looks as fake as fake can get." I love the idea of something we now know is 100% real looked "as fake as fake can get".

"I'm going with 'FAKE'. If the box art were anything we hadn't seen before then it might be believable, but as it's an image that's already out there it just makes it too easy to mock-up a fake box." It's impossible that any company would ever use existing art, logos or designs more than once apparently.

"I know this is fake because the right Joy-Con has no IR camera." This one is ridiculous because 1: the pictures don't even show the bottom of the right Joy-Con because there's literally no reason to show that part specifically, so of course you're not going to see it. What's next, "They didn't show the back of the Joy-Con therefore I don't see any screws, therefore the screws don't exist, therefore it's fake"? 2: according to this person, apparently the legitimacy of that rumor solely relied on whether or not the IR camera was shown.

"So Nintendo, THE MOST tight lipped Secretive company under President Furukawa just let slip new model hardware for their FLAGSHIP TITLE....5 MONTHS BEFORE RELEASE to some "random dude" on the internet....REALLY??...😂...Really?...really?" Yes. Nintendo isn't a country trying to keep the codes for the nukes from falling into the hands of an enemy. Can we stop pretending Nintendo leaks are impossible now? We've been getting leaks for years, that thought process should've died years ago.

I do wish the handle was gold and not white on the pro controller

@J-Manix98 I am willing to bet a Switch 2 or Pro is going to be announced before long. The reason I never bought an Oled is because while it might have a nicer screen, it's still essentially the same hardware I have been using since 2017 that is really showing it's age these days.

WOOHOO GOT ONE! Welp now the wait until release.

The only thing I like there is the case.

I have no idea why the pro controller has one white handle. You would really hope the joycon grip would have had a nice design on it to match the joy cons. The same with the bezel on the switch itself. The joycons and the dock together just look too busy. Not for me this one.

@ADV I'm normally the most skeptical of leaks, but I was pretty convinced that this was a thing once non-blurry pictures started surfacing. Also, it made far more sense that Nintendo would create another OLED model for Tears of the Kingdom, as it did with Splatoon 3 and Pokémon SV, than the other rumors of this Zelda edition being the elusive "Switch 2/Pro".

I was able to preorder one in-store at GameStop just a little bit ago. I was in the market for a new Switch anyway, as the fan in my original model Switch is making a loud whining noise whenever I play a game now. Thank Hylia that preorders are in-store only, and not online.

Sadly, the Switch Pro Controller and case are online-only, and the Pro Controller has already sold out. I may have to wait until they come out and hope that they have some extra, non-preordered ones available. But since I already have a regular Pro Controller, it's probably not a huge loss if I don't get one. I still managed to get the case, though.

Wished the Pro controller had more designs to make it unique. I placed my PreOrder in-store for TOTK OLED and online for Zelda Pro controller.

@Tharsman Less chance for shipping damage, but you have to be careful removing that stupid sticker Best Buy applies. And then, of course, there's the ballpoint-pen impression they create in the carton when they write on said sticker.

@Burning_Spear I might be lucky, never had the impression issue at my local store, they might have a policy to write the sticker before slapping it on the boxes around here.

I need an additional pair of joy-cons and was specifically waiting for the TOTK ones. The fact that Nintendo will not sell them standalone and only bundle them with the console bundle makes me furious.

Nintendo did it show it in the Nintendo 10 minutes direct. It looks incredible beautiful. I am so happy. Beautiful Zelda Oled. I hope I will never forget this.

@kr0n0tu and why would they? This is a one time console that probably won't be seen again. Your choice was in-store or Scalpers. I bet you missed the preorder that is why. You can go to eBay and buy from Scalpers for the Joy-Cons as that is where they will re-sell them. This SE Switch is probably the last v2 OLED production of its kind to not restock. Another thing alot forgotten was how Nintendo has amassed alot of chips for inventory well now you know why and some of use suspecting something was tight lipped and that was most likely this TOTK Switch unit was in production. As another YT stated - that got their hands on one stated the firmware was updated in early 2022 so all but confirms it was in production when they were buying inventory chips and parts.

@SwitchForce I will not buy a whole console bundle from scalpers just for controllers that are only usable for like 2 years until the drift comes lol.
I mean it's great that Nintendo is not doing paid lootboxes or excessive MTX in general but this forced artificial scarcity (that they also pull off with amiibo) really shows that they are no strangers to toxic anti-consumer business decisions.

@kr0n0tu Remember not all users had drifts so if you want to feed the rants then by all means. But once it's gone and most likely won't return it's eBay scalpers for the console or just Joy-Cons. If people want to talk scarcity then by all means give us the Facts to say otherwise.