The Legend Of Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Box Art Has Been Revealed

Looks cool! Very excited for this game

Looks pretty good, as expected. Very much in line with the Link's Awakening one.

The cover looks cheap, following in the game's footsteps. I believe the development cycle for this one was really short. It's just a side chapter after all.

Looks wonderful and great continuity with Link's Awakening. I was hoping for a Collector's edition, but it looks like we won't be getting one this time.

I wouldn't be surprised if there are playable sections with Link, seeing that he's on the cover. Parallel dimension puzzles? Sign me up.

So looking forward to this.

It looks cute.
But I still thinking twice about that game.
If I can consider the Link's awakening, I think I will consider this game too.
Gimme time to think about.

It's not either of the Zelda games I was hoping but still pretty excited for it!

@Cia
Real work on Breath didn't start until two years after the first showing.

I look forward to getting it as a phone background from my.Nintendo. 😊

@Anti-Matter Did you play LA? I don't have a particular preference for the "cute" art style, but, playing the game, you could see it was extremely well executed.

I'm not a big fan of that purple, gives it a spinoff feel. Which it may very well be, and I'm looking forward to playing this game.
But no, I'm not a big fan of that box art.

@Qwiff
No, I haven't bought link awakening Switch version.
I'm not a Zelda fan but I only have two Chibi Zelda games: Wind Waker Wii U and Tri Force 3DS (and yet still neglected)
I still thinking twice for getting links awakening and this echoes of wisdom because I'm afraid I purchased the games that will be neglected quickly fir having less interest to play.
I knew those games have very high commodity but I'm not a fan of Zelda games so trying to like those games by force kinda not really working for me. I might ended up by purchasing the games but I might neglected the games after several minutes or hours playing.

Link’s Awakening is in my top 3 Zelda games of all time and I loved what did the remake did both to the visuals and the soundtrack.

Very excited to have another game in this style and almost as excited to hear the new music in this game!

Seeing as how Link's Awakening Remake was one of my all-time favorite games on Switch, I lost my gosh dang mind when I saw this reveal. Easily a day-one purchase for me, possibly pre-order worthy.

@Qwiff

Apart from the constant judder that hopefully this game fixes.

Heart pieces??? Fiiiiiiiinally!!! Please keep Zelda games this way. Now give me real dungeons and items, stop with the Minecrafty creativity bs, and then its a step in the right direction to getting Zelda games back to form.

The cover looks great.

Link's Awakening for some weird reason had a couple of framerate drops, hopefully we won't get that on this.

Definitely intrigued with this one.

This game definately isnt for me im afraid. I dont want another "pause gameplay to scroll through a list of buildable objects"
I had enough of that with TOTK. Would much rather have see Windwaker but im happy for all those that are buzzing for this. Maybe windwaker will be on swith 2.

@Kidfunkadelic83
I fully expected Wind Waker, but this was a much more pleasant surprise. I mean, if you want you can always get a Wii U for dirt cheap and play Wind Waker HD on there, that's what I did this year anyway.

@SBandy1 I wouldn't be surprised if these issues persist. The framerate issues in LA are due to the game loading in new sections in the background. The alternative would be to have loading screen interruptions. The Switch memory bandwidth is too limited to both render frames and load in new assets at the same time, at least for this style of game. But who knows? Maybe they changed the gameplay to not require background loading as much.

Ganons design seems to be based on Zelda: A Link To The Past.

Where's all the people crying Zelda's gone woke or oh no she's a Mary sue! 😉

Everytime a movie these days stars a woman that's all you hear.

@Chapapa i want Windwaker but ive got no desire to buy a WiiU and then buy the game. I just wanted them all on the switch so i can play it portable whilst out and about etc.

@Truegamer79 I think the big difference here is that many fans have wanted a game starring the series' namesake. But I agree, so many people rage at female protagonists as if it's something new these days. It's so tiresome and it gets old really fast.

For me the most interesting game of the June 2024 Direct.

We haven't had a NEW top down Zelda for 11 years!

