The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom pre-order guide

Clear your calendar and put your Steam Deck in storage, as a result of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch lastly arrives on May 12. Nintendo just lately confirmed off 10 minutes of gameplay footage (embedded above), giving avid gamers their first have a look at how Tears of the Kingdom will look and run, answering a number of questions alongside the means about weapon sturdiness, new talents, and extra. It additionally introduced a restricted version Switch OLED console with a design impressed by the recreation. More particulars on that under.

There’s lots of hype for the recreation, and Nintendo has priced it accordingly. The commonplace model of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will retail for $69.99, which is $10 greater than different Switch video games. It can presently be pre-ordered from Amazon, GameCease, Best Buy, Walmart, and digitally by way of Nintendo.

Best Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom pre-order deal

The $70 price ticket is uncommonly excessive, even for a brand new Nintendo launch, however there’s a intelligent workaround for Nintendo Switch Online members. Nintendo Switch Online members can buy a pair of Switch recreation vouchers for $99.98 by way of the Nintendo eShop. Each voucher will be redeemed for a single digital title on this listing, regardless of value, and you may financial institution as much as eight vouchers for as much as a yr.

Ultimately, this protects you about $30 for those who purchase Tears of the Kingdom and one other full-priced recreation. It’s a very good deal, although it’s important to pay to be a Switch Online member. If this all sounds a bit complicated, this text by Polygon editor Cameron Faulkner which breaks the course of down intimately.

Nintendo Switch Online Individual Membership

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For $19.99, you’ll get entry to Switch Online for a yr. It helps you to play on-line, again up your recreation saves to the cloud, and entry basic NES, SNES, and Game Boy video games. It additionally lets you save on video games by buying digital vouchers.

Tears of the Kingdom pre-order bonuses and editions

While Nintendo doesn’t typically embrace pre-order bonuses with commonplace copies of its video games, some retailers have been identified to bundle new releases with particular equipment to sweeten the deal. For occasion, GameCease is presently providing a restricted version picket plaque for anybody that pre-orders the commonplace version of the recreation for $69.99.

Pre-orders positioned at Best Buy additionally rating some unique loot with a collector’s print of the key artwork for the recreation. Unfortunately, there aren’t any particulars concerning the measurement or print high quality, however that is nonetheless a great way to attain one thing additional for those who have been planning to pre-order the recreation anyway.

If you’re feeling significantly adventurous, my colleague Nicole Carpenter sorted by way of all of the (a lot cooler) international pre-order bonuses you may get if you are going to buy non-US variations of the recreation. While it’s possible you’ll pay hefty import charges, the recreation will nonetheless work in your Switch console, because it’s region-free.

For these trying so as to add some new items to their curio shelf, the collector’s deluxe version of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom might be obtainable for $129.99. While this model presently has touchdown pages at Best Buy, GameCease, Target, and Amazon, there have solely been a couple of alternatives to pre-order, because it shortly sells out every time. The collector’s deluxe version features a bodily copy of the recreation along with an array of objects, together with an idea artwork booklet, a steelbook case, a poster, and a set of 4 enamel pins.

The Collector’s Deluxe Edition of Tears of the Kingdom comes packaged with a SteelBook case, an idea artwork booklet, a poster, and a set of 4 enamel pins along with a bodily copy of the recreation.

Nintendo additionally introduced a particular Tears of the Kingdom Switch OLED that might be obtainable on April 28 for $359.99, the similar value as Nintendo’s different limited-edition consoles (word: it doesn’t embrace the recreation). The particular version Switch is functionally an identical to the Nintendo Switch OLED that debuted in October 2021, with its 7-inch 720p OLED display screen and 64 GB of inner storage, however its Joy-Con controllers and dock are gilded with runic inscriptions impressed by Tears of the Kingdom.

If you’re in search of extra Tears of the Kingdom associated equipment so as to add to your assortment, Nintendo additionally introduced a controller and Nintendo Switch case that might be obtainable on May 12, coinciding with the recreation’s launch. The controller is priced at $64.99, and the zip-up, soft-shell case will value $24.99. While these new equipment aren’t fairly obtainable to preorder, you’ll be able to verify them out on the Nintendo web site and we’ll make sure you replace this web page with extra hyperlinks as they change into obtainable.

Nintendo additionally introduced a brand new amiibo that might be delivery on the similar day as The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. If you faucet an amiibo determine whereas in-game, it adjustments the look of Link’s glider. Currently, you’ll be able to pre-order the new figurine from Best Buy and GameCease for $15.99. By the means, Nintendo is restocking different Zelda-themed amiibo, so you’ll be able to pre-order yours now.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom amiibo

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A brand new amiibo that was introduced alongside the launch date for Tears of the Kingdom, the Link amiibo unlocks cool in-game extras when scanned by your Nintendo Switch.

Update (April 6): Best Buy now features a pre-order incentive for Tears of the Kingdom, and extra retailers have touchdown pages for the Collector’s Edition.