Speedrunner Conquers Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch 2

Alright, so picture this: Ikaboze, like everyone else at this shindig in Tokyo—Nintendo fan fest or something—had only ten minutes to fiddle around with the new Switch 2. But here’s the jaw-dropper: he blitzes through the credits of “Breath of the Wild” in, what, seven minutes? Yeah, I know, wild. And, he wasn’t just tooling around from scratch. Nope, he pulled this mind-bending seven-minute stunt — obliterating the current Any% speedrun record of 23 minutes by exploiting glitches. Props for that.

The dude had some save files on hand, fancy stuff, I guess, courtesy of Nintendo. One file plops Link, armed to the teeth, right outside Hyrule Castle. Ikaboze made mincemeat of Calamity Ganon in seconds. No drama. Just boom, done.

Now, there’s this point in the video—you can kinda feel the tension—where he’s trying to nail the windbomb thingamajig. You know, that trick that catapults Link up in the clouds like a manic bottle rocket, letting him glide all majestic-like across the map. But – plot twist – he flubs it. It’s still there in this new-fangled Switch 2 version, though. Haven’t patched it out or whatever. Eventually, even after seeing the credits, Ikaboze pulls it off in those remaining seconds. Talk about redemption.

Anyway—hang on, yeah—where was I? Right, so if you’re itching for your crack at “Breath of the Wild” on Switch 2, mark your calendar for June 5. That’s when both the game and this next-gen gizmo hit the shelves. Plus, there’s a shiny new Switch 2 edition of “Tears of the Kingdom” dropping the same day. Double whammy. Go wild, folks.