The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Secrets of the Zonai art book revealed [update: pre-orders live]
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March 31: Dark Horse today revealed that, in collaboration with Nintendo, it will release The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Secrets of the Zonai hardcover art book. It will be out on October 20, 2026.
Although not mentioned by Dark Horse, we assume that this is the English localization of the Master Works book. This originally came to Japan back in 2024.
Interview: Patricia Summersett on voicing Princess Zelda for nearly a decade
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Believe it not, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is almost ten years old. It was a massive game for many reasons – it launched alongside Nintendo Switch, was a new take for the series by going fully open-world, and introduced various aspects like voice acting in a mainline game for the characters.
Patricia Summersett has been the voice of Princess Zelda since 2017. After working on Breath of the Wild, she returned for Tears of the Kingdom as well as the Hyrule Warriors titles Age of Calamity and last year’s Age of Imprisonment.
First 4 Figures reveals Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Link statue, pre-orders open
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First 4 Figures is making a brand new statue for Link as he appeared in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the company announced today. It should ship in Q1 2026.
Here’s the official product description:
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 1.4.3 update out now, patch notes
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Heads up for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players as a new version 1.4.3 update has gone live. The patch is going out now on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch.
A specific issue has been fixed pertaining to obtaining the Hinox Monster Medal. Additionally, Nintendo says it addressed some issues, but didn’t specifically go into detail.
In any case, here’s what Nintendo has to say about the update:
Nintendo explains why it kept the Imprisoning War Sages a mystery in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom director Hidemaro Fujibayashi has spoken about why Nintendo kept the game’s Imprisoning War Sages a mystery.
Tears of the Kingdom featured Ardi of the Gerudo, Qia of the Zora, Raphica of the Rito, and Agraston of the Goron. However, we don’t really get to learn about them at all in the game. In flashbacks, they’re only shown briefly.
First 4 Figures reveals Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Decayed Master Sword statue, pre-orders open
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First 4 Figures today fully revealed and opened pre-orders for its latest resin collectible, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Decayed Master Sword Life-Size Statue.
The company is preparing two different versions. Both feature a detailed resin base and detachable Master Sword, limited-edition numbering, and authentication card. However, with the “Exclusive Edition”, there’s the added bonus of LED light-up functions for the sword and the Gloom on the base.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dev discusses how one of the bosses was made
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In a post on Nintendo’s recruitment website, notable insight was shared into the making of a boss for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Designer Takuma Tokita published the piece.
Tokita spoke about the importance of enemy design as that impacts gameplay. In making these creatures, a key focus for the developer is “visually conveying how to best an enemy’s attacks in the design.”
We won’t get into details so that we can avoid spoilers, but much of Tokita’s piece covers the game’s Fire Temple boss. We have a full translation below.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch 2 tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution
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With the latest analysis from Digital Foundry, we’re able to get a closer look at the Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, including frame rate and resolution.
The outlet goes over graphical improvements as well. Nintendo incorporated aspects such as higher resolution textures for a better-looking experience.
Here’s the full roundup
Zelda: Breath of the Wild 1.8.2 and Tears of the Kingdom 1.4.2 updates out now, patch notes
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom both received updates today, with the two moving up to versions 1.8.2 and 1.4.2 respectively.
Both are mainly about improving things with Zelda Notes. On top of that, for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo has addressed an issue with background music not being played on Switch 2.
The full rundown is as follows:
Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom dev on approach to loading screens, wanted players to feel ‘happiness’ when cooking
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In a recruitment post on Nintendo’s website, developer Daigo Shimizu spoke about what it was like working on the UI for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the and Tears of the Kingdom.
Shimizu spoke about how starting with Breath of the Wild, the team opted for “a more streamlined approach.” That means removing clutter and focusing on what was truly necessary. If you’ve played either Nintendo Switch title, you may have noticed that there isn’t a ton happening on screen aside from the actual game world.
The idea of practicality and ‘happiness’ was something brought up for the loading screens. Breath of the Wild featured tips, but Tears of the Kingdom showed the map to get players excited about exploration. Along the same lines, the theme of ‘happiness’ was used for cooking and specifically the Recipe Book in Tears of the Kingdom as the team felt “people feel happy by looking at restaurant menus or pictures of food”.
