Social media platforms have been flooded with streams of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge, nearly per week forward of its launch.
The streams, which VGC gained’t hyperlink to, however can affirm their legitimacy, have appeared on Twitch, Kick, TikTok, and X over the weekend.
That is following early bodily copies of the sport being discovered at retail.
Whereas a few of these streams are being taken down, largely on Twitch, VGC can affirm that one TikTok stream of the sport ran for a number of hours, uninterrupted, seemingly avoiding any detection by titling the stream, “not the brand new Zelda.”
Whereas different notable releases this 12 months have been streamed early, akin to Star Wars Outlaws, that was a case of 1 participant receiving a bodily copy early and streaming it from one account.
The widespread nature of what number of separate accounts are at the moment streaming the sport factors to the piracy concern that the Swap has struggled with for a while.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge can be launched on September 26, alongside a brand new Zelda version Nintendo Swap Lite console.
“Whereas exploring the Nonetheless World Zelda will discover a mysterious sword permitting her to rework into a robust Swordfighter kind for a short while and battle enemies head-on,” Nintendo‘s description of the sport reads.
“With its mighty energy, she will forge forward when her path is blocked, strike down enemies on her personal, and battle alongside echoes. The sword’s gauge may be replenished by gathering power discovered within the Nonetheless World.”
