Nintendo Switch Accessories Leak Suggests Zelda is a Launch Title

Whenever Nintendo launches a new piece of gaming hardware, third-party manufacturers are very groovy to support information technology with accessories. If they can get 'officially licensed' on to their packaging, all the amend. Hori is best known as a key accessory manufacturer for Nintendo.

Thus, unsurprisingly, its unabridged range of Nintendo Switch accessories leaked simply a few days ahead of Nintendo's big Switch reveal issue.

The leak comes via Twitter user DroidXAce, with blackness and white images showing a range of accessories including screen protectors, a stand up, a charger for two sets of Joy-Cons, an arcade stick, a joypad, automobile charger, LAN adapter, case for the Nintendo Switch handheld, and a case for the game cartridges.

You can view them all on NeoGAF.

Undoubtedly, these are all accessories yous'd await to be offered for a new slice of hardware. However, there'due south one extra item that potentially reveals more than Nintendo would accept liked. Amid the accessories is a Zelda Breath of the Wild Kit, including a Nintendo Switch pouch, microfibre cloth, Joy-Con protector, and game cartridge case, a Breath of the Wild sticker set for the Joy-Con Grip controller and Switch stand up, and a larger Breath of the Wild-themed game cartridge example. The sticker set conspicuously lists its availability as "March 2022."

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Accessories specifically targeted at supporting a game only really sell well when positioned next to the newly released game. After a few weeks these accessories get heavily discounted so as to clear stock. With that in mind, it's fair to propose that Hori would only be making Jiff of the Wild-themed accessories available in March 2022 if the game is going to be available.

It had been suggested final Nov that Jiff of the Wild would not be a Switch launch title considering it simply won't be ready in time. Nintendo kept serenity and is leaving all new details for its live presentation on January 12 2022. This Hori leak certainly suggests that we are going to take Jiff of the Wild bachelor at launch, a fact that is certain to please fans and make the Nintendo Switch sell-out all the more quickly.

Nintendo'south Switch presentation will be streamed at 11pm EST, or 12pm, 13 January 2022 for Malaysia, next calendar week. You lot'll be able to lookout man it alive on the Nintendo Switch site, Nintendo's YouTube channel, or on Twitch.