Nintendo has uploaded 10 minutes of new gameplay footage for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, showcasing more of the game’s world, combat, and characters ahead of its May release on Switch. Presented by Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma, this is the deepest dive into Tears of the Kingdom so far, which Nintendo has been incredibly secretive about since it was first announced at the end of the 2019 E3 Nintendo Direct.
As confirmed by Aonuma, development on the game is officially complete, and will be released alongside a Tears of the Kingdom Switch OLED Model that features Hylian crest designs on the console dock and controllers.
Originally envisioned as DLC for 2017’s Breath of the Wild, Aonuma said the development team had “too many ideas” for new DLC, so the studio chose to make a sequel instead. Arriving on May 12, Tears of the Kingdom will be the first Nintendo-published game to sell for $70 and is expected to be the company’s biggest release of 2023.