More than six years after the game’s original launch, Nintendo released an unexpected but welcome update for Breath of the Wild . While the patch notes were brief, the update arrived just ahead of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom ’s launch window hype (May 2023) and served primarily as a stability and quality-of-life improvement release. It did not introduce new story content, shrines, or gear, but it did refine the existing experience.
Many gamers mistake Breath of the Wild for its sequel. Tears of the Kingdom received a update in late 2023 that patched item duplication glitches. When searching for that, users sometimes fall back to "BOTW 160" by accident.