After watching the trailer and seeing the cover art:
I wonder what part Link will have in this game.

Will we just see him in a cutscene in the start and end of the game?
Will we see him sometimes before the ending?

Will he be playable in the first few minutes of the game?
Will he be playable later in the game in the purple place?

Will he be part of the last boss battle as a playable or not playable helper?

Link is rather prominent in the cover art - which could mean he does have a larger part in the story than the first trailer made it seem.

OR he is simply in the cover art to:

• Make clear that the figure in front is Zelda, and not Link in a purple robe.
• Show visually that Link is "in the back" this time.
• Show Link, as he is a very recognizable figure.

Fair play Nintendo, although you do know we'd have been just as happy with Oracles re-released in this style...!

Box art looks good 👍

Every time I think I am done buying physical, Nintendo suckers me back in.

I was feeling a little mixed about the gameplay "gimmick" of copying-pasting items, but after rewatching the trailer and thinking about how it combines with Zelda-level-of-quality puzzles, I'm extremely hyped. Should've blindly trusted in Aonuma.

Bet he sent some TOTK-devs to Grezzo's offices.

Surely this one should be called Legend of Link???

I like it but the background looks too washed out.

Has anyone tried making a wallpaper of this for your phone or computer yet? I'd like to but can't find any online.

You go, girl! Still reeling from the news a bit. Definitely one of THE Switch releases this year, and not for lack of competition.

@TrueGamer79 I wouldn't be surprised if they showed up among MyNintendo rewards down the road.

@Truegamer79 : If Zelda was "reimagined" as a cringe-inducing, antagonistic misandrist, stripped of her trademark femininity, whilst parroting inane political platitudes, and consequently defecating on the legacy of a beloved decades-old franchise (and its characters), then perhaps.

This ain't it.

Certainly not judging by what has been revealed so far anyway.

Just as Super Princess Peach back in the day wasn't "woke" for making Peach the protagonist for a change. She was every bit the same old Peach that we knew and loved.

If anything, Echoes of Wisdom is a culmination of what the fans have been yearning for over the decades, and I'm more excited for this than I ever was for BOTW or TOTK (as much as I love both games).

And while this was easily the best announcement of the Direct in my eyes, I see @Kidfunkadelic83's point of view, as I'm not crazy about constantly pausing and scrolling through lists/menus either, but I was quite fond of TOTK's sandbox design, and I hope that it translates well to top-down Zelda as well. Bring on the memes!

The box art is a nice companion to Link's Awakening, but from the outset this looked to me to be more connected to Link to the Past.

Very excited to play this. Im hoping it is as good as my favs LTTP and LBW

I can’t help but feel the framing is a bit off. Like they didn’t intend for this to be the box art or maybe it was made rather quickly. The one from Awakening had really nice framing and even a bit of a blur effect with the foreground. I think the Echoes one is a bit too busy on the sides and the heart piece being cut off looks bad

@Qwiff

Ah I see. Hopefully the issue can be resolved through backwards compatability on Switch 2. Would love another run through of Link's Awakening but won't bother with this game if it is still an issue.

Zelda’s character design is horrid. Those black eyes were fine for Link in Links’s Awakening, but adding some kind of eyelash to it, really makes it look weird and creepy, not in a good way.
She doesn’t have as much life in her face somehow.

I don't know what it is,
but something about this one looks a bit naff.

I loved links awakening so I know I’ll love this one. The art style is amazing

@nohr7 I was going to say the composition is really off and a bit fragmented, but I didn’t want to be too negative 😅

Cover art look okay-ish, better than the actual game. Can't believe they didn't do something else than this.

It's not a bad cover, but as some people have pointed out, it's a bit awkwardly cropped from the larger horizontal image seen in the trailer. For example, it doesn't look very neat that you can see only two thirds of the heart container in the right, the cropping is badly done there. They should've just come up with a separate, vertical cover image instead of using a piece of a larger picture.

