Poll: So, Will You Be Getting The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?

Zel-duh I'll be getting it.

Eagerly awaiting for Walmart to ship my copy.

This release feels really special. Like Switch launch special. That’s a lot of weight to put on one title. In just a few days we’ll see if it can support that weight.

CE in the mail

Have 2 collector's editions on the way 😁

Can't wait!

I can't wait. Finishing up my second BotW playthrough, and it will be pretty interesting to see how they've changed things. It looks really special.

At the moment I'm definitely leaning no. Maybe at some point but I've kind of never been THAT interested in it and right now the aggressive hype cycle is just actively turning me off of it.

Already got i digital, just waiting for release day so I can finally play it.

My copy's already on its way.

Day one physical for sure.

No preordering. I'll just waltz into walmart or something at some point in the day.

Yep, already have it preordered. I can't wait for Friday. I have high hopes.

I admit I haven't felt too excited about exploring the same world with presumably the same music and presentation, but I am a huge Zelda fan so I want to give it a chance. Really hoped for features like underwater exploration (like most 3D Zeldas) different aerial poses and combat while skydiving (like the patents showed) and animal taming (like Wolf Link Amiibo) but it seems they are going all in with the crafting instead. I hope it's more fun than it looks so far.

I wanted to wait for a price cut to not support the new price of 70 EUR. But the leading retailers in Germany, Mediamarkt and Saturn, now offer it for 60 EUR day-one. So now excuse there any more.

My answer is NO.
3rd party kids games are more interesting for me.

@LexKitteh Presumably the same music? Did they say this? That's a big presumption, no two Zelda games have ever had the same music (disregarding a theme here or there). If they do that, it would be very disappointing.

@Thesharkfromjaws Sounds about right for me too.

@LexKitteh Where'd you get that from? The last trailer looked like there will be aerial combat.

I'll be patiently waiting for the version on the next switch like I patiently waited for BOTW on switch.

I don't call myself a huge Zelda fan for nothing. Im still not fully convinced but it's either this or wait basically another half decade for a new one

After this though, I really hope they move on from this sandbox build your own adventure type thing they're going for and just make a Zelda similar in structure to older Zeldas but in an open world

I’ve had it on preorder for at least two years now

The "biggest Switch game of the year"?You mean the ONLY Switch game of the year. 😄

@LexKitteh In the exact same boat. Huge Zelda fans but have a record of hating all the sequel games (like Majora). Guess we will see!

I have preordered the digital version, collector's edition, Pro Controller, case, amiibo and already got the Zelda Switch OLED, so yeah I think I’m just a tiny bit excited for the game lol

I bought Breath of the Wild just four days ago because Tears of the Kingdom got me hyped for the original game instead. A sequel getting me hyped for the original game never happened before but here I am. I will get the sequel just not anytime soon.

Pre ordered from Amazon, so I’ll probably get it next month

The game is already on my Switch downloaded waiting to be unlocked, beyond hyped right now.

The question should be: ‘have you taken a week off from work to play this game?’

And my answer would be Yes.

Sadly no, as a parent and husband I dont really have time for gaming anymore.

I've preordered it but I'm really curious to read the reviews.
Does anyone know when they will start to be published?

@invictus4000

Nah, there's Pikmin 4 too. I've been waiting for that game for a decade. Love the Pikmin games. Love Zelda, but the wait hasn't been quite as long and TBH BOTW could have been a completely new franchise for Nintendo - it's so far removed from the original Zelda games.

@WallyWest
Well, those are the only games I want to play, 3rd party kids games such as Paleo Pines, Paperman Adventures, Fae Farm, Moving Out 2, etc.

It’s been downloaded to my system since last week, sitting on my home screen taunting me. It’s just a matter of waiting for it to unlock.

I have the Zelda Oled (twice...), the TotK case preordered, the TotK controller preordered, the Amiibo. And decided last minute to go for the TotK CE too. So after much consideration I voted yes.

For $70? No. Absolutely not.

And it's not a boycott, nor an attempt to send a message.
I just can't in good faith spend a premium amount of money for a game on a system less powerful than the PS4.

I preordered a physical copy in January, will pick it up from the local video game store on Friday. Some stores here have a midnight sale on the day before, but I have work and need to sleep too, so spending the night queuing doesn't sound appealing to me. It will be enough to get to play it on Friday after work.

@Poodlestargenerica people who played it confirmed that the music for the original overworld is the same, as is at least some towns. New stuff has new music thankfully!

Still it's awfull the complete western map will once again feature that awfull "snow atmosphere music." I hated it in the first game, and it seems like it's back!

@CharlieGirl I’ll never understand this take, yes the system is less powerful than the PS4 but BOTW has given me waaaay more hours of fun than any PS4 or PS5 game ever has and I don’t doubt TOTK will do the same.

I respect your point in trying to make a statement of not spending $70 in a game, but citing the console’s being less powerful as the sole reason is just stupid imo.

@tourjeff the rumors are today or tomorrow!

