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[cormack12]

Source: https://www.videogameschronicle.com...-let-you-repair-equipment-via-its-mobile-app/

Nintendo Switch 2's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom ports look set to fix one of the two games' most divisive features, via its mobile app connectivity.

The Zelda Notes app also allows Switch 2 players to roll a random 'daily bonus' which can be stored and used in-game. This includes generic items like meals and health boosts, but as spotted by Zeltik, one of the rewards is "equipment repairs".

Item decay is one of the most divisive features in the two Switch Zelda games, with all but a few weapons decaying the more they're used, forcing players to seek different options.

Since item decay is a core feature of both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, introducing repairs has the potential to significantly alter the game balance. However, it's worth noting that the repair bonus is rewarded randomly and can only be rolled once every 24 hours.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

This is EA / Ubisoft level of greed.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Nintendo 2025 in a nutshell. Tells you everything you need to know about the new leadership.

 

[Madjaba]

It keeps being better and better.
Double the screen time, triple the frustration.

 

[Punished Miku]

Seems like a total clickbait rage headline. A random 24 hr bonus repair is the biggest nothingburger I've ever seen. Its a double nothingburger Royale with cheese and a side of large fries.

 

[Gojiira]

Why is Nintendo always 2 gens behind when it comes to basic features? Like for real this shit is beyond obnoxious

 

[Lokaum D+]

it ll not take longer to Nintendo defenders discover this thread

 

[tamago84]

P2w and its not even multiplayer lol

 

[SweetTooth]

 

[Doom85]

 

[Horseganador]

So you have to pay for the NS2 versions of Zelda to be able to repair your device via a mobile app? That's a whole new level of greed on Nintendo's part.

 

[kunonabi]

Lol, game balance. Weapon breaking stops mattering a few hours in and just becomes an unnecessary irritation and the waste of time for the rest of the game.

 

[Hookshot]

After all these years people still haven't figured out that the weapons in those games are just ammo for the player to use.

 

[delishcaek]

Why would you repair a weapon that breaks after 5-10 hits anyway?

Also seems like the muppets ITT have already forgotten about Amiibo drops. lmao

 

[Davevil]

We had low expectations but not that low

 

[Impotaku]

Someone needs to fix the gate at the ranch a few more ponies have wandered in.

 

[Hugare]

After all these years people still haven't figured out that the weapons in those games are just ammo for the player to use.

Seems like Nintendo itself havent figured it out yet

I love that Nintendo showed the world how mid BOTW was by trying to fix evey major design choice in the game with TOTK. And now this.

Nintendo's greed is something else

 

[adamsapple]

 

[hemo memo]

This is beyond stupid.

 

[Lethal01]

Source: https://www.videogameschronicle.com...-let-you-repair-equipment-via-its-mobile-app/

Nintendo Switch 2's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom ports look set to fix one of the two games' most divisive features, via its mobile app connectivity.

The Zelda Notes app also allows Switch 2 players to roll a random 'daily bonus' which can be stored and used in-game. This includes generic items like meals and health boosts, but as spotted by Zeltik, one of the rewards is "equipment repairs".

Item decay is one of the most divisive features in the two Switch Zelda games, with all but a few weapons decaying the more they're used, forcing players to seek different options.

Since item decay is a core feature of both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, introducing repairs has the potential to significantly alter the game balance. However, it's worth noting that the repair bonus is rewarded randomly and can only be rolled once every 24 hours.

You could already repair equipment in tears of the kingdom not that it matterrs since you weapons are like ammo and you will usually have an inventory full of good stuff.

 

[Lethal01]

Lol, game balance. Weapon breaking stops mattering a few hours in and just becomes an unnecessary irritation and the waste of time for the rest of the game.

to me its basically just like reloading, only thing is it should have an autoswap option so you dont gotta press dpad each time

 

[kpopSuperstar]

There are 40-50 people on here who jump into every Nintendo thread and randomly scream about greed and how Nintendo sucks, without reading the OP. They read the title only and rub their hands at the opportunity to bust out their Nintendo meme.

But if you read the OP, you will see that it's a random reward every 24 hours, it's nothing, it's too little to have any meaning on the game.

This thread is using a tiny silly tidbit to console war.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Monkey Pawing a requested feature is the most Nintendo ass thing Nintendo could do.

 

[Mownoc]

What a dumb feature.

 

[crazyriddler]

My God, I have never seen people so salty on this forum about a console ever. It's a simple random prize every 24h that they have added in the mobile app and it doesn't affect or change the balance of anything.

There's a lot of shit on Nintendo and their policies, but the nervous breakdown that many people have around here these days is hilarious.

