Report: Zelda: Breath of the Wild Will Not Launch With Nintendo Switch
According to a new report, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will not launch alongside the Nintendo Switch in March.
Emily Rogers [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/17112-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Preview#&gid=gallery_6296&pid=1], which credits localization with the cause of the later-than-expected release.
According to Rogers, localization for the game will not be complete until December, and four to six months of testing will be needed after that point.
"...this is one of Nintendo's largest and most ambitious games ever," Rogers writes. "The amount of testing required for a huge open-world game like this is enormous. Nintendo's intention is to have the game as bug free as possible."
One source reportedly referred to Breath of the Wild as "a very ambitious game, maybe even too much."
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was Monolith Soft is helping with the game [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/167721-First-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Breath-of-the-Wild-Trailer-Debuted-at-E3], which is being developed by a team of more than 100 people.
Nintendo Switch, previously codenamed Nintendo NX, before January 12, 2017. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/168662-Nintendo-Switch-Revealed#&gid=gallery_6577&pid=1]
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According to a new report, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will not launch alongside the Nintendo Switch in March.
Emily Rogers [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/17112-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Preview#&gid=gallery_6296&pid=1], which credits localization with the cause of the later-than-expected release.
According to Rogers, localization for the game will not be complete until December, and four to six months of testing will be needed after that point.
"...this is one of Nintendo's largest and most ambitious games ever," Rogers writes. "The amount of testing required for a huge open-world game like this is enormous. Nintendo's intention is to have the game as bug free as possible."
One source reportedly referred to Breath of the Wild as "a very ambitious game, maybe even too much."
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was Monolith Soft is helping with the game [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/167721-First-The-Legend-of-Zelda-Breath-of-the-Wild-Trailer-Debuted-at-E3], which is being developed by a team of more than 100 people.
Nintendo Switch, previously codenamed Nintendo NX, before January 12, 2017. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/168662-Nintendo-Switch-Revealed#&gid=gallery_6577&pid=1]
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