The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition Upgrade Pack
Releases 6/5/25
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The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom
• Step into a world of discovery, exploration, and adventure—now upgraded with performance enhancements for the Nintendo Switch™ 2 system
• Travel across Hyrule with smoother framerates, faster load times, and enhanced resolution and textures
• Support your journey with ZELDA NOTES—a game-specific service on the Nintendo Switch app** exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
• Available to active Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members at no additional cost*
Available June 5
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Nintendo Switch 2 Edition features
Story
In this sequel to the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game, you’ll decide your own path through the sprawling landscapes of Hyrule and the mysterious islands floating in the vast skies above. Can you harness the power of Link’s abilities to fight back against the malevolent forces that threaten the kingdom?
Explore the land, sky, and depths of Hyrule like never before on Nintendo Switch 2.
With higher resolution, improved frame rates, and HDR support, the expansive world of Hyrule has never looked better.
Improved gameplay experienceFaster loading times
With quicker load times, you can travel around Hyrule faster than ever.
Additional save slotContinue your journey or start a new adventure
With two save files, you can start a new adventure or continue a previous one with your existing save data.
Please note, the second saved data file created in the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition cannot be transferred to the original Nintendo Switch version of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom game to play.
Your epic adventure is now enhanced with theNintendo Switch 2 system
Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive features
Compatible with ZELDA NOTES, a game-specific service on the Nintendo Switch App for smart devices.
Performance upgrades to the base game
Higher definition and smoother visuals
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is only playable on Nintendo Switch 2
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