I've never pre-ordered anything in my life... I may have run to the store once on a launch day of Skyward sword. But this'll be the first time I just had to play it at the same time as the rest of the world! 😁❤️

I'm buying physical twice! Physical with the special edition pre-order, but my son will use that cartridge, so I'll buy the Japanese physical while I'm over here in Japan 😁

@IOI That's okay, you can think what you'd like about me and/or my choice. I still have no interest in buying the game at this inflated price.

I know with the vouchers it is cheaper to buy digitally, however, I like the convenience of loaning my games to friends and family.

I used vouchers once, for Animal Crossing and Mario Maker 2.

I am voting with my money to say I do not support unacceptable framerates.

not day 1 but eventually..

Already downloaded to my Switch, waiting for friday for it to unlock

I don't know about physical forever or anything but I will be getting the CE of the game. my xbox fridge came in as well lol. This and story of seasons (plus the backlog) will carry me until Black friday. So I'm done buying games for now.

waiting for reviews.

Preordered the physical edition with the amiibo.

I've played through every canonical Zelda game except for A Link Between Worlds and Triforce Heroes (never had a 3DS, what can I say?). I'm sure I'll get this one too, but it's just a little spendy for the time being. I'm starting a new job in August, probably going to buy a copy then. Not sure about physical or digital, I like physical but the new job's in another country and given that the convenience of digital might outweigh the cool factor of physical.

@garfreek Honestly I thought it had the worst music in the series, so that's disappointing. Also I forgot it was already in the wild. No pun intended.

I‘m targetting summer vacation. Maybe some time in between, but I don‘t see myself having a lot of time until then.

Not day one but 100% will do so in the coming months! I think I will love this game.

Digital is more convenient . Plus I can play Thursday night.

Picked up my new Oled yesterday and started the preload before it even went into the dock.
Come on Friday!

I've pre-ordered it though I stop pre-ordering games for many years.
Got the physical copy even though most of my games are digital.

So ya, this game is very special to me.

Appreciate i’m in a minority here, but how do i say i’m getting it both digitally and physically - only reason i’m getting it physical is for the collectors edition

@invictus4000 only release of the year? I’m going to send my army of Pikmin round yours sunshine!

Got the collector's edition from two different stores for the goodies (EU). I'll see if I sell the second copy for a lower price or give it to a buddy of mine.

Digital is way cheaper if you use the vouchers, especially since this game is $70

$40 with my voucher is a heck of a deal. This will be the 1st time ever that I play a mainline zelda day one. I’m still stewing over the 1998 fiasco.

At the speed Nintendo’s servers run at no way I could wait for a digital version to download! Is quicker to wait for a delivery! 😂

I do not know still. I do not have the money for it. I want to buy two games together Bayonetta 3 and Tears of the kingdom maybe later.

@datamonkey It took about an hour & a half for me on friday and I have good internet.

NL really need to educate themselves on how to run a poll. I know it's for fun, but it's irritating that all your polls have ambiguity and render the results pointless.

I'm buying TotK physical, but it is only my second ever Physical purchase on Switch, after BotW. I am therefore not "Physical Forever" but I am Physical on this occasion.

My Best Buy order has said “Preparing for Pickup Today” for several days and it is absolute torture. I’ve avoided all the new videos this year except one viewing of the final trailer. Very excited for the newest entry in my favorite series! Finally a new Nintendo game for me (and a new Pikmin coming too)! Wish they would release new 2D Zelda games in between the 3D releases to give me my fix more often

I'm not a fan of rhe open world approach they have taken the series and preferred the traditional Zelda formula.
I may pick it up later down the line but will be grabbing a pre owned copy as I'm not giving Nintendo any of my money after ruining my favourite franchise.

@Selim Go for it, Bayonetta 3 is a de-light.
Otherwise just waiting for TotK to be delivered with the amiibo, whenever the Dutch post will be able to. It can be pretty random. I did receive Bayo on the delivery date, and that was amazing. It can also come a week later. Luckily I am not in a rush. I have other games to play. Will enjoy looking at the box, the amiibo and the icon in the menu for a few months I think before I get to actually enjoy the game. I'm hyped for it, but at the same time I don't want to get my expectations up and high, for sure a good way to be disappointed. I had just that with Skyward Sword, after loving Twilight Princess so much ... feels like forever ago, all those Zeldas of another era.

By these results it looks like many many of us are gonna be playing Zelda come Friday. I am so excited to hear how the community reacts to the game and to participate in the discussions about it. I'm a die hard Zelda fan and anytime a new entry releases it's like Christmas

Anyone know when the review embargo will be lifted?

I ordered a physical version since I like to lend the game to other people. However, since the cheapest retailer probably won't manage to deliver on time, I'll be heading to the store and pick up another copy, which I'll sell afterwards.

Meh, I got other games to play.

