{"id":133545,"date":"2023-05-05T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T03:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-148997"},"modified":"2023-05-05T03:05:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T03:05:00","slug":"nintendo-teases-how-the-gacha-mechanic-works-in-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/05\/nintendo-teases-how-the-gacha-mechanic-works-in-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Teases How The \u2018Gacha\u2019 Mechanic Works In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1f02867c6d440\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1f02867c6d440\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1f02867c6d440\/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/1f02867c6d440\/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom.900x.jpg\" alt=\"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nintendo has finally started sharing more details about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_tears_of_the_kingdom\">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/a> and the latest screenshot uploaded by the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeldaOfficialJP\/status\/1654048216973975552\">Japanese Zelda Twitter account<\/a> has shown off the mysterious&#8230; <strong>spoiler alert<\/strong>&#8230; gacha machines in the game.<\/p>\n<p>While gacha mechanics aren&#8217;t always welcomed in video games with open arms, there&#8217;s no need to be worried in this case. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/features\/hands-on-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-indulges-your-idiocy-in-the-very-best-way\">explained in our Tears of the Kingdom hands on<\/a>, these giant machines contain parts used to assemble vehicles. Here&#8217;s a rough Google translation of the teaser tweet, along with the screenshot shared by Nintendo:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>&#8220;I found a mysterious structure on Sky Island. It looks like a spherical object is stuck inside&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/77b4ad055b02c\/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/77b4ad055b02c\/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom.900x.jpg\" alt=\"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/zeldaofficialjp\/statuses\/1654048216973975552 @ 2023-05-06T03:50:15+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u7a7a\u5cf6\u3067\u767a\u898b\u2460\u3011<br \/>\u7a7a\u5cf6\u3067\u4e0d\u601d\u8b70\u306a\u5efa\u9020\u7269\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br \/>\u7403\u72b6\u306e\u7269\u304c\u3001\u4e2d\u306b\u8a70\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u898b\u3048\u307e\u3059\u304c\u2026\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%80%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%9D%E8%AA%AC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30bc\u30eb\u30c0\u306e\u4f1d\u8aac<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TearsOfTheKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TearsOfTheKingdom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BqYXtNjVLS\">pic.twitter.com\/BqYXtNjVLS<\/a><\/span>\u2014 \u30bc\u30eb\u30c0\u306e\u4f1d\u8aac (@ZeldaOfficialJP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZeldaOfficialJP\/status\/1654048216973975552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>And here&#8217;s what we had to say in our Tears of the Kingdom hands on about these mysterious new devices:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The parts we\u2019ve seen in trailers such as fans and steering platforms can be found scattered throughout the world in various numbers, but can also be found in those orb-like gacha machines, and more importantly, can then be carried around in your inventory freely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A number of other outlets have also shared details about how exactly these machines will work in the game. Here&#8217;s another description (<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/tears-of-the-kingdom-bombs-are-back-you-can-throw-almost-any-item-and-more\">via IGN<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Why Yes, That Was a Giant Gacha Machine&#8230; You can feed these machines a new item called &#8220;Zonai Charges&#8221; to receive a wealth of items in return, specifically Zonai devices used for building contraptions. For instance, Zonai devices include fans that can propel a vehicle, portable cooking pots, a flame emitter, and more. So if you&#8217;re looking for technology to make your builds function, keep an eye out for these big gumball machines!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/zelda\/related-articles:148588 @ 2023-05-06T03:54:57+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>If you zoom in on the screenshot above, you&#8217;ll also be able to see the coordinates of this particular machine. This latest screenshot follows on from a tweet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/04\/it-looks-like-cooking-recipes-are-a-thing-in-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom\">revealing what appears to be cooking recipes.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>What are your thoughts about these gacha machines in the new Zelda game? Comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Nintendo has finally started sharing more details about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and the latest screenshot uploaded by the Japanese Zelda Twitter account has shown off the mysterious&#8230; spoiler alert&#8230; gacha machines in the game. While gacha mechanics aren&#8217;t always welcomed in video games with open arms, there&#8217;s no [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133545"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133545\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}