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The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

Launched in 2017, The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild is the first non-linear, open-world Zelda game, becoming the most awarded and best-selling game in the franchise. In short, a masterpiece that brings a beloved classic into a new era.
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Nintendo Labo VR to support Breath of the Wild and Mario Odyssey

Link standing on a rock overlooking Hyrule in Breath of the Wild
Nintendo of America have announced that they will be adding VR features to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey through their Labo VR kit for the Nintendo Switch which is set to release during April 2019.

Monolith Soft are recruiting staff for a new Legend of Zelda game

Link standing on a rock overlooking Hyrule in Breath of the Wild
Monolith Soft, a Japanese developer and the creators of Xenoblade series are hiring staff to work on a new Legend of Zelda game. In a post on their official website, the developer listed a variety of open positions for a new Zelda project.

Nintendo's Switch has been selling like hotcakes in the US

A Nintendo switch with the joycon undocked.
Nintendo have made it no secret that the holiday season in the US makes up for a huge chunk of the company's annual revenue and NPD Group's report on video game spending in December 2018 agrees, mentioning Wii-like sales of the Switch.

Nintendo earn $250 million on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

A Nintendo switch with the joycon undocked.
Nintendo made it no secret that the US holiday shopping season represents a large chunk of their annual earnings and the company had a season to remember, selling more than $250 million worth of gear from Black Friday to Cyber Monday.

Nintendo Switch outsells GameCube, Wii U, so Wii more to go

Nintendo's Switch console with red Joy-Cons attached
Just like Sony, as well as Microsoft for that matter, Nintendo reported some strong financial results, announcing that the Switch has officially outsold the GameCube and of course the Wii U, even if the latter isn't much of a compliment.

Zelda: Breath of the Wild new cosplay items revealed

Merchoid has some new video game merch and this time around it's for their The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild line. A new hoodie and a new t-shirt inspired by the game's hero will ship in September for cosplayers too lazy for DIY.

Injustice 2 continues to brawl on top of sales charts

UK physical charts for last week's sales are in and Injustice 2 keeps holding onto its first spot. Overwatch made an appearance in the top ten thanks to the anniversary event price cuts. Ultra Street Fighter II ranks at number ten.

Breath of the Wild asserts itself as most profitable Zelda game

Nintendo Switch console being placed in a holder on a wooden table.
Nintendo's Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold more than any other game in the franchise in the year since its release. Having been released for both Switch and Wii U, the combined numbers reach almost 10 million units sold so far.

What Remains of Edit Finch wins best game, despite Hellblade scooping up five awards

A dreamlike castle with a queen sitting on a throne in the middle
British Academy of Film and Television Arts, more commonly known as BAFTA, have held their annual Games Awards, with Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice absolutely stealing the show, despite the Best Game award going to What Remains of Edit Finch.

Nintendo Switch is all-time the best selling console over the first year in the US

A docked Nintendo Switch and a Joy-Con Grip with two Joy-Con controllers inside
Nintendo Switch is continuing its sales stampede. After breaking the record for best selling console ever in the first 10 months of its release, it has repeated the same feat in the first year after release category.