I was hyped right up to the point I realised I simply don't have the time to dedicate to it, BoTW came along at the right time for me, new to my switch , lockdown happened and I had all the time in the world to explore, fast forward to now, less time and some of the stuff I've seen in the trailers just filled me with a sense of 'stuff for stuffs' sake, so sadly I'll be passing on this , enjoy it if you have the time !

@tourjeff Thursday I believe

@nintendolife when can we expect your review?

@invictus4000 Pikmin 4 will see you now

Preordered a physical copy thanks to the discount currys offered.

My format choice was entirely driven by pricing.

However for funsies my Switch broke and needed to be sent off for repair, so for me the race is between my Switch and my copy arriving.

My money is on the game, "direct" collection was supposed to be faster but it sat at the courier depo for 4 days before getting to the repair shop yesterday,.

I really prefer physical, however I'm traveling abroad for the next 6 weeks. So I used the voucher plan to get it digitally and will pick up a physical cart during a sale in the future.

@CharlieGirl whilst I feel the fundamental argument is slightly flawed here (as in, the power of the console determining the suggested quality and therefore the RRP price of the game is not how it works) - in general, I actually don't think ANY game should cost $70 in general.

Of course, there are millions of way's around this. And to be clear the Recommended Retail Price is what is $70 - this doesn't doesn't mean retailers have to stick to it - and more often than not they don't.

Zelda's equivalent of that here in the UK is £59.99 (always has been) - but I managed to get TOTK for pre order for a little over £45 which is closer to my happy place. You just need to know the right places to look.

I still have to beat BOTW before I buy TOTK. I still need to finish 20 shrines, find all memories, and defeat Ganon.

Its not common for me to pre order but here i am. My kids are young and have never been thst interested in playing a game day one, i guess they have plenty to game since we own many diferent consoles, They are literally counting the days, so this will be truly special just for that alone. As many others, im worried that they are pushing the crafting mechanic a little too much so i have made a conscious decision to have my expectations checked. Been someone that spend more than 200 hours on BoTW but not without its fairs share of criticism, i think what the game does good it does extremely good (history, playing mechanics, sense of adventure, plebty of things to do, exploration etc) and what it does bad it does it bad to a acceptable level it (music was a let down for me and im not into colectatons, so 900 korok seeds and shrines for the sake of shrines felt kinda fillery/grindy for my taste) im ready but feels like it will be a solid 9

Are you (nintendo life) allowed to tell us when / what time you will be posting the game review?

Woo two days to go! Got my collector's edition pre-ordered in store so I have to collect in person, so straight after work I'll be heading over

@andyg1412 soon!

@rogerbatch no

@EriXz I really loved the atmosphere the sounds created in BotW, but absolutely agree with you that the Zelda series needs to improve on the music. I finally got around to playing the FF7 Remake earlier this year, and whilst I accept the original soundtrack is obviously up there amongst the best ever created, the work they did on the remake was equally staggering - and so many amazing new additions too.

Zelda has some amazing iconic sounds in the past, but agree that BotW was not the best. I hope TotK keeps the best bits of atmosphere from BotW, but that Nintendo also invested in some quality soundtrack additions for the various story elements and characters. That was definitely missing from BotW.

(Incidentally, for all the faults of Square Enix, they are miles ahead of the rest when it comes to game soundtracks. Credit where it's due!)

Just finished the first game for the first time since launch to get myself prepped up for this game. This doesn't include every single shrine, I still have a ton of side quests, some memories and a good chunk of the DLC to go and finish.

I don't think I'll be able to do this in a day's time, but I'm definitely not stopping from playing the second game before I finish all that. I already told the girlfriend that I'm not leaving the house and am forcing her to watch me play Zelda for the entire weekend, we'll see how successful I am at that.

@nocdaes I genuinely think that it was Breath of the Wild's focus on atmosphere, not at all the skill of the composers. The few bombastic themes in the game are actually quite great, there's a ton of variety in the limited tracks that play throughout with a large selection of instruments, especially instruments you don't normally hear in soundtracks whatsoever.

More than anything to me this made the music stand out.

I think some of Nintendo's soundtracks (from my understanding they utilize the same orchestra team for a lot of their games) stand out far above the rest. I want to specifically point out games like the Xenoblade trilogy which are absolutely insane in terms of just how much great, diverse music there is. Fire Emblem Three Houses had a fantastic soundtrack as well, I'm sure a lot of games aren't coming to mind at this point but those two standouts are so good that it's criminal that they didn't win any sort of awards for the best soundtracks in the years that they were released, Xenoblade 3 by far being the worst offender.

We'll see what the focus is in the new game, if they're taking a much more story-driven approach, I imagine they can add a lot of what you were missing in the original.

I've got it preordered but it will wait in my backlog for a month or two.

Star Wars Jedi Survivor is currently taking up my time and I am engrossed. Absolutely love it.

No. No.. I'm on an extremely tight budget right now, and my Bank Account is screaming at me on an almost daily basis.

.... watches as pre-order transaction notification pops up in banking app ....

