Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s first patch fixes a main quest progression bug
Several other issues also addressed in new update
Nintendo has released The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s first post-launch patch.
Version 1.1.1 fixes an issue that could prevent players from completing the main quest ‘The Closed Door’.
It also tackles several other unspecified issues, according to the platform holder. We’ve republished the patch notes in full below.
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Version 1.1.1 patch notes
General Updates
- Fixed issue where, sometimes, the player could not clear main quest “The Closed Door,” even if they fulfilled the conditions to advance the quest.
- If you have already encountered this issue, you will be able to clear the quest by downloading this update data.
- Several issues have been addressed to improve the gameplay experience.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was released on May 12 and sold 10 million copies worldwide in its first three days, according to Nintendo.
That made it the fastest-selling game in the history of the series and the fastest-selling Nintendo game for any system in Europe and the Americas.
Nintendo said the Zelda franchise has now sold over 130 million units since launching in 1986.
Further reading
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VGC’s The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom review called the title “easily one of the very best games on Nintendo Switch”.
Other critics heaped praise on the game in their write-ups too, with most agreeing it’s a worthy sequel to one of the generation’s best games and one of the long-running franchise’s high points.
