'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' news: game backstory leaked; Wii U and Nintendo Switch difference detailed

Janna Dela Cruz Wednesday, January 18, 2017

A new screenshot from "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" | Facebook/LegendofZelda

Details on the backstory of "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" was revealed inadvertently on the Treehouse livestream when the map and the Special Editions of the highly anticipated game was shown.

The back of the map had Sheikah writing that YouTuber Zeltik and other "The Legend of Zelda" fans worked together to translate to Japanese then English.

Their hard work led them to uncover exciting details about the events that took place a century before "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild." The text reads:

"Hylians pass stories of a destined time long past where multiple races lived and worked together in harmony. The Sheikah Tribe's blue aura breathed through the land and this mutual prosperity continued until a cataclysmic disaster stuck. The Hero and the Princess attempted to seal the terror which became known as the Calamity Ganon. Divine beasts awoke from four directions and deployed a mechanical army which made the King and his people fearful. They fractured Ganon's power and sealed him but the Sheikah were banished from the land ever since."

This backstory should give fans an idea as to why they state of affairs in the kingdom come "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" are the way they are when they begin the journey in the game.

"Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" will be released on both the Nintendo Switch and the Wii U, but there will be a difference in these versions, performance-wise, as detailed by Nintendo to IGN.

As one would expect, the game's version for the next-generation console will have its advantages. It will render 900p on TV while the Wii U version will only be at 720p.

The Nintendo Switch version of "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" will also boast "higher-quality environmental sounds," which means that the sound of steps, water or grass that fans will hear when laying will be more realistic.

"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" will be released March 3.