I am personally glad to see Breath of
the Wild as a launch title as early rumours reported this game as being delayed till June, so I breathed a big sigh of relief when the release date was confirmed as the 3rd of March 2017.
By setting The Legend of Zelda: Breath of
the Wild as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo debuted with a system seller.
Then, retailer GameStop suggested otherwise, forecasting that we might see Nintendo release Breath of
the Wild as a launch title when the Switch hits shelves in March.
Not exact matches
The phenomenal numbers put Super Mario Odyssey on the path to becoming the best selling game for the Switch, Nintendo's latest gaming console; fans are buying it even faster than they bought The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild, a
launch title that was heralded
as one of the best games in the Zelda franchise's history.
As I write this Thursday afternoon, we are still waiting to see two strong Palme contenders: The
Wild Pear Tree by Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan, a Cannes favourite who took the top prize in 2014 with Winter Sleep; and Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's Capernaum,
titled for a Biblical town where Jesus Christ is said to have performed miracles, which is getting good advance buzz for its story about an unhappy boy
launching a lawsuit against the adults who vex him.
As a console
launch title, does
Wild Gunman still hold up or is it nothing more than a baby's toy?
Skylanders Imaginators joins Zelda: Breath of the
Wild and a host of other
titles as a
launch title for the Nintendo Switch, slated for release on March 3.
With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild as its major
launch title, the Switch quickly rose to the top of console sales charts and dramatically increased Nintendo's revenue.
Sometimes you get tired of being outmaneuvered In some senses, what Amazon
launched yesterday with Amazon Encore is neither that amazing a project, after all there have been several small - press or self - published
titles taken on board by large publishers
as I've mentioned on this blog before, nor is it even that innovative, Authonomy is at its core a way to tap the self published and slush - piled manuscripts out there in the
wild.
The
title's release date has not yet been confirmed, but November would make sense, considering it will be the Switch's anchor
title going into the holiday season just
as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild served
as a system seller for the console's
launch.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild is the only notable
launch title for the system, and highly anticipated games such
as Splatoon 2 and Super Mario Odyssey aren't coming until later this year.
This pattern was repeated two
titles later with Breath of the
Wild, which also
launched on a troubled older platform (the struggling Wii U)
as well
as launching the new Switch, and by January 2018 the new game had sold an impressive 7.8 million (1.1 million of which had been on the Wii U).
The console was
launched less than 3 months later on March 3rd, 2017 with the best first party
title being The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild which is highly regarded by critics and players
as one of the great games of all time.
Partnered with strong
launch titles such
as the spectacular The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild, the Switch has the potential to win back fans burned by a lack of big games from the last two systems — but only if it can consistently deliver great
titles this time.
@Kokyu When you say «Most of the
launch date «games» on Switch are tech demos» I'm pretty sure what you mean is «Only one of the
launch date «games» on Switch is a tech demo» because
as you already know, the
launch line - up is: 1: Zelda: Breath of the
Wild 2: Bomberman R 3: Just Dance 2017 4: Skylanders Imaginators 5: NBA 2K18 6: Binding of Isac: Afterbirth + 7: 1 2 Switch So out of 7
launch titles, only one is a «Tech Demo» but I guess you just wanted to jump on the «Bash the Switch» bandwagon.
Also See: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild to Release
as a Switch
Launch Title, but not in Europe
Last week we reported on the fact that the long - awaited The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild will miss the Nintendo Switch's March
launch date and instead be released several months later, and that Mario would likely take its place at
launch as Nintendo's big first - party
title.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild will be coming on March 3 of this year
as a
launch title for the Nintendo Switch.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild will go down
as one of the best
launch titles of all time.
Although Nintendo disappointed many of their legions of hardcore fans by not revealing any details whatsoever about the NX at the E3 expo, they did offer a tantalising glimpse of the future by revealing that the upcoming The Legend of Zelda
title, The Breath of the
Wild, was to be released on both the Wii U and the NX
as a
launch title.
It is no secret that Legend Of Zelda Breath Of The
Wild will be a
launch title for the Nintendo Switch and fans are getting excited
as the
launch is getting closer.
Breath of the
Wild sales will also not be crippled by being reliant on one console, since the game is supposed to be releasing both
as a
launch title for the Nintendo Switch, and be a game for the Wii U. With both of these consoles, plus the fairly good sales of the HD re-release of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, hopefully enough interest has been rekindled in The Legend of Zelda to get a lot of recognition.
According to another report, the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild might release alongside the hybrid - console
as a
launch title, but only in North America and Japan.
According to a recent report, Nintendo is indeed planning to release The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild as a Nintendo Switch
launch title in Japan and North America.
-- A World War Z Game was revealed — Vacation Simulator, a sequel to Job Simulator, was announced — Firewatch developers, Campo Santo, reveal a new game — The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild's Champion's Ballad DLC is available tonight — FROM Software teases a new
title — Soul Calibur VI is coming in 2018 — Fortnite getting a limited - time 50 vs. 50 Battle Royale mode — THQ Nordic reveals horror survival game Fade to Silence — Bayonetta 1 and 2 coming to Switch early next year — Bayonetta 3 coming exclusively to Switch — A Way Out releases next March, two players can play online with one copy — Death Stranding's trailer is weird
as hell — The makers of Bulletstorm bring you Witchfire — Media Molecule's Dreams is trippy and beautiful — First footage of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds» desert map — Sci - Fi shooter GTFO coming from Payday 2's creator — Metro Exodus» new trailer reveals its release date — Sea of Thieves
launches March 20
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild will release on the 3rd of March alongside the
launch of the Nintendo Switch
as both a Wii U and Switch
title.
Breath of the
Wild was released simultaneously worldwide for the Wii U and
as a Nintendo Switch
launch title on March 3, 2017.
Partnered with strong
launch titles such
as the spectacular The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild, the Switch has the potential to win back fans burned by a lack of big games from the last two systems — but only if it can consistently deliver great
titles this time.
The report also mentions Zelda: Breath of the
Wild, which we already know is slated
as a
launch title, and confirms what Eurogamer revealed two weeks ago: that it will function primary
as a handheld console with detachable controllers, but will also have the ability to connect to your television.
Given its status
as a Wii U
title upgraded to Switch
launch release, it's perhaps forgivable to have some reservations about how Breath of the
Wild looks — especially when it's entering an open - world genre which can boast such graphical masterpieces
as The Witcher 3 and Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Games such
as Horizon Zero Dawn, Nioh, and Nier: Automata are just some of the best
titles to come out on the platform, and that's an impressive achievement considering it's been such a powerhouse year for games, with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the
Wild being released in March, and Super Mario Odyssey finally
launching Oct. 27.