Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are getting upgrades exclusive to the Switch 2, and in order to make the most of these editions, players will want to download the Nintendo Switch app. Once the Switch 2 is out, the Nintendo Switch app will feature Zelda Notes, which will bring helpful, quality-of-life features to Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom as well as brand-new content.
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This article tells players the best features coming to Zelda Notes on the Nintendo Switch app, so they can fully grasp what they can do with it. Gamers will want to make sure that they download the app and have Zelda Notes ready to go once they play or replay these games on the Nintendo Switch 2.
9 Receive Additional Amiibo Scans
Get More Rewards Out of Amiibo
- Available in: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom
Amiibo can be quite helpful in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, especially in the early game. Players get to scan each of their amiibo once a day in each game in exchange for goodies. Except for special characters, such as Wolf Link, amiibo will spawn a chest with either clothes, resources, and rupees inside.
Zelda Notes will track how many times players have scanned an amiibo, and once it marks five scans on a certain amiibo, they'll be able to scan it a second time.
8 Spin the Wheel for a Daily Bonus
Receive an In-Game Freebie Daily
- Available in: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom
With Zelda Notes, fans will be able to spin the wheel once a day, thanks to a fun in-app minigame, to guarantee a freebie.
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At the moment, we don't know exactly what gamers can get with this minigame, but it will most likely be resources, ingredients, meals, and potions. But it's possible that it could also include valuable weapons. Once gamers have spun the wheel, they can transfer their reward to the game and enjoy it.
7 Autobuild Sharing
Easily Share Your Favorite Builds With Friends and the Community
Available in: Tears of the Kingdom
Autobuild is one of the various abilities available in Tears of the Kingdom, and it's extremely useful, as it's there to make players' lives a lot easier. Instead of having to redo constructions bit by bit every time, players can save builds that they've made with Ultrahand as schematics and quickly recreate them with Autobuild.
With the Autobuild Sharing feature, players will be able to share their creations with the community. Zelda Notes will generate QR codes for builds, which can then be shared and saved by other players.
6 Map Navigation
Makes It Easier to Reach 100 Percent Completion
- Available in: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom
Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are huge games. When BOTW first came out, players were baffled when they found out how much there was to discover, whether it was Shrines or Koroks. And as if that wasn't enough, TOKT takes it up a notch by introducing the sky map, the Depths, and caves.
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Whether players want to reach 100 percent completion or simply find out where a nearby landmark could be, the map navigation feature will be of tremendous help. Players can mark a location on their map and listen to the narrator tell them where to go in order to reach it, making it much easier to locate map elements.
5 Item Sharing
Give Out Your Extra Items
- Available in: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom
If players have more items than they need in Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom, they can help out the community by giving them away. Gamers will be able to place the items that they want to give away on a Zelda Notes deposit box, and then generate a QR Code in order to share it with a friend or online.
4 Photo Studio
Share Pictures, Blueprints, and Items
- Available in: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom
The Photo Studio feature will make it possible for gamers to send their favorite photos to Zelda Notes and edit them directly on the app with fun stickers and stamps.
Players can then share these pictures with the community and even attach freebies for whoever views them, as they can place Ultrahand blueprints or Item Boxes with the QR code stamp.
3 My Play Data
Detailed Play Records and Medals
- Available in: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom
Zelda Notes has a feature that was made for players who love to unlock achievements and keep track of their stats. With Zelda Notes, players can track their exact playtime, how many enemies they've defeated, how many chests they've opened, how many materials and weapons they've collected, and much more.
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On top of this, the app will reward them with medals when they reach a certain milestone, so it's an awesome incentive to keep playing.
2 Global Play Data
Compare Stats With Players From Around the World
- Available in: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom
On top of being able to track data, Zelda Notes will also allow players to compare this information with the the BOTW and TOKT community. This makes it possible for fans to see on what side of the scale their stats are compared to the rest of the world.
1 Voice Memories
New Memory Narrations at Certain Locations
- Available in: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom
The Zelda Notes Voice Memories feature might just be what causes more fans to replay Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. When players navigate through Hyrule with Zelda Notes, they will have the opportunity to listen to insights from the characters that they've come to know and love.
When gamers visit certain locations that were particularly memorable to some of these characters, it's possible that there will be a voice memory to listen to. This will allow fans to dig even deeper into the lore of these Zelda games.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Released
- May 12, 2023
WHERE TO PLAY
- ESRB
- Rated E for Everyone 10+ for Fantasy Violence and Mild Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- Nintendo
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Engine
- Havok
- Cross-Platform Play
- N/A
- Cross Save
- N/A
- Franchise
- The Legend of Zelda
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- n/a
- Genre(s)
- Adventure, Action, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
- How Long To Beat
- 59 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- n/a
