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'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' Preview: New devices and powers to explore

NPR previews the hotly anticipated follow-up to Breath of the Wild. Here's what to know about the new abilities and Zonai devices.
<em>Tears of the Kingdom</em>'s new Rewind ability in action.

I sunk over 500 hours into The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, so I couldn't turn down the chance to play its most-anticipated sequel, Tears of the Kingdom.

Directed to a discreet location in New York City, Nintendo gave me and other media the chance to see the game. I even got to put my hands on it, with fingers I had trained on Breath of the Wild's controls the night before. Here are my findings.

Four new abilities

On the day of the preview, surrounded by journalists and PR

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