UPDATE: Feb. 9, 2023, 11:40 a.m. EST This story has been up to date.
After briefly going offline earlier than Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct livestream, preorders for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom(Opens in a brand new tab) are formally reside once more.
The listings went up after Nintendo revealed a second trailer for the extremely anticipated sequel to 2017’s Breath of the Wild to complete its showcase, and so they confirmed a rumored(Opens in a brand new tab) value improve: The usual version of the Change sport will, certainly, value $69.99, placing Nintendo in keeping with different video games publishers(Opens in a brand new tab) like Xbox and PlayStation who’ve began charging extra for first-party titles. (No phrase on how retailers will deal with the shoppers who locked in a preorder at $59.99 after they first went reside final September, however all you early-birds could have saved yourselves a pair bucks — i.e., do not cancel something simply but.)
‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ trailer has Hyperlink hovering, flying
For gamers with much more wiggle room of their budgets, Nintendo additionally introduced a Collector’s Version of TOTK and a brand new Hyperlink amiibo figurine priced at $129.99 and $15.99, respectively.
Each variations of the Tears of the Kingdom (in addition to the amiibo) are nonetheless slated for launch on Friday, Could 12 of this yr, so go forward and schedule your PTO accordingly. Here is a breakdown of their availability at main retailers.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ($69.99)
The bottom sport was up for preorder at Greatest Purchase(Opens in a brand new tab), GameStop(Opens in a brand new tab), Walmart(Opens in a brand new tab), and within the My Nintendo Retailer(Opens in a brand new tab) the final time we checked. (Amazon(Opens in a brand new tab) had it marked as “At the moment Unavailable,” however count on it to return there quickly.)
Nobody is providing any preorder bonuses, although the My Nintendo Retailer did make TOTK eligible for sport vouchers. Should you’re a Nintendo Change On-line member, you should buy a pair of two vouchers(Opens in a brand new tab) for $99.98 by your console and have it pre-load forward of launch.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Collector’s Version ($129.99)
Splurging on the Collector’s Version of TOTK nabs you a SteelBook case, a poster, a pin set, and a hardcover artwork e-book along with a duplicate of the bottom sport. It was up for preorder at GameStop on the time of writing; Greatest Purchase(Opens in a brand new tab) had it out there instantly after Nintendo Direct however has since listed it as “Coming Quickly.”
New Hyperlink amiibo ($15.99)
Per Nintendo’s press launch, this collectible figurine “grants entry to supplies and weapons, in addition to a particular cloth for Hyperlink’s paraglider(Opens in a brand new tab)” when the NFC reader scans the chip in its base in your Change’s proper Pleasure-Con. We have noticed it in inventory at Greatest Purchase.
