Summary
TheLegend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomhas had a major achievement already, rising to the top of the most wishlisted games of the summer showcase season.Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomhas passed major titles likeDoom: The Dark Ages,Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and fellow Nintendo heavy-hitterMetroid Prime 4to do so.
Zeldafans were largely ecstatic when the most recent Nintendo Direct premiered. While the Nintendo Direct didn’t feature the Switch 2, it did contain several other announcements fans had been waiting for, like that ofMetroid Prime 4: Beyond, but also some big surprises, like the Zelda-led title. Fans of theZeldafranchise have been asking forplayable Zeldain a main entry for years, which seemed to go largely unheard by Nintendo. However, the fans are finally getting their wish with the new Switch title, and the excitement is evident.
In a new report fromGamesIndustry.Biz,Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomhas beaten every other major summer reveal from 2024 on IGN Playlist. IGN Playlist is a backlog and play activity tracker, and in this instance, is looking at data from May 30 to June 23 and only focuses on showcase-revealed titles.Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomcomes in at #1, followed byDoom: The Dark Agesin the #2 spot, andAstro Botin third. The top five are rounded out byGears of War: E-DayandPerfect Dark, respectively.
Top Wishlisted Games May 30 – June 23 (via IGN Playlist)
While this placement on the wishlist doesn’t mean thatZelda: Echoes of Wisdomwill perform or sell well for Nintendo, it’s likely that fans won’t hesitate to pick up this title. Outside of side games and spin-offs likeHyrule WarriorsandSuper Smash Bros., Zelda has been largely unplayable, relegated to being rescued or otherwise only having a minor role in the games.Zelda: Breath of the WildandTears of the Kingdomgave the Princess a more involved role, but still didn’t quite fulfill fans who wanted to save the world as Princess Zelda.
WhetherZelda: Echoes of Wisdomcan live up to the excitement remains to be seen. However, it seems fans are quite hopeful in it for it to rise to this level so soon.Zeldahas passed everything from remasters andremakes likeMetal Gear Solid Delta: Snake EaterandDragon Quest III HD-2D Remaketo brand-new entries in existing popular franchises likeCall of Duty: Black Ops 6andDragon Age: The Veilguard.It will be interesting to see how well all these games fare in the months and year to come in comparison to this wishlist.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
WHERE TO PLAY
Save Hyrule—this time with the wisdom of Princess Zelda!The people of Hyrule are being stolen away by strange rifts—and with a certain swordsman among the missing, it’s up to Princess Zelda to save her kingdom in the latest adventure in The Legend of Zelda™ series!Team up with the ethereal creature Tri and use the Tri Rod to create “echoes,” which are imitations of things you find in the environment—then recreate those echoes whenever you like to solve puzzles and defeat enemies. Use echoes like water blocks to reach new heights, make bridges out of old beds, throw rocks at foes, or find your own combination of echoes to do things your way. You can even make echoes of monsters to fight at your side in combat!
