The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom Are Getting Achievements on Nintendo Switch 2

Both The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are getting Nintendo Switch 2 versions for the caller console. Alongside the in-game upgrades, Nintendo's adding a fig of further features done the caller Zelda Notes enactment successful its Nintendo Switch App, including achievements.

The Nintendo Switch App (formerly known arsenic the Nintendo Switch Online App) volition get an update adding Zelda Notes, a game-specific work exclusive to the Nintendo Switch 2 versions of some Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.

This app was shown disconnected successful the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, allowing players to usage GPS-style navigation to scope landmarks successful the Zelda games. For achievements, the app volition way your play information and let players to gain in-app medals based connected their records. These relationship for opening chests, earning rupees, and more.

In the Achievements section, Nintendo lists categories specified arsenic "Quests and Adventures Cleared," "Shrines of Light Cleared," "Locations Visited," "Lightroots Unlocked," and others. Alongside tracking those numbers, the app volition besides fto you spot however you lucifer up with different players connected a planetary scale.

While the achievements look geared towards completion, it's absorbing to spot Nintendo experimentation with these options. Granted, they beryllium successful a telephone app alternatively than connected the Switch 2 console by itself, but I americium funny to spot whether different games get akin treatments successful the future.

Other features of the Zelda Notes app see a Daily Bonus enactment for adjuvant resources, a Voice Memories conception which adds much communicative and lore to the satellite arsenic you explore, and an Autobuild Sharing tool. These bash look similar useful tools, and particularly geared towards radical playing done this Zelda duology for the 2nd clip connected their Nintendo Switch 2.

The Nintendo Switch 2 has a motorboat day acceptable for June 5, 2025. Both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom volition person Switch 2 editions astatine launch, alongside a slew of different games some caller and refreshed. Previews dropped this greeting for immoderate of the motorboat model games for the Nintendo Switch 2, including Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and wide hands-on impressions of the console.

If you're looking for everything announced astatine the Direct for this upcoming console, beryllium definite to cheque retired our recap of each the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct quality here.

Eric is simply a freelance writer for IGN.