<P> Similarly to the original Legend of Zelda ( 1986 ) , players are given little instruction and can explore the open world freely . Tasks include collecting multipurpose items to aid in objectives or solving puzzles and side quests for rewards . Breath of the Wild 's world is unstructured and designed to reward experimentation , and the story can be completed in a nonlinear fashion . Development of Breath of the Wild lasted five years . Wanting to reinvent the series , Nintendo introduced elements such as a detailed physics engine , high - definition visuals , and voice acting . Monolith Soft assisted in designing landscapes . The game was planned for release in 2015 as a Wii U exclusive , but was delayed twice due to problems with the physics engine . Released on March 3 , 2017 , Breath of the Wild was a launch game for Switch and the final Nintendo game for Wii U . Two downloadable content packs were released later in 2017 . </P>
<P> Similarly to the original Legend of Zelda ( 1986 ) , players are given little instruction and can explore the open world freely . Tasks include collecting multipurpose items to aid in objectives or solving puzzles and side quests for rewards . Breath of the Wild 's world is unstructured and designed to reward experimentation , and the story can be completed in a nonlinear fashion . Development of Breath of the Wild lasted five years . Wanting to reinvent the series , Nintendo introduced elements such as a detailed physics engine , high - definition visuals , and voice acting . Monolith Soft assisted in designing landscapes . The game was planned for release in 2015 as a Wii U exclusive , but was delayed twice due to problems with the physics engine . Released on March 3 , 2017 , Breath of the Wild was a launch game for Switch and the final Nintendo game for Wii U . Two downloadable content packs were released later in 2017 . </P>
when was breath of the wild first announced
when was breath of the wild first announced
2015
2015