The brand new service contained in the Change app known as Zelda Notes. It solely works for the Change 2 variations, and is “designed to offer a extra streamlined gameplay expertise,” in response to the overview trailer.
The app has achievement-like medals you possibly can earn for doing issues like touring lengthy distances, defeating enemies, amassing rupees, and different metrics. Medals are tracked globally and you may view what different gamers have earned in comparison with your self within the app, too.
All I can say is that it’s a really Nintendo transfer so as to add achievements to solely two Change 2 video games that exist solely on a service inside an app. You can speculate on whether or not this implies Nintendo is gearing as much as lastly make its personal model of achievements within the 12 months 2025, however everyone knows inside ourselves that that is most likely a bizarre one-off factor we’ll by no means see once more.
One other main characteristic of Zelda Notes is voice navigation, which appears to be like so much like a GPS assistant that may inform you the place to seek out issues like Koroks, Skyview Towers, Shrines, and extra. Within the brief demo, a participant selects a map icon on their cellphone and the voice calls out instructions to a Korok hidden underneath a rock in Tears of the Kingdom.
To me, it’s an odd characteristic to incorporate for 2 open-world video games concerning the joys of exploring and discovering issues. There’s no disgrace in utilizing guides if you’re stumped, however I’m undecided these video games can be as a lot enjoyable when you spent your entire time being instructed the place to go. It makes extra sense to make use of it for locating one thing in a pinch or cleansing up what you missed. Actually, I’m having hassle making an attempt to consider who Nintendo thinks that is for.
One of many issues you should use the navigation assistant to seek out are a bunch of latest voice recollections from Zelda, King Rauru, and Grasp Kohga. These brief audio diaries are scattered around the globe and allow you to hear the characters’ ideas on places and moments in Hyrule’s historical past. All of the Zelda lore heads on the market could have a brand new cause in addition up their outdated save recordsdata.
The app additionally helps you to share blueprints on your Tears of the Kingdom builds — a characteristic that might’ve been good two years in the past — in addition to present objects to different gamers, edit screenshots, roll for small each day in-game bonuses, and get rewards for scanning amiibo.
The Zelda Notes service will go reside contained in the Nintendo Change app on June 5, the identical day the Change 2 launches, together with the upgraded variations of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.
