The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Gameplay Videos Surface Ahead of Nintendo NX Announcement

Nintendo has just unveiled four new videos showcasing gameplay from their upcoming entry into the Legend of Zelda series, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

The four videos were released on Nintendo’s official Japanese website for the game, offering a closer look at the gameplay, the day and night cycle, the weather system, and some of the things Link can do as a character to interact with the world.

Here’s Link fighting bad guys

This video shows a few minutes of the game’s dynamic weather system and how it affects the world.

Watch Link perform a variety of actions, including climbing, swimming and paragliding.

And here’s 23 minutes of the day and night cycle. Yes, it really is that long.

The game is expected to come out on both Wii U and Nintendo NX early next year, and will be launched alongside the release of the new console, which is being announced today.