The art book from the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Collector's Edition has leaked online. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom isn't scheduled to release for another several months, but fans of the franchise are anxious for as much information about the game as they can find. Nintendo has been surprisingly withholding, however, keeping the game's many secrets for players to discover at launch. This latest leak offers the most concrete look at what's to come in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom yet.
The art book in question is not a standalone product. As part of the Nintendo Direct released in early February, Nintendo also announced a Collector's Edition for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The bundle retails for $129.99 and includes items like a Steelbook, a poster, a pin set, and the aforementioned art book. The Collector's Edition is supposed to launch the same day as the standard edition of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, so this is a significant leak of an unreleased product.
Photographs of the individual pages of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's art book have been shared online. It's unclear where the book came from, but fans of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or the Zelda franchise as a whole will be pleased to hear that the contents of the art book don't include any specific details regarding the game's story, open world, gameplay, or mechanics. While all the art book's images are undeniably spoiler content, there's little significant enough to force Zelda fans to hide for the next three months.
What's included in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom art book is lots of unlabeled concept art. Avoiding all non-general spoilers, the art focuses on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's environments, enemies, NPCs, weapons, and armor. Much of this has already been shown in early trailers from Nintendo, but there's plenty that's new, too.
A focus for dedicated The Legend of Zelda fans who aren't worried about spoilers will be the finer details of what's shared in the art book. While the art book itself may not feature any major revelations, it's possible that fans could treat it like a puzzle book to speculate out larger elements of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It's not impossible that one fan or another could figure out the entire plot of the game ahead of release.
What seems likely is that Nintendo knew the art shared in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's art book wouldn't be "secure." Even if it didn't leak, retailers would have access to the art book before The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom hit store shelves. As such, what content is included in the book almost certainly intentionally avoids revealing any major spoilers. It's still full of exciting information and beautiful art, though, so Collector's Edition buyers will likely be happy with what Nintendo has put together.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom releases May 12 on Switch.
Source: Reddit
