Highlights

  • Tears of the Kingdom, the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, has gained immense popularity, already selling over 19.5 million units in just six months.
  • A player in Tears of the Kingdom created a dangerous and impressive device to wreak havoc on enemies, which garnered attention and feedback from other players on social media.
  • While the device may not work against every boss in the game, it showcased the possibilities that players have to create unique vehicles and contraptions with the game's Zonai devices and Link's new abilities.

Of all the things players have done in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, one player raised the stakes by creating one of the deadliest and most impractical devices to wreak havoc on a fort packed with enemies. The device's creator recorded and posted their handiwork on social media, and other Tears of the Kingdom players chimed in with their thoughts and feedback concerning the machine.

Though the game had only been out for six months, an updated list provided by Nintendo showed that Tears of the Kingdom climbed up to the ninth spot of the top ten best-selling Nintendo Switch games. At the time of writing, Tears of the Kingdom sold over 19.50 million units, which is nearly 3 million more than the tenth-ranked New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Even though Mario Kart 8 Deluxe took the top spot at 57.01 million units sold, the fact that Tears of the Kingdom has already made the top ten in half a year is nonetheless remarkable. As a result, millions of Zelda players have been able to create all kinds of vehicles and contraptions using the game's Zonai devices and Link's new abilities.

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One player showed what Tears of the Kingdom players can do to deal a lot of damage quickly. A Redditor named POGO_BOY38 assembled a mobile, spinning flame turret and recorded a 22-second video with proof of their concept on the r/tearsofthekingdom subreddit. While other players have made Tears of the Kingdom devices that ended in disaster, the OP's device proved effective to a degree. With a stabilizer and two tank treads at the base, the deadly device's main method of causing chaos was the big wheel placed at the top. Two flame turrets and two lasers were attached to the wheel, and an ice turret was placed in the back as a makeshift motor.

While the device is capable of harming Link, the OP was able to turn it loose on a base full of bokoblins, including a boss bokoblin. Though the device is likely not going to work against certain bosses in Tears of the Kingdom, that did not stop the player from showing off what their creation could do. In the comments, some Tears of the Kingdom players added feedback to the OP's video, with one fans stating that another stabilizer or two could improve the device's functionality.

With plenty of devices for players to unleash upon Hyrule, Tears of the Kingdom is one example of how good gaming has been in 2023. It remains to be seen what Zelda fans will create next.