A Link Between Worlds
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is a Nintendo 3DS game and, in the sources I used, only a 3DS game. North America and Europe received it on 22 November 2013. Japan’s date is 26 December 2013. Nintendo EAD developed it.
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Rent the item, merge into the wall
The 2013 design breaks the old “find the item, open the dungeon” lock. You rent gear from Ravio and you can lose it if you fall in a dungeon. Merging flat into a wall is the other new verb, and it is not a feature of A Link to the Past even though Lorule echoes that game’s dark world. I link the two pages because players confuse the titles, and then I keep the mechanics apart.
The score I print is 91. The sales line is 4.26 million. Tri Force Heroes, the other 3DS multiplayer Zelda from 2015, is a different, lower-scored game (73, 1.36 million) and should not be used as a proxy for how this one was received.
The shop is closed
The Nintendo 3DS eShop closed on 27 March 2023. A new player needs a card. I will not point at a Switch download that does not exist, and I will not point at a ROM. If you want a 2D Zelda you can buy new, the 2019 Link’s Awakening and Echoes of Wisdom are the Switch answers, and they are not this game.
On the downfall branch, the chart places this title after the Oracle games and before Tri Force Heroes. Echoes of Wisdom comes later on that same branch. None of that changes the fact that the card is the product.
FAQ
Is this a remake of A Link to the Past?
No. It reuses the map idea and then changes the item rules. The 1991 game has its own page and its own Online release.
Can I buy it on Switch?
Not in the catalogs I checked. The 3DS card is the remaining official object.
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Sources
| Claim | Status | Cross-check |
|---|---|---|
| Historical dates, platforms and background | 1 source: Wikipedia | Read the linked game or series entry; multiple Wikipedia pages count as one publisher. |
| Mainline release sequence and original consoles | 2 sources | Nintendo game history compared with Wikipedia. Remakes and spin-offs use the linked individual entries. |
- Nintendo, official Zelda game history — checked 2026-11-10
- Wikipedia, A Link Between Worlds — checked 2026-11-10
- Nintendo Support, eShop closure — checked 2026-11-10
- Wikipedia media list — checked 2026-11-10
Page updated 2026-11-10. Site check date 2026-11-10.