{"id":17798,"date":"2023-02-09T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T04:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=17798"},"modified":"2023-02-09T13:00:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T04:00:38","slug":"20230209-17798","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230209-17798\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom costs $70 but not as expensive in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br>Nintendo released new information about <em><strong>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/strong><\/em> during the Nintendo Direct 2.8.2023. The game is now available for pre-order. Nintendo has often priced games at $59.99 in the past. However, this title is attracting a lot of attention as it will be the first $69.99 game for the Switch. In Japan, on the other hand, the price has increased only slightly.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom \u2013 Official Trailer #2\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fYZuiFDQwQw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/em> is the much anticipated sequel to <em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em>. Link, who has gained new powers, ventures through the sprawling landscapes of Hyrule and islands floating in the vast skies as he confronts the malevolent forces that threaten the kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until now, $59.99 has been the full-price standard for Nintendo titles. <em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em>, <em>Xenoblade Chronicles 3<\/em>, <em>Splatoon 3<\/em>, and even the recent release of <em>Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/em> all cost $59.99.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More and more games for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S are selling for $69.99 these days. And although <em>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/em> is coming out on the same console as its predecessor, which is priced at $59.99, and not on a new generation of consoles, it is also getting a $10 price increase.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1189\" height=\"517\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1189px) 100vw, 1189px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-001.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-001-600x261.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-001-380x165.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-001-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-001-150x65.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-001-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-001-696x303.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-001-1068x464.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-001-966x420.jpg 966w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1188\" height=\"353\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-002.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-002-600x178.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-002-380x113.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-002-768x228.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-002-150x45.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-002-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-002-696x207.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/20230209-236659-002-1068x317.jpg 1068w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In Japan, <em>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/em> is priced at 7,900 yen (around $60), while <em>Breath of the Wild<\/em> was priced at 7,678 yen (around $58), meaning the price has increased only slightly for the Japanese audience. In contrast, the price of Nintendo titles <em>Xenoblade Chronicles 2<\/em> and <em>Xenoblade Chronicles 3<\/em> are even higher at 8,778 yen (around $67) , making them far closer to the $69.99 price tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It could be said that the pricing of <em>Breath of the Wild<\/em> was higher than that of the overseas price (considering the exchange rate at the time), while <em>Tears of the Kingdom<\/em> is cheaper given the current exchange rate. In any case, given the inflationary trend throughout the world, the prices of other Nintendo titles may be going up as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nintendo told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/nintendo-direct\/2023\/02\/08\/update-the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-costs-70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Game Informer<\/a> that &#8220;We determine the suggested retail price for any Nintendo product on a case-by-case basis&#8221; regarding the $69.99 price tag as well as the price of future releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/em> is scheduled for release on May 12.<br><br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><em>Written by. Connor Lawless based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20230209-236659\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2023-02-09 09:29 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom costs $70. 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