https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/may/09/nintendo-fans-the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom > Anticipation is sky-high for the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom this week. Fans explain why the sequel to Breath of the Wild is so eagerly awaited > This Friday, after years of feverish anticipation, Nintendo is finally set to release The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – the much-hyped sequel to its acclaimed 2017 epic, Breath of the Wild. Six years in the making, Tears of the Kingdom is set to be one of the biggest instalments in an already iconic, generationally beloved franchise, building on a predecessor that radically reshaped the conventions of the series and introduced scores of new fans to the fantasy world of Hyrule.