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RUMOR - Zelda: Breath of the Wild won't make Switch launch
The following info comes from Emily Rogers. Emily points out that this info isn't confirmed yet and comes from multiple inside sources.
- localization on the game became a huge task, bigger than anyone expected
- as of October, localization was still not going as smoothly as planned
- localization might not be finished until the end of December
- after localization, the game will require between (at least) four-to-six months of testing
- Nintendo’s intention is to have the game as bug free as possible
- a Summer release may be more likely
- the Switch version of BoTW is running more smoothly than the Wii U version
- final version of the game is a bit harder than what the press and media played at E3
- the E3 demo’s difficulty was toned down a tiny bit because Nintendo wanted people playing to have fun exploring