{"id":963159,"date":"2026-01-03T03:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-nearly-had-a-scaled-up-name-that-spoiled-its-twist"},"modified":"2026-01-03T03:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:19:18","slug":"zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-nearly-had-a-scaled-up-name-that-spoiled-its-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-nearly-had-a-scaled-up-name-that-spoiled-its-twist\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom nearly had a scaled up name that spoiled its twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-nearly-had-a-scaled-up-name-that-spoiled-its-twist.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>We all know <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-walkthrough-tips-9343\">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/a> was (and still is) called The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but once upon a time Nintendo was thinking of a slightly different name for its <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-walkthrough-guide-tips-4857\">Breath of the Wild<\/a> follow-up.<\/p>\n<p>Please be aware of<strong> Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom spoilers below<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tears of the Kingdom&#8217;s producer Eiji Aonuma, the team was once thinking about calling the game Tears of the Dragon. However, there was concern this would put too much emphasis on some key plot points within the game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-nearly-had-a-scaled-up-name-that-spoiled-its-twist\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-nearly-had-a-scaled-up-name-that-spoiled-its-twist\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was (and still is) called The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but once upon a time Nintendo was thinking of a slightly different name for its Breath of the Wild follow-up. Please be aware of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom spoilers below. According to Tears of the Kingdom&#8217;s producer Eiji Aonuma, the team was once thinking about calling the game Tears of the Dragon. However, there was concern this would put too much emphasis on some key plot points within the game. 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