ThoughThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomhas leaked, one leaker found out the hard way that it is not a good idea to boast about their ill-gotten gains and consequently drew the ire of the former CEO of Nintendo of America. Reggie Fils-Aime proceeded to roasttheTears of the Kingdomleakeron social media for their behavior.As the next entry in the long-runningThe Legend of Zeldaseries,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomtakes place just a few years after the events ofBreath of the Wild.In the time between the releases ofBreath of the WildandTears of the Kingdom, Fils-Aime retired as CEO of Nintendo of America and was succeeded by Doug Bowser. However, that has not stopped Fils-Aime from maintaining a powerful presence on social media.RELATED:Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Frame Rate, Resolution Details ConfirmedWith just a week to go until the launch ofTears of the Kingdom, Twitter user humanandagamer posted a picture of their Nintendo Switch home screen and indicated that theyreceived a copy ofTears of the Kingdomearlywhile laughing it off. No spoilers from the game were in the picture in question. However, Fils-Aime would quote the 2008 movieTaken, which was originally attributed to actor Liam Neeson’s character, ex-CIA officer Bryan Mills. While the movie has been quoted in various memes before, it served as a veiled threat against the OP for breaking the street release date forTears of the Kingdom. A short time after the tweet, the OP deleted it and their Twitter account, but Fils-Aime preserved the evidence with a screen capture in the replies.
At the time of writing, it is not known if the account was taken down by Twitter at the behest of Nintendo, or by the user’s own accord as a result of theirTears of the Kingdompost. Nevertheless, other Twitter users joined Fils-Aime in roasting the deleted account for bragging about their ill-gotten gains. Some of the replies rehashedFils-Aime’s most memorable quotesto fit the situation.
The situation itself, while unfortunate, served as a reminder to not cross Nintendo when it comes to breaking the street date for its first-party games. WithTears of the Kingdomslated to release digitallyat the same time, only time will tell what awaits players when the game officially releases.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomlaunches on May 12 for Nintendo Switch.
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