The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was released for the Nintendo Switch on May 12, 2023 in all regions.  The game was developed and published by Nintendo.  Monlith Soft assisted Nintendo in developing the game.

      Nintendo began developing the game in 2017 after The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was released.  This game is a direct sequel to Breath of the Wild.  Nintendo announced the game during E3 2019.  The game was delayed from a 2022 release to 2023 to allow for additional time to devleop the game. 

      The game has reveived many favorable reviews.  Several critics praised the expansion of the open world introduced in Breath of the Wild.  Critics also praised the addition of powers and building features that allowed players to traverse and interact with the environment around them. Critics did find fault that framerates dropped during battles and that the Switch was pushing its hardware limits.

 

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