If you haven’t picked up a copy of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, you now have more places to buy it from. The brand-new Switch exclusive wasn’t available to preorder at Walmart or Amazon, but it’s finally available at both retailers. Walmart has Echoes of Wisdom online and in stores. Amazon’s listing(s), meanwhile, are for imported, region-free editions. At the moment, the online retailer doesn’t stock Nintendo’s releases in North America. But Amazon has made the prospect of buying an imported game, in this case from its official UK Global Store, a bit more enticing by offering a 10% discount on Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
Echoes of Wisdom is a pivotal entry in the beloved Nintendo franchise. For the first time in the franchise’s nearly 40-year history, the namesake steps. into the leading role. Well, it’s not technically the first time Zelda has been playable, but Nintendo would probably want fans to forget Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon and Zelda’s Adventure, two infamous Philips CD-i games, exist at all.
Thankfully, Echoes of Wisdom is a triumph, an inventive combination of modern and classic Zelda formulas. The sprawling top-down adventure features traditional dungeons of old while giving players the freedom to approach puzzles in many different ways. For more on how Zelda’s debut adventure succeeds, check out our 9/10 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.
Echoes of Wisdom is the fifth(!) mainline Zelda game to receive a physical release on Switch, and you can save big on a few of Link’s adventures, too.
Echoes of Wisdom — $54 ($60)Link’s Awakening — $54 ($60)Tears of the Kingdom — $45 ($70)Breath of the Wild — $40 ($60)Skyward Sword HD — $40 ($60)
Numerous The Legend of Zelda Amiibo figures are back in stock for retail price at major retailers. In Echoes of Wisdom, you can use Amiibo to get extra crafting materials. You can also unlock three outfits for Zelda. These outfits are available in the game, so you won’t miss out by not having any figures to scan, but you’ll get an alternate version of the three outfits with select Amiibo. Here’s a list of the Amiibo available for retail price that will unlock these optional variants:
Unlock Blue Attire with:
Zelda & Loftwing from Skyward Sword — $20 ($25)Toon Zelda from The Wind Waker — $16Zelda from Super Smash Bros. — $16Sheik from Super Smash Bros. — $16Zelda from Tears of the Kingdom — $16
Unlock Red Tunic with:
Link from Link’s Awakening — $16Wolf Link & Midna from Twilight Princess — $16
Unlock Black Cat Costume with:
Ganondorf from Smash Bros. — $16Ganondorf from Tears of the Kingdom — $20
