UPDATE: May. 9, 2023, 10:40 a.m. EDT This story has been updated with the latest preorder availability info. Here are some quick links:
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ($69.99) — save $10 on Super.com(opens in a new tab) with code MASHZLDA; available at Amazon(opens in a new tab), Best Buy(opens in a new tab), GameStop(opens in a new tab), Walmart(opens in a new tab), and in the My Nintendo Store(opens in a new tab)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition ($129.99) — sold out
Get your rupees out and schedule your PTO accordingly: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom(opens in a new tab) is set for release on Friday, May 12, and preorders are officially live.
The highly anticipated sequel to 2017's Breath of the Wild is priced at $69.99, or $10 more than Nintendo's typical price for Switch games. (This puts Nintendo in line with other games publishers(opens in a new tab), like Xbox and PlayStation, who have started charging extra for first-party titles.) For players with even more wiggle room in their budgets — and the patience to find it in stock — a $129.99 Collector's Edition of TOTK will also be available at launch.
Early birds may recall that the base game was selling for $59.99 back in September 2021, when preorder listings first went up; it didn't even have a title or cover art at that point. If you missed out on that lower price, here's some good news: The deals site Super.com(opens in a new tab) had TOTK preorders on sale for $67.99 at the time of writing, and if you enter the coupon code MASHZLDA at checkout, you'll save an additional $8 to lock it in at the original $59.99. U.S. shipping is free.
Otherwise, here's a breakdown of both editions' current availability at major retailers:
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ($69.99)
The base game could be reserved at Amazon(opens in a new tab), Best Buy(opens in a new tab), GameStop(opens in a new tab), Walmart(opens in a new tab), and in the My Nintendo Store(opens in a new tab) at the time of writing. (It's sold out at Target(opens in a new tab).) No one is offering a preorder bonus except for GameStop, which is giving away exclusive wooden plaques while supplies last — note that they must be picked up in person at GameStop stores.
It's also worth mentioning that the My Nintendo Store is making TOTK eligible for game vouchers, which is a sneaky way of getting it at a discount if you want to pre-load it on your console ahead of release. Nintendo Switch Online members can buy a pair of two vouchers(opens in a new tab) for $99.98.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition ($129.99)
Splurging on the Collector's Edition of TOTK nabs you a SteelBook case, a poster, a pin set, and a hardcover art book in addition to a copy of the base game. Every retailer that's put it up for preorder has had a hard time keeping it in stock (see: Amazon(opens in a new tab), Best Buy(opens in a new tab), GameStop(opens in a new tab), and Target(opens in a new tab)), but we'll update this post if it's re-listed anywhere. Your local GameStop store may have a couple of copies available(opens in a new tab) on launch day.
