On the Wii U version, 1.6.0 reduced input lag when playing off-TV exclusively on the GamePad. It also fixed a rare crash when opening the Sheikah Slate map while using the Pro Controller.
: Players can experience the entire game (excluding cutscenes) in a stereoscopic 3D mode using the Toy-Con VR Goggles.
: If players wish to change voice languages beyond system defaults, they must download the free "Option to Change Voice Language" DLC from the Nintendo eShop. Nintendo Support more recent updates for the Nintendo Switch 2 edition, such as version 1.8.0 botw update 1.6.0
On Switch/Wii U, no — not without hacking your console. Physical copies retain 1.0.0 if you delete updates, but your save will be incompatible.
This was a subtle but final severance of On the Wii U version, 1
Be careful not to confuse this with the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 1.6.0 update , which added the Breath of the Wild Master Cycle Zero and Champion's Tunic to that game.
To understand the significance of Update 1.6.0, one must remember the unique position Breath of the Wild held in Nintendo’s lineage. Originally slated as a swan song for the ill-fated Wii U, the game was famously delayed to launch simultaneously on the nascent Nintendo Switch. : If players wish to change voice languages
Interestingly, several fixes in 1.6.0 laid the groundwork for Tears of the Kingdom’s physics engine. The way 1.6.0 handled object persistence and memory allocation was later refined into the Ultrahand recall system. In a sense, BotW 1.6.0 was the final beta test for TotK’s underlying architecture.
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