@Lofoten You’re probably spot on with those requirements. But that feels like a big table of suits decided what needs to be on the cover for marketing purposes. That’s not the way to start creating a good image.
Link’s Awakening is much, much stronger if you put them side by side.

Looks pretty good, although I do prefer Link's Awakening cover art.

@Kidfunkadelic83 That’s exactly what I’m afraid of. Seems so cumbersome if every single enemy has to be fought with scrolling. The trailer already made me want to throw her a bow or a whip or something.

@SillyG Well said.

@PinderSchloss I'm sure the game's copy mechanic works so that by pressing a face button you'll create a copy of the latest thing you have picked from the menu without having to go there every time. The trailer shows stuff like Zelda piling several blocks of water on top of each other, and no way would the developers make this kind of action needlessly cumbersome by forcing you to choose the same item from the menu every time. So if you've armed an offensive "spell" onto the wand, I'm sure you can just keep spamming it, and you'll only need to open the menu if you want to change it to something else. Just like in Link's Awakening.

I’ll be picking this up if it runs at 60fps

@Polvasti I certainly hope that’s the case! And you’re probably right. But already in Link’s Awakening, the switching was my least favourite aspect. But like I said, I totally get why people will love this. Just not my kind of game. I like the more intuitive aspect of gaming.
Just like with TotK, I’d be a lot less negative if we also got that more traditional top down Zelda we’ve been craving.

Another aspect of this, is that it makes Oracle remakes less likely

Well would you look at this it's awesome I love it!

I know im the minority, but I wasn't huge fan of the Link's Awakening Remake.

I still think the original version is superior. The remake is fine, but just didn't capture what made the original so special. I still play that version more than I did the remake.

I’m glad that they didn’t make Zelda a Link clone, in terms of gameplay. However, I am not sure about the echo mechanic. It seems like it might slow down gameplay too much for my liking.

I love that they are using A Links Awakening art style for this game. I'm hoping for a change of art direction for the next 3D Zelda game.
This game along with Mario & Luigi and Metroid Prime 4 were the best reveals of the Direct for me.

@Yalloo Why does it give it a spin off feel? It's just Ganon's power behind the logo

In Link's Awakening this art style was supposed to represent a dream world, with a more realistic anime art style being used for reality. Therefore, I personally hope there's a good reason it's being reused for this game.

Oh and correct me if I'm wrong, but including Breath of the Wild's map, this is the only other brand new version of Hyrule we've had in a mainline Zelda game since Skyward Sword released in 2011!

@DogDetective Well in the past, she's been capable of using a crossbow. That could've been her signature weapon.

I'm not sure of the echo mechanic myself. Feels strange giving there is such a variety of weaponry to help differentiate Zelda from Link, they went with something like this.

I don't mind a Zelda game, and while I do like they are trying to set them apart gameplay wise, this mechanic I'm just not into it personally.

Fantastic !!! Now give us a new Zelda amiibo - a la the Link's Awakening Link amiibo ... oh and paired GOLD joy-cons for the non-Lite Switches !!! .... Squeeze every last dollar out of our pockets before the new system launches, Nintendo !!! We know you want to !!!

@LXP8 Good question!
There's usually never so much purple on a mainline Zelda cover. Or is there? It makes it look a bit more extravagant, a bit "off".
Or maybe it's just because Zelda + purple in my mind equals to Cadence of Hyrule, which was a spinoff game.

In any ways, I can't be fond of every box art they make, and I'm glad it feels a bit "off" (imo), glad they're doing things differently, and not always clean and shiny.

@Truegamer79 Instead of being happy there is a Zelda game, you are the only one so far who just had to bring up the anti-woke crowd out of nowhere.

Really, it's chill in these comments. Why try to get a fire started?

Looks absolutely enchanting!

I was going to ask someone to pinch me in case I was just dreaming I saw Zelda and Marvel vs Capcom yesterday. But now we’ve got box art and physical announcements this morning. So glad these are really happening! 😄

cor a nice looking game. actually a couple of games that may actually sway me to get a Switch on the cheap.
I thinking Nintys new console is gonna be £350-£400.
Not prepared to pay that to be honest.

Marvel vs Capcom is a nice collection, but as i have most of the games already its not really doing it for me at full price.
great for those have never had them though.

And if that Metroid 4 is actual current Switch footage, then i'M IMPRESSED.

I think I have to buy it or Nintendo will never make another game with Zelda as lead.

I wish they used a different art style. I wish Link wasn’t on the box cover and I hope he’s barely in the game. I worry this game is the Black Widow movie equivalent, but for Zelda. Nintendo, make Zelda premium!

Looks excellent. Nintendo really found a great art style with the LA remake, and I'm glad they're sticking with it.

@nohr7 agreed. Link and Ganon in the background is also kinda awkward. The artwork feels like a 3D mockup using game assets that would then be beautifully illustrated in classic 2D Zelda style.

They've gone for the cheap option, which is fine, it is just a boxart after all.

@Yoshif3 The main games will 100% be staying open world like BoTW whilst in between there will be games like this and remakes, so every kind of Zelda fan has something to play each gen.

@SillyG Well said, there's a huge difference between making a character something they are not just to fit a political point of view and evolving the character organically. This would be the latter and people should pay attention as this is how you handle characters with respect and love of the source material

The game looks really cool, but I'm quite disappointed in this cover art, TBH.

@Anti-Matter Why would you buy games, wasting time and money, that you are already claiming you're going to abandon? You do know it's perfectly fine, and okay to ignore a product you claim to have no interest in.

@UmbreonsPapa
I tried those games by giving a chance and it seems not really working on me but I still keep the games as I still see some game potential, I just don't really have that much hype.
Also, the Chibi Zelda games are the only games that made me intrigued between want to tget the game and not really want to play.
Maybe I have interest to collect those games but not really interested to play them in heartbeat.
Again, every people have different experience and different reaction.

@Yalloo Wow! The purple was the thing I liked the most! My favorite bit is that it frames the text in the foreground, but it also is just something that is happening diegetically in the world! For me it is the one thing that, if it wasn't there, it would just feel too similar to Link's Awakening! At the same time, I can see why you would say that and you're valid for that thought.

@Yalloo Personally, I think the amount of purple used in-game and on the box art is to help emphasise to customers that this is a game where you play as Zelda, since her classic outfits almost always use that colour. It's similar to how the Princess Peach Showtime box art had those pink ribbons on it.

@Chlocean Sure, different tastes.. Happy that you like it. As long as I can enjoy the game, it will all be ok!

@LXP8 Of course, I do get the point. It's just, if you ask me, my general opinion is that it comes off as quite different from the usual covers, and indeed I think that's the point. I'm not a big fan of this one, but again, I cannot always be on the same page. I loved TotK, but the whole gloom thing was also not the best looking, imo. A bit similar here, just instead of bloody, it's more purple.

@Nintendolife box art of the other games were revealed as well! (At least for Mario Party and Mario & Luigi)

@Truegamer79 Snip it and save it as a PDF.

Hanging in there for a special edition that matches links awakening

@Anti-Matter Sure. It's fine if you played these types of games and come to the conclusion you don't like them. That's one thing. But to buy a game you know you don't care for? That just seems like a waste of time and money. Unless you're rolling in the dough. Then do whatever you please with your money. It just seems like a waste.

It looks fantastic. And whoever claims these games are just minor sidestories: Your loss. You don’t know what you’re missing. The Link’s Awakening remake was so polished and lovingly crafted.

Btw., a minute ago I checked out the comments on Nintendo’s Instagram, wow mankind is depressing. They’re crying “woke”, for real.

Absolutely love it! Link's Awakening was so much fun and big fan of the aesthetics. Was delighted to see another game in this style, the cover is spot on. I don't buy many games on Day 1, Tears of the Kingdom was one though and so will Echoes of Wisdom.

@Truegamer79 comment sections on YouTube have a lot of it. Really don’t understand how playing as a girl is “woke.” My sister has been waiting for a Zelda game where you could play as Zelda since 2001 when she was in smash bros melee… Idk man people on the extremes of both sides of the political spectrum like to cry and complain. I don’t get it really.

@SillyG Yeah, imagine they made Zelda disguise herself as a masculine-looking ninja. Or some kind of tomboyish pirate girl. Or a ghost who possesses big suits of armor. That would be so out of character!

@LXP8 It's likely it could still be a dream or an if story. There's already evidence that it would take place in the same world as A Link to the Past and A Link Between Worlds. Chances are this game either took place before those games, in-between those games, or after those games.

@swoose : What does donning a disguise with the intent of survival have to do with her character? A disguise isn't a character. Sure, there could be an artificial persona attached to a disguise, but that would merely entail a temporary deviation from a character's established personality. Zelda would still be Zelda underneath, just as Link is still Link when he's disguised as a Gerudo in BOTW/TOTK (though Link is more of a "blank slate" protagonist without a set personality, defined almost exclusively by his heroism).

Gaslighting fans by retconning Zelda into a character who "really" was a male pirate/ninja all along would perhaps be an example of "woke-washing" that fans would take exception to.

I suspect that some who have been throwing around the word "woke" are perhaps implicitly making bad faith slights at more conservative people in an attempt to somehow "prove" that they are hypocritical in their views/values, but failing to identify what it actually is that they find objectionable. My understanding is that "wokeness", in its common rhetorical application, signifies a stark deviation from the general character of an established work or idea, and reconstituting it in the image of radical left-wing politics/ideology(s). But from whatever little we have been shown of this game so far... there has been absolutely nothing that would indicate that this game (or the character of Zelda) has gone in that direction.

So I really don't understand why the topic is even being raised at all. I don't think anybody has taken an issue with female protagonists in and of itself either. Female protagonists in games have been around for about as long as video games have, from Ms. Pac-Man, to Samus, to Peach, to Jill of the Jungle, to Lara Croft, to Bayonetta. It's when fictional characters essentially act as political activists that people take exception.

@SillyG Well, when the reboot Lara Croft series was released hardcore raged she wasn't the Lara Croft from the 90's. It was hardcore fans that made her new design into something political. Even though it was far from the case.

Outrage culture is a profitable venture which makes things which have nothing to do with political into something political. Radicalizing folks for the sake of monetary gain.

Take Disney's Star Wars for example. Nothing about the female protagonist Rey is political. Radicals however transformed her into something political. Into something negative.

So many complaints of how Disney went woke for casting a black storm trooper, or a female protagonist when that had nothing to do with Abrams vision for Star Wars. He was trying to tell a story and decided a female lead was best.

Or heck take marvel for example in general. For 10 years you had nothing but white male leads in the film. The moment Captain Marvel and Black Panther get announced,, "suddenly" Disney is going woke and anti-white male.

Despite the fact these two fictional characters existing in comics for decades.

There is profit to be gained in outrage culture, and that's exactly what alot of people figured out, and are doing. Creating the illusion there is a conspiracy of left wing politics trying to destroy the "status quo"

That this is this mass invasion to destroy the way things use to be.

I dunno man Zelda used to be hot hurrrrrrrrrr

I’m obviously in the absolute minority here, but I can get past everything in video-games bar chibi graphics, which I absolutely despise. I don’t like these cheap free to play mobile graphics that Nintendo is shamelessly pushing later down their players’ throats either but if the gameplay and the story are great then I can look the other way. But never chibi. No to the obnoxious oversized heads!

@Cia Oh for sure. I'm looking forward to this game because it seems fun but this does not look like a big budget title. This looks like an experimental side game made with a small team.

most likely because the big teams are probably preparing the Switch 2's line up.

But even if the graphics don't look high budget ... they look nice enough and it's the gameplay I'm more interested in anyway so it's fine.

İ love how Ganon and Link are in the background. That is true awesome.

@Bex_Tries Same here. Link's Awakening that style that was so fun. İ love it so much to.