Yep!

my copy of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom that i pre-ordered at a local shop here, will come to me 10 days after the release of the game

@Kiz3000 Nice! I was tempted to try and squeeze Jedi Survivor in before TotK, but ultimately decided to wait. Glad to hear it's good, I'll be there in a couple of months!

Not yet, no. Breath of the Wild was enough of that style for me. It may well be a better game, but I'm sure it will still feel quite similar. For a while I was open minded about it, but it's still going to have an emphasis on creativity, cooking, survival etc. The trailer was good, yes, and the game may well be full of bosses and dungeons, but if I'm honest even fighting Ganon in BotW just didn't resonate with me. Normally I can vaguely remember how you beat the bosses in Zelda games, but the only memory I have of that is consuming lots of health replenishment and slogging it out until I won.

Never say never though. I look forward to seeing how it's received. I'm sure it will be raved about at first, but it truly takes time to get a real picture of a game.

@NintendoLife You're not telling us when because you want us to keep revisiting the website regularly in the meantime, right?!

I've not heard of a press embargo stating you can't even say when a review will release... but I guess it's possible Nintendo went (even more if its even possible for them to be even more) draconian given the leaks!

I only buy digital when the price reflects the lower cost of production.

Only game I've ever pre-ordered physically. And it only cost £2 more than a standard Switch release as well.

@nocdaes it's a bit of a grey area, generally speaking it's not really good form to reveal embargo dates without the express permission of a publisher/developer, but in reality it happens a lot regardless of what the embargo asks for.

@NintendoLife Omg, are you THE Mr. Nintendo Life in the flesh!???!!!??!?! Wow. What an honor! Can I have your autograph?????

Ive got it pre ordered from Nintendo but im not sure if i will have it for launch. If not i will be going out to buy it physical day 1 and sending a copy back on arrival as ive now got friday off work.

@Friendly Haha, right about that (both your posed question and the obvious answer). One of my friends even quitted his current job with tomorrow (the 11th of May) as his last day at the office. Just so he can play TotK for a few weeks before he starts his new job on the 1st of June.

I'm probably gonna get it on launch day if I don't forget to pick it up while I'm out. Honestly, I just haven't been that excited about re-exploring the same map. I just got SO burned out on the original game with over 200 hours of playtime--and that was before my little nephew became obsessed with BotW at age 3. He's 5 now, and I've probably invested another 100 hours or more just playing it with him. I'm so exhausted with Breath of the Wild.

If I was busy with other games, I would probably hold off on Tears of the Kingdom for a good couple months or so. But I'm in a bit of a lull right now where I haven't started a new game in a bit. So it's a good time to hop into something fresh. This is going to sound blasphemous to some people, but I've been deliberately spoiling myself by reading into leaks to try and find some new nuggets of information to make me actually get hyped for this game. I'm still not 100% sold that I'm gonna love it, but I am gonna buy it.

@CharlieGirl Yet people spend £70 on games like Redfall, Ghostwire Tokyo, Star wars Jedi 2 and Cyberpunk 2077, games that are broken on release, whereas zelda will run better than them and give you more hours of gameplay than most single player games on the market.

I have two copies pre ordered, one for the misses. I have also booked the 11th and 12th off work and are praying it gets delivered a day early 🙏.

@CharlieGirl Sorry I am new to this site and you probably know about this already, but Deku-Deals keeps track of most of the digital and physical prices in your own country. By adding TotK to my wishlist there I was able to buy TotK physical for "only" 52 euros .

Will I be getting Tears of the Kingdom on Friday? To be honest, I've no idea. I placed an order with Curry's for the collector's edition a couple of weeks ago. They took the payment from my debit card. I've had a look at my Curry's account just now, and it says, "order received". So, not despatched yet. If I'm supposed to receive the game by Friday I assume they would have to despatch it by today.

The pessimist in me says that Curry's will be unable to fulfil my collector's edition order and will cancel it. Anyone else order the collector's edition from Curry's? If so, have they despatched your copy yet?

I have my copy pre-ordered, but I also had the Zelda TOTK Pro Controller pre-ordered too, but decided to cancel as a 4th Pro Controller I do not need, so keeping my FOMO in check, gave it up and I'm happy I did, it shows growth

I'm hoping to nab a special edition on day 1 along with the pro controller. The pre-order process was awful and both sold out almost instantly in NA. The only thing I could have gotten was the Zelda Switch OLED but I don't need another console, my base Switch works just fine.

Breath Of The Wild was a big disappointment. I really do not feel like I need more of that.

No way man this is just a lame game full of nothing where you do nothing and the story is also full of nothing and nothing even happens because of all the nothing. I know this because I never bought the first game, so my experience of that game is nothing but nothing.

_{Of course I’m buying it. It looks bloody fantastic.}

Got the physical version pre-ordered but I am by no means a physical forever kind of person. I just had a mall gift card lol

@Varkster Totally agree with your concise break-down of the music in BotW .
BotW is a completely different game-experience than most Zelda's, especially in length and atmosphere, and the music is, in my opninion, a perfect addition to that game-experience.

