| The Legend of Zelda: | |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Producer: | Eiji Aonuma |
| Series: | The Legend of Zelda |
| Platforms: | Nintendo Switch |
| Released: | September 26, 2024 |
is an upcoming video game in The Legend of Zelda series published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch.[1] The game has the player control Princess Zelda and features an art style similar to that of the 2019 remake of Link's Awakening.
Players will control Princess Zelda, who can use the power of the magical Tri Rod to create "echoes", which are imitations of objects and monsters. Echoes may be used freely throughout the world, though a limit exists to the number that may be summoned, as shown by the number of triangles visible by the fairy Tri.[2]
In addition the player has the ability to "bind" objects, such that an object moves as they move (or vice versa: they move as an object moves, allowing them to float).[3] [4]
Zelda can travel using a variety of methods, including echoes, fast travel sites or a horse. In addition, she may change outfits or equipment and can combine ingredients to purchase smoothies.[5]
While rescuing Zelda from Ganon, Link disappears after being sucked into a mysterious rift, with similar rifts appearing throughout Hyrule and causing others to disappear. Zelda sets out to save Link and Hyrule with the help from the mysterious fairy Tri, who gives her the Tri Rod.
Many of the people of Hyrule are present in the game's version of Hyrule, including the Deku Scrubs, Gerudo, Gorons, and both river and ocean Zora.
The game features the same art style as the Nintendo Switch remake of Link's Awakening (2019).[1]
Echoes of Wisdom is the first mainline Zelda game to explicitly star Zelda as the main protagonist. She has previously been playable in other games developed by other unofficial developers. The games include (1993) and Zelda's Adventure (1996) for the Philips CD-i, as well as spin-off games such as Hyrule Warriors (2014) and Cadence of Hyrule (2019).[2] [6]
The game was first announced on June 18, 2024, during a Nintendo Direct.[7] It is set for release on September 26, 2024.[8]