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Watch 40 minutes of unseen ‘Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ footage

Published Oct 25th, 2016 7:11PM EDT
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Gameplay
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Save for possibly Pokemon Sun and Moon, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the most anticipated Nintendo game of the near future. The title is coming to both Wii U and Nintendo’s recently announced Switch console, but all the footage we’ve seen so far has come from the Wii U version of the game.

Sadly, that’s also true of this new footage, but that shouldn’t stop you from watching 40 minutes of gameplay from what might be the Wii U’s last great game.

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On Sunday, Nintendo of Japan’s YouTube account shared a new video featuring the cast of Japanese variety show GameCenter DX playing through an extensive demo of Breath of the Wild. You’ve seen some of this before in previous videos, but as it’s less of a guided tour and more of a player experimenting with the various items and systems of the game, there are plenty of never-before-seen moments as well:

Fighting, hunting, cooking, shield surfing — it’s all here in the video, giving Wii U and (future) Switch owners plenty to think about leading up to the game’s launch next year. Although the game is expected to debut alongside the Nintendo Switch next March, Nintendo has not confirmed the release date yet.

Jacob Siegal
Jacob Siegal Associate Editor

Jacob Siegal is Associate Editor at BGR, having joined the news team in 2013. He has over a decade of professional writing and editing experience, and helps to lead our technology and entertainment product launch and movie release coverage.