After just playing through Majora's Mask again (a game which took me 20-ish hours or so to slowly play through) I couldn't help but think about the Town-song (tuu tuu duu duu duu duu duuu, tuu tuu duu duu duu duu duu du...) being in the background for the 200-ish hours I wandered through BotW's Hyrule. I think I would have turned into a DekuScrub myself somewhere along the way, haha .

I've never been a fan of the Zelda series.

@garfreek just found this info on another website:

'The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom review embargo lifts on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 5 am PST / 8 am EDT / 1 pm BST / 2 pm CET / 9 pm JST'

So, unfortunately, it won't be today

@Not_Soos That's what it says on his birth certificate, first name Nintendo, surname Life.

@Leon-San You're getting in the way of a rant there! Let em vent. It's $70 and that's the end of it, even if it's cheaper elsewhere. I paid $70 and so did you, even if we didn't!

Already preordered. Cant wait to play this beauty.
I think the first week i am busy figuring the fusion stuf out to see how far i can go with my creative mind (ahum..)
Its been a while sinds when i have been this hyped.

@Its_Grim_Up_North Same. BOTW came out when I were a student and had no kids. Its the only game I've put over 100 hours into, and thats alot for me. Would love to play TOTK, but time is limited. Im happy for the people who gets to enjoy it.

I'm not sure. I had a hard time getting into BOTW and only got as far as beating the first big boss before losing interest. I appreciate that they tried something new, but I do miss the simplicity of the older games.

Certainly getting it in the long run but not before finishing BotW and probably not before getting and finishing AoC. Like I've said before, this week marks another of THE 2023 Switch releases in my book (Fuga 2) which I will quite likely get much sooner.

@Sonicka Oh, I spot on agree with you.
Not when we live in an age where these premium-priced games are still making more money from expansion passes, season passes, and microtransactions. So the $70 is just corporate greed. I can see and understand the argument applying to powerful, high end games on PS5 and Series X, even if my opinion remains the same. But on Switch? A six year old console barely more powerful than a PlayStation 3? No.

Got it digitally. It has been pre-loaded and waiting on my Switch for days now.

There's almost no scenario where I wouldn't buy it, tbh.

I went from thinking it looked like dlc to being so hyped that i daydream about it

Got digital and physical. Digital for me. Physical for the wife.

Here's hoping Amazon Prime doesn't disappoint. And delivers early in the day before the daughter gets out of school (to give me a head start).

@Norwegianguy my wife and I take our switches to work and play during our lunch. If TotK is set up like botw (being able to play short bursts and still progress) then we'll be able to beat it. This weekend I'm going to watch the kids so she can sit and play the game more. We will see how much playing she actually gets done. Lol.

I'm waiting for whatever console Nintendo releases next to get it.

I'll get it if everyone likes it once it hits 30 or 40 bucks. I can wait a few years on this one. No fomo/hype what-so-ever for me.

@CharlieGirl for the ten-thousandth time if you hate Nintendo so much why are you on this website

@lechugajr I've never had Amazon Prime deliver a game on time. I tried pre-ordering through them 3 times before I gave up. I live in a major market with the world's busiest airport where delivery isn't a problem.

@Sambuc aggressively pushes x

Yes, preordered my physical copy a long time ago 😄 It has not shipped yet though..

Isn't it mandatory to play Zelda when you own a Switch?

@CharlieGirl what does console power has to do with the price of games?!? Also, maybe get a job and problem solved.

Preorder is downloaded, bought the vouchers, Pikmin the other voucher, that I bought with $100 of eShop cards that I only paid $90 for on sale, so that’s $45 each, so can’t complain about the price.😁

Downside, my kid graduates from college Friday and Saturday - no I don’t know why they have to do it twice - so I won’t be playing it probably until late Sunday night. Yes I know the Switch is portable but my 75” tv and surround sound system aren’t. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@Selim when you get the money you can get them both digitally for 100$

@CharlieGirl it's a tricky one really as I see where you're coming from. There's factors like the switch cart prices being higher (not that this is our fault), but also because the Switch is classed within the present generation of consoles might be how they can still value such things.

There's certainly some arguments to be made over the portability aspect of owning a game or a port that exists on higher powered machines (because I do also have to navigate that mental maze when picking a system to buy a game I want on). But with system exclusives it does feel a little different sometimes. Not that a premium cost should be $70 mind you.

Undoubtedly, the Switch hardware is certainly weaker at the end of the day. And whilst the idea is that it is supposed to live in this "hybrid" bubble idea that Nintendo are selling to us, I've come to accept as of late that the Switch is a fantastic handheld gaming system, but a very poor home console machine in comparison to what's presently out there.

I really like the older 3D Zelda games, Breath of the Wild, not so much. Subsequently, be waiting for more information and some gameplay later in the week to see if looks like I'd enjoy the game.

If they don't announce DLC for it, I will get the physical release eventually.

Hopefully Nintendo takes this into consideration that this is what the people want. Zelda Tears of the Kingdom let’s a go

@Sonicka You're not wrong!

