Did Nintendo Think Tears of the Kingdom is Offensive?
Channel: Video Game Story Time
Date: 2022-09-15

So, uh...did anyone at Nintendo actually delay revealing the name Tears of the Kingdom in the UK because they thought those mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II would find the new Zelda game offensive?

Because, if so, that's very sweet, but British people don't really work that way.

The latest Nintendo Direct showcased a lot of games - Pikmin 4, a bunch of different farming sims, and absolutely nothing about Metroid 4 - but the crowning jewel of the presentation was the announcement of the official name of the sequel to Breath of the Wild.

Sure, some people were holding out hope for more announcements - such as Wind Waker and Twilight Princess on Switch - but c'est la vie. 'Twasn't meant to be.

In a very odd move, though, Nintendo elected not to livestream the Direct presentation in the UK, instead making it available as a Video on Demand at 4pm, mere minutes after the rest of the world learned about Tears of the Kingdom.

Considering that many Brits, ourselves included, simply watched the US livestream instead, this didn't seem to achieve very much.

It was only after the name Tears of the Kingdom was revealed that commenters began speculating - did Nintendo worry that UK viewers might think the name was a reference to the Queen?

This we don't know for certain, but as to whether or not Brits will be offended by the new Zelda game's official title, the short answer is that most British people probably wouldn't have noticed the connection unless Nintendo hadn't drawn attention to it.

But, let's be honest. That's not the real purpose of this video.

The real reason we made this is so we could quote Master Oogway at the end. Yesterday's history, tomorrow's a myster. Today is a gift - that's why it is called the present.

Lots of love,
BretonStripes and Kotor

Sources for this video:
https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-uk-wont-livestream-tomorrows-direct-as-a-mark-of-respect-for-the-late-queen
https://twitter.com/NintendoUK/status/1569326012156059649
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/the-queen-and-paddington-royal-parks-urge-public-not-to-leave-marmalade-sandwiches-as-tributes-to-protect-wildlife-3840657 
https://www.ign.com/articles/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-2-official-title-secret 

Check out Thomas Game Docs' video on a Nintendo game that DID upset British people here: https://www.youtube.com/watch/oT3NvuTLgM0