The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a 2017 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch and Wii U. Set at the end of the Zelda timeline, the player controls an amnesiac Link as he sets out to save Princess Zelda and prevent Calamity Ganon from destroying the world.

But what really made it resonate was its revolutionary approach to open-world game design. Unlike typical open-world games that overwhelm you with endless quests and icons on the map, Breath of the Wild told you the endpoint right from the start and trusted the player to make their own way there.

Breath of the Wild was released simultaneously worldwide for the Wii U and as a Nintendo Switch launch title on March 3, 2017. The game was later released in Taiwan and South Korea on February 1, 2018, only for the Nintendo Switch. The game is the last Nintendo-published title on the Wii U platform.

action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda, originally released in Japan as The Hyrule Fantasy: Zelda no Densetsu, is an action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo.

With an open world unlike any other Zelda game, Breath of the Wild's main story quest can be tracked in Link's Adventure Log - and can be undertaken at any point - or avoided in favor of exploring Shrines and taking on numerous Side Quests.

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With an open world unlike any other Zelda game, Breath of the Wild's main story quest can be tracked in Link's Adventure Log - and can be undertaken at any point - or avoided in favor of exploring Shrines and taking on numerous Side Quests.

Breath of the Wild, the previous game in the Zelda series and current best seller in the franchise, has sold 29.81 million copies in the six years since it was released in March 2017. Breath of the Wild is number four (for now) on the best-selling Switch games list, sitting below Super Smash Bros.

cel-shading The style that has become synonymous with the Zelda series, which is a 2D, 3D-hybrid style animation called cel-shading, really came into its own with Breath of the Wild.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an action-adventure game published by Nintendo. Part of the hugely popular Zelda franchise of video games, BotW has accumulated over 30.65 million unit sales as of June 2023. The game is one of the top-selling Nintendo Switch game titles worldwide.

Rather than boasting the best visuals or most challenging gameplay, the appeal of the "Zelda" games lies in the fact that they are playable sagas. In Hyrule, mythical creatures blend Japanese and Western mythology.

Most Zelda games start you off with a new Link, unwittingly reincarnated from past Links, who makes his own place in a new era, either mostly or totally unaware of the history of the Legend. The second Zelda game was a direct sequel to the first one, but stories back then were thin and mostly contained in the manuals.

Pro tips

1. Exploring Hyrule for secrets pays off.
2. Koroks can be found everywhere in Hyrule.
3. Be sure to climb up those red towers to unlock sections of the world map.
4. Use your camera rune to take pictures of missable items and enemies such as bosses and the Master Sword.

Link Link, also known as the Hero of Hyrule, is the primary protagonist in Breath of the Wild. One hundred years prior to the game's current events, Link was chosen by the Master Sword to become wielder of the sacred blade and the one who would defeat Calamity Ganon.