I think Switch still has holds some weight as a home console because of the large stock of multi-player games available, and how easy it is for friends and loved ones with their own Switches to drop their own Joy Cons in for easy co-op and/or competitive. It's a good choice for party time fun.

But when it comes to online multiplayer or third-party single player games, the Switch started showing its age in this realm years ago.

@CharlieGirl just buy it 😡.
I am of course joking. Here in the uk you can find most games a fair bit cheaper than the RRP on release. I never want to pay the going rate for games if I can avoid it either.
Having been to the States a few times I’ve seen that good deals for Nintendo first party games are hard to come by 👍🏻

@rjejr c'mon man, take it to your kid's graduation, playing TotK with earphones will be FANTASTIC!

Already pre-ordered it and downloaded it on my Switch, most likely will be unlocked before midnight tomorrow. I don't want to think much about it, I get anxious hehehe.

@CharlieGirl Yeap, can't disagree with this. Nintendo's always excelled at couch/co-op play.

Online? 3rd Party? Certainly less so. We are still (and literally with games) about 10 years behind the competitors sadly. Love some of the older ports for portability sake, but not when they play worse than they did on PS4 - that's when I have to weigh those options... and switch doesn't usually win out here.

The first party titles always seem to give me good value for their money though (after I've found them cheaper online anyway).

There needs to be a "Both physical and digital option" on the second poll. I'm getting digital for me and physical for the kids to share.

What I've seen of it so far was unimpressive, so I'll be waiting for more information to come out. Breath Of The Wild was way too boring for me, so there needs to be some insane set-pieces, some focused gameplay segments, or unique equipment to look forward to.

I've got a few games I'm playing at the mo; Miles Morales, FFI, and the post-Route A content of Nier Automata, but I reckon they'll all be wrapped up very soon, well in time to snag TotK in the first week or so.

I didn't see both digital and physical as an option for purchasing. Had to go with physical ultimately.

Already preordered the physical version at GS. I will be attending the midnight launch. (If only to get a shot at the plaque since it's unique)

6 out of the 7 answers are yes...what kind of a survey is this? I'm a no not at this price. If it never drops to 49.99 then i'll never get it.

Maybe secondhand to avoid paying the full 70

Mine is already downloaded and ready to go for Friday. I'm very pumped.

Pre-ordered, will be picking it up before work on Friday!

I'm literally counting down the hours now until my preload unlocks at 9pm Thursday night, I've already watched many, many hours of this beast and I've never been more excited for a game

@Poodlestargenerica There are MANY, many new tracks and they're all amazing, don't worry

I’ve been a LoZ fan since the first game, and I’ve usually been so hyped for each new release, but for some reason I’m just not for this one (and I love BotW). I’ll get TotK, eventually. But will probably wait for a sale.

@Not_Soos Game is completely different with similar mechanics? The world is HUGE and filled with encounters, quest and enemies you've never even thought possible in BOTW, this game makes BOTW its b*tch, you're seriously going to miss out

To be honest if this is anything like BOTW I don't mind paying 70$ for all the fun i'm gonna have.

@ArcticEcho It has all that and more

I'll be going to the midnight launch event at my nearest Gamestop to pick up my preorder. It's a nice reminder of how major games can bring people together.

I'm not thrilled about the $70 price tag, but unless early indications are totally wrong, I'm confident I will get $70 worth of entertainment from this title easily. Plus I'm a former resident of Japan, where the "$60 price cap" was not really a thing. I've spent more than $70 on single titles for the PS1 or Saturn, or more recently for imports on the Switch (FF Pixel Remaster, Etrian Odyssey Collection).

I'm looking forward to more of the fun exploration, tense combat, and moving, epic story that BOTW gave me 6 years ago. Can't wait!

It’s coming home

Got a physical copy for my son. I have barely played the first one more than a couple hours I think. So perhaps I will try it again while he binges on the new one.

Pre-ordered from Currys. Just hoping it arrives day one…

@CharlieGirl Damn, I'm paying five dollars more but I'm using my puny Australian dollars. $70 US is 100AUD which I certainly wouldnt pay. For you, surely there are deals to be found?

I preordered the digital version with game vouchers and I’m picking up a physical copy for my kids Friday 😁

@Cashews Oh, man. Fingers crossed . They did okay for me with Splatoon 3, but that's the only pre-order I've made in a long time! And I'm guessing TOTK is on a whole different level with volume of orders.

@Edu23XWiiU Oh the Switch and the game will be with me, my other kid will be playing it probably non-stop from midnight Thursday until we get home. Is it ok to bring a Switch to 2 graduation ceremonies? 🤷‍♂️

@MeatSauce what happened in 1998?

I might be the only person who preordered a Switch and BOTW and now am feeling kinda uninterested in this sequel...wake me when there's a new 2D Zelda, because the Link's Awakening remake and Link Between Worlds have been my last two favorite Zelda titles...

Not getting it right away, but as soon as I possibly can!