 

[apple_of_enlightenment]

My God, I have never seen people so salty on this forum about a console ever. It's a simple random prize every 24h that they have added in the mobile app and it doesn't affect or change the balance of anything.

There's a lot of shit on Nintendo and their policies, but the nervous breakdown that many people have around here these days is hilarious.

Yeah it's beyond tired.

 

[BlackTron]

This isn't a feature, it's something useless to add supposed value to the mobile app for the port, even though it has none.

 

[Matsuchezz]

Confirmed!! Nintendo reads GAF.
I'm pretty sure they read the comment of a delusional hardcore fan that said Nintendo is THE PREMIUM gaming brand. So they have been greenlit to charge top dollar for the more basic pieces of shit.
And they are ok with it, if Nintendo creates endless fun games, the fans are willing to pay thousands of dollars to play them at any cost:
Let's. Hope these morons wake up from this bad dream and their Nintendo high.
The children know no better. But their parents ffs.

Nintendo is readying miyanoto's bottled farts and they know these will sell at premium prices.

 

[AJUMP23]

I really enjoyed flame swords in botw so I would sneak a stock up on a couple of them and then roll out.

 

[Robb]

Zelda's Nintendo Switch 2 ports finally let you repair equipment –

via a mobile app bonus

 

[ADiTAR]

I understand that people here see their loving company move to multiplayer games, and is gonna release Concord 2 this year, but the salt levels are beyond.

 

[John Bilbo]

Oh fuck off

 

[Generic]

I understand that people here see their loving company move to multiplayer games, and is gonna release Concord 2 this year, but the salt levels are beyond.

Nintendo focus on multiplayer since the N64 era.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Company proceds to make rly shit decision.

Gaming fans: thats bad.

Nintendo retarded fans: why everyone is so salty?

 

[HRK69]

Seems like a total clickbait rage headline. A random 24 hr bonus repair is the biggest nothingburger I've ever seen. Its a double nothingburger Royale with cheese and a side of large fries.

This.

I get that you guys can't stand the looming global success of the Switch 2, but at this point, the salt is getting painfully predictable

 

[YeulEmeralda]

This is why PC is a superior platform: you can mod games. Fuck developers and their vision.

 

[Inanilmaz]

There are 40-50 people on here who jump into every Nintendo thread and randomly scream about greed and how Nintendo sucks, without reading the OP. They read the title only and rub their hands at the opportunity to bust out their Nintendo meme.

But if you read the OP, you will see that it's a random reward every 24 hours, it's nothing, it's too little to have any meaning on the game.

This thread is using a tiny silly tidbit to console war.

Ok but what's the problem. Why do you care

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Nintendo Smartglass?

 

[Leopold]

This is EA / Ubisoft level of greed.

Well this is for free. It isn't mtx.

 

[Rush2112]

Well this is for free. It isn't mtx.

It's free because they're testing it out. They can add a subscription fee to the app later.

 

[daclynk]

 

[Leopold]

It's free because they're just testing it out right now. They can add a subscription fee to an app later.

Lots of buts and ifs here, so it is speculation only. Fact is that N released several free apps until now and none turned paid all of a sudden.

 

[Madjaba]

There are 40-50 people on here who jump into every Nintendo thread and randomly scream about greed and how Nintendo sucks, without reading the OP. They read the title only and rub their hands at the opportunity to bust out their Nintendo meme.

But if you read the OP, you will see that it's a random reward every 24 hours, it's nothing, it's too little to have any meaning on the game.

This thread is using a tiny silly tidbit to console war.

Today it's a random feature but what tomorrow will bring ?

They are basically testing where the limits are right now.

 

[daclynk]

You could already repair equipment in tears of the kingdom not that it matterrs since you weapons are like ammo and you will usually have an inventory full of good stuff.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Seems like they are trying to add some value to that shitty app. It's free stuff anyway, but I don't like having phone apps integrating into videogames at all, what a way to break immersion.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

Wow what a nothing burger. Don't use the app if you don't want to, I won't.

 

[blacktout]

Clickbait journalists haven't eaten this good in years.

 

[Kacho]

Seems like they are trying to add some value to that shitty app.

Yep.

but I don't like having phone apps integrating into videogames at all, what a way to break immersion.

Yep.

 

[Kataploom]

Fuck that, also the stupid notes or memories or whatever, I don't have to have the phone close for that, worst way to add content to a game ever. Damn. I'm skip all of that.

 

[Lokaum D+]

Fuck that, also the stupid notes or memories or whatever, I don't have to have the phone close for that, worst way to add content to a game ever. Damn. I'm skip all of that.

someone hacked into Kataploom account