Nine Years Ago, Nintendo Changed Video Games Forever

March 2017. The month of the Nintendo Switch 1 launch, a console that would later go on to become one of the most acclaimed and popular video game devices in history (with the recent Nintendo Switch 2 also dominating sales charts). Alongside the console itself, March 2017 also saw the release of one of the most revolutionary video games to ever be created.

March 3 marks the ninth anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, redefining what an open-world game can...