Hyrule Warriors Switch 2 will delve into the tradition of Zeld, which fans wondered

Nintendo is settlements Switch 2upcoming Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment as “leading story The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom“Giving players a chance to participate in the imprisoned war, which took place during the ancient past of Hyrule. According to programmer Koei Tecmo, he also plays into tradition and characters from this mysterious period.

“This game takes place during the imprisoned war, which is shown in fragments in the legend of Zeld: Tears of the Kingdom,” said Yosuke Hayashi from Koei Tecmo during the voice film of the latest creator of Nintendo. “In this game Hyrule Warriors you will see how the inhabitants of Hyrule fought the threat of the original Ganondorf.”

Although war is the focal point of history, the age of imprisonment will also ensure a deeper look at Hyrule itself. “As a story that can only be fully experienced, it not only presents the battles in the war imprisoned through the Warriors game. He also shows life in the kingdom of Hyrule after Princess Zelda was sent back in time,” explained producer Koei Tecmo Ryota Matersushita.

What’s more, the game will shed light on mysterious characters from this period. As confirmed earlier, King of Rauru and Minek will be playing characters, but Matsushita teases that players will “also learn about four masked wise men from the legend of Zeldy: Tears of the Kingdom.”

Like the previous Warriors games, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is a big action game that puts players against hundreds of enemies at the same time, and more appears on the battlefield than before thanks to the additional power of Switch 2. “Nintendo Switch 2 enabled many enemies in our Warriors games,” explained Matsushita.

“At the same time, it was also important that you could play with higher cages than the Nintendo Switch system. We were able to achieve it thanks to this game,” added Hayashi.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is to come “this winter”, and Switch 2 will be launched on June 5 for USD 450. Nintendo also offers limited time Mario Kart World for $ 500, but it will be Be available only until autumn 2025.