Concept art of the character Link from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (left), and a photo of reporter William Antonelli posing next to a statue of Link (right).
Nintendo let me play the latest Zelda game for over an hour, and even meet Link!
  • "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom," Nintendo's biggest game this year, is releasing May 12.
  • Last week, Nintendo invited Insider to play a demo of the game.
  • Here are my first impressions of "Tears of the Kingdom," a wonderfully creative game that delivers on its hype.

There are few games that have built more hype and anticipation than the newest Zelda game, "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom."