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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Travel across vast fields, through forests, and to mountain peaks as you discover what has become of the kingdom of Hyrule-and step into a world of discovery, exploration, and adventure that's been upgraded…

5 June 2025

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is an adventure developed by Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3, released 5 June 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2.

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What The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is an adventure game developed by Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 and released in 2025. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Travel across vast fields, through forests, and to mountain peaks as you discover what has become of the kingdom of Hyrule-and step into a world of discovery, exploration, and adventure that's been upgraded with performance enhancements in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition! With improved framerates, faster load times, and enhanced resolution and textures, this thrilling open-air adventure has never looked better! The wilds of Hyrule make for a puzzling game of survival. Climb cliffs to scope out a destination; then cross great distances with the Paraglider or the horses you've tamed. You'll discover items for crafting, beasts to hunt, and plants to forage…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, open world and sandbox. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Legend of Zelda series

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is the 129th of 133 entries we hold in the The Legend of Zelda series. It arrived 8 months after The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. The next entry was The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition in 2025.

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What it launched against

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition launched on 5 June 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Doom: The Dark Ages, Dune: Awakening and The Alters. It arrived 8 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Doom: The Dark Ages, Dune: Awakening, The Alters.

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When did The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition come out?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition was released on 5 June 2025 for Nintendo Switch 2.

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