Also going digital with the Game Vouchers to save $30 USD!
Grabbing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp!

I wasn’t planning on getting it (at least not for some time) since Breath of the Wild wasn’t my cup of tea. But my brother pre-ordered it for my birthday so I guess I’m getting it this weekend lol.

Getting it for my eldest son actually. His birthday is in June, which is when he will get it from us.

Pre-ordered already but only today as i had problems with mobile ordering and don't always have access to a computer. Won't be getting it day one but i hope it comes very soon after. Got it from Nintendo as I wanted the coin and the luggage tag lol.

I'll go drive around (I live rural) to find a store that has the game physical. with XC3 and Kirby you actually had to ask for it in one store, they had not put their few copies to shelves.
Not bothering to preorder online because it wouldn't be here before Monday or might be even delayed to Wednesday. The horror.

I am definitely going to get it. These last few weeks have really increased my hype; I mean, I was already going to get it, but the third trailer and the new gameplay features displayed have made me want it even more.

I don't care if it looks too similar to BotW, it was stated from the beginning to be a sequel to that game specifically, and that's what it's shaping up to be, which I welcome, because the first game was such a drastic departure from the usual game structure of the series that a second installment was almost necessary to fully explore the shift in gameplay.

Maybe some feel that it changes too little for a game released six years after its predecessor, but, frankly, I'm rather sure there would also be controversy if it was too different from BotW (I'm thinking of the reception Wind Waker got back when it was first released). Nintendo has produced relatively straightforward sequels to highly acclaimed games that have been considered just as good or even better than the first installment, like Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Majora's Mask (well, maybe MM wasn't that similar to Ocarina of Time, but I think the point still stands), so I'm confident that TotK will be a great game.

I don't want the series to stay forever like this, and it probably won't; I hope that the next big Zelda game on Nintendo's next console is different in looks and gameplay (I'm rather sure the Switch won't get a third one), that it keeps evolving the series, but it makes sense for this game to be similar to BotW since they both appeared on the same console (BotW was also released on Wii U, but still). I think BotW and TotK will be associated with the Switch in the same way OoT and MM are with the N64, that they'll be considered a pair of must-have games for the console.

So, in conclusion, I'm very much looking forward to playing what I believe is going to be an awesome second part.

I got mine digital for two reasons: the two game voucher and so I can play it at 9pm on Thursday night.

Collectors Edition. I don't want to pay £60 to rent the game until the eShop is taken down.

Pre-ordered physical.

"Physical forever" in cases like this (salutes 'Attack on Titan' style with fist on chest)

I wasn't going to buy it for $70 either. I preordered it a month or so ago from Super.com (previously Daily Steals) when they were offering a code to get for $60.

How is it 2023 and these developers still can't figure out how to make enough collectors editions so scalpers go out of business?

I've got a warp pass for Nintendo NY tomorrow night.

GameStop is offering some trade in 2 games deal. It's actually not completely terrible since I have a hard time selling my games anyways so I guess I'll do that and just pay the $20 for it.

Well, I pre-ordered months ago.. And now Amazon is telling me i can expect it on the 16th. I've just checked bestbuy/walmart/gamestop/etc.. earliest they can get it for me is 20th.

So I guess I'll be cancelling pre-order and downloading it.

I preordered metroid prime remastered from gamestop and they would not give me a release date so I thought it was canceled; I bought it digitally then gamestop ships it to my house. Amazon says I will get totk day one.

@Clammy Tough luck. Amazon is so crazy and lazy. They try to do stuff as late as possible.

@PersianZSR : Its frustrating, The last time I pre-ordered from Amazon, I got it the day before release.

Im a prime member, so at the VERY LEAST I expected a MAX of 2 days delivery (which would've been fine as i dont have time to play until Saturday).

But May 16th?!?! Grr! I cant play games next week, and am going away for weekend with wife.. So I wont get a chance to play until June... Boo!

I'll just download it i think. I hate non-physical games.. But they've left me with no choice.. I'll see if i can find a discount somewhere for download version.

Had it preordered and payed for for months.

Unfortunately, I think Zelda is just too difficult for me - far too many buttons to remember what does what. I’ve played a bit of BotW, and got up to my first guardian - and having watched a guide on how to beat them, there’s no way in hell I’m pulling that off!! Maybe if this one has no boss fights I’ll get it, but I doubt that’s the case

I'll get it when it drops to around $40 on sale. As much as I loved BOTW, I'm just not excited for this one. I don't enjoy sandbox games, so the fact that it's going much more in that direction has me feeling disappointed. The world map reuse doesn't help, either. Exploration was what I loved about BOTW, so if there's not a whole new world to explore, I can't really bring myself to get excited. The price point doesn't help either. So yeah, I hope everyone who gets it at launch enjoys it, but I'll be holding off for at least a year. Not like I'm out of games to play right now, anyway.

@PlasmaticSnake Unless nintendo does it differently this time, they release there digital versions here in the US at midnight EST and I'm a few time zones behind so we'll get it at 9pm.

