Nintendo banks on ‘Zelda’ to boost fortunes


A visitor looking at a video game shelf next to a poster (left) of Japanese gaming giant Nintendo’s video game ‘The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom’, on display at a store in the Akihabara district of Tokyo. Nintendo will release the latest instalment in its long-running ‘Legend Of Zelda’ game series, titled ‘Tears Of The Kingdom’, for the Switch on May 12. — AFP

TOKYO: Japanese video game giant Nintendo is banking on the latest instalment of its 40-year-old saga Zelda to breathe life into its business, after forecasting a drop in profits this year.

The firm will release Tears Of The Kingdom on Friday (May 12), with clips circulating on the Internet already racking up millions of views and generating feverish excitement among fans.

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