"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's" fate has always been tied to the Nintendo Switch. The company never announced a release date for the game, but for months now, gaming industry insiders have been saying that "Breath of the Wild" was going to be a launch title for the Switch. That might change, though.
Nintendo insider Emily Rogers has reported that "Breath of the Wild" may miss the mark and it won't come out alongside the Switch in March 2017 after all. She said the game's localization has been causing problems for some time now, and her sources told her it won't be done until the end of December.
Doesn't sound so bad, right? The problem is they still have to test the game after that to look for bugs and fix all the issues they find. Rogers says that the testing period may last four to six months. She stated that Nintendo would want a game as important as "Breath of the Wild" to be as bug-free as possible once it hits the shelves. Nobody wants to release a half-finished game.
"Based on what I've heard, I have no reason to believe that Breath of the Wild will be a March title. There's a much higher chance of Breath of the Wild being a summer 2017 game," Rogers stated.
Eurogamer revealed that they were also told that the game would need to undergo months of testing before Nintendo releases it. Testing an open world game like "Breath of the Wild" is not easy. Just ask the developers who worked on titles like "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" and "Grand Theft Auto V."
On a lighter note, Rogers said the Switch version of the game runs better than the Wii U version. She also revealed that the actual game is harder than the demo shown at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) earlier this year.
It should be noted that this rumor hasn't been verified yet, so there's a chance that this is false. So, just take this one with a little grain of salt right now.