Two collectors edition, let’s gooo baby!

@teamdave2002 I got a n64 as an early christmas present in october 1998 because I needed Ocarina of Time & WCW/NWO Revenge. My mom promised to preorder Ocarina of Time but she didn’t and we couldn’t find a copy until after christmas. Both my mom & the chubby bearded guy from the north pole dropped the ball big time that year.

@CharlieGirl You are just a simple Nintendo hater. Arguing for everything lol 😂

just waiting on the pre-load to be activated...
always got to dodge spoilers before a pre-ordered game gets released... partly because of the pirates and partly because nintendo not releasing games at the same exact time worldwide so people in different timezones can spoil it for people who get it later...

@tourjeff they're here! Can't wait after the amazing things they said, sounds like a great sequel! 😁

I was pretty hyped to buy it this morning. I saw headlines and started getting major fomo but I mellowed out in a few hours.

I might be too lazy tomorrow to go to a store. I have a busy weekend so it can wait. Also the weather is going to be nice. I will play it and soon but I'm in no rush.

@rjejr it should be ok, under standard gaming dad rules!

@Edu23XWiiU "under standard gaming dad rules"

My kids are biggest enough to kick my butt now, we play under a different set of rules. 😂

Honestly I wish this game had released back in March when it rained every day and I didn't have so much other stuff to do. It's not just my kids, it's life too. 😩

@rjejr hahahaha mine are still little, but they demand more game time, hence why I'm going to buy the Zelda OLED hehehe. Yeah, life sucks, I asked for a vacation for this week, it was denied. Thank God I work from home this week hahaha.

@Edu23XWiiU Work from home + OLED Switch = dual screen action. Might have to sew on an extra set of hands Dr. Frankenstein style first though. Or maybe Dr. Ock. 😂

Just finished building my new 2' x 5' amiibo shelve and installing a 2nd SSD in my kids laptop, might FINALLY be time to start Zelda, before my kids chorus concert tonight. Ooops, gotta go shred my crock crock pulled chicken first. Certainly after that. And a shower, getting late.

@rjejr Man, adult life is not fun. But yeah, the Switch helps with that TV mode, which I'm going to enjoy tomorrow on my new OLED Zelda Switch, just arrived to my local store YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH (I live in Bolivia, so, it took a while for it to arrive).

@Edu23XWiiU Bolivia? Yeah that Switch traveled a bit. Well at least you still got it before they announce Switch 2. I'm thinking right after Pikmin 4. 😂 jk

Switch sales are probably downhill form here though. Not expecting a Pikmin themed Switch, though it would be cool.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/05/zelda-switch-oled-launch-boosts-nintendo-hardware-sales-in-april-us

@rjejr Yeah, box was a bit scratched, but still looks nice! Just waiting a bit to finally give the new Switch its first ride, work si heavy today hahahaha. I think they're fine, the Switch keeps on selling just well, and that boost by the OLED Zelda, will have its reach for a while hehehe. Switch 2, I think for 2025, at least.

@Edu23XWiiU Well if Switch 2 isn't until 2025 Nintendo should tell us what games we have to look forward to on Switch, b/c after Pikmin 4 there is nothing coming from them. I'm just not counting Metroid Prime 4 until we see something other than a logo. There aren't even new Pokemon games this year, just DLC.

Now I do think we'll get a Nintnedo Direct in Septemrber, if not sooner, of all of the remakes, remasters and ports Switch will be getting for the holiday, maybe something new for February or March, but I do think by March they need to announce Switch 2 for holiday 2024. It's already been 5 years since the last 3D Mario, and way longer than that for a NEW 2D Mario, and I think they'll both be on Switch 2. And a new Mario Kart, 8 is 8 years old at least. Though we'll probably get MK8 Deluxe DX Complete first at the Switch 2 launch, then MK9 a year later.

So yeah Switch is still selling well, but it's about the games, and I think they are currently all being made for Switch 2, or both. Probably a years worth of both, see PS4-PS5, but they won't show them until they show us Switch 2.

That's my long-winded 2 cents anyway. I don't care when Switch 2 launches as long as I get Super Mario Galaxy 3 soon. And a new MK. Us Wii U owners are sick of waiting. 😝

@rjejr Oh, wait until the next Direct, I'm pretty sure they have more games to come! Wii U owners united!

@Edu23XWiiU We still need an XCX port, w/ an ending dlc game that ties it into XC 1, 2 and 3. 😁

@rjejr maybeeee hehehe. That game is technically impressive, I still need to dive fully into it.

@Edu23XWiiU Currently watching my kid play the XC3 DLC and it looks graphically better to me than the base game. XCX could look better on Switch than ti did on Wii U, but I would miss the 2nd screen for resource gathering.

XCX hasn't shown up in the DLC yet but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. 😁

@rjejr I didn't play XC3, but the DLC certainly looked cooler just on the trailers. 2nd screen is surely missed in some Wii U ports on Switch.