'Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' release date news, rumors: Game will not be launched in March 2017?

'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' 2016 E3 promo image nintendo.com

A lot of players are worried about the rumors circulating that "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's" release date will be delayed. Speculations are rampant that the much-awaited game will not be launched on its originally intended release date — which is March 2017 — since Nintendo reportedly encountered some problems with localization.

According to Game Rant, despite the fact that there are only a handful of games announced for 2017, "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" sticks out as one of the most hyped-up games to be released. After all, the next installment for the "Legend of Zelda" franchise seems to be one of the most ambitious titles from Nintendo, and it has the potential to become the game of the year.

As such, Nintendo has no qualms with ensuring that the new "Legend of Zelda" game is done right, and it could be the most plausible reason behind the delayed release.

After all, the rumors are pointing out that Nintendo wants to attain perfection for the series. The rumor stated by the same article is from Emily Rogers — also known as arcadegirl64 — who claimed that she has some close connections inside Nintendo who say that March 2017 might not cut it. Instead, the game will be released sometime during the summer of 2017.

Meanwhile, according to the Segment Next, some reports are suggesting that "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" will run more smoothly on Nintendo Switch as compared to the Wii U. It also seems that the final version of the game will have a ramped up difficulty compared to the version played during the recently concluded E3 2016 event.

Lastly, it is possible that "Mario 3D" will be the Nintendo Switch's launch title instead of "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild."

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