Nintendo and Critical Roll have partnered for an exclusive one-shot tabletop RPG stream set in the world of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
The special will air tonight, May 30th at 7pm PT on Critical Roll’s Twitch and YouTube channels. Critical Roll’s Matthew Mercer, who also voices Ganondorf in Tears of the Kingdom, will serve as Game Master for a cast featuring Critical Roll mainstays Liam O’Brien and Marisha Rae. Also joining are Robbie Daymond, Emily Axford and Omar Najam.
Set in Hyrule, tonight’s game features an original story scenario and original characters inspired by Tears of the Kingdom.
The Critical Roll team is hosting a special Tears of the Kingdom one-shot game tonight.Source: Matt Hayward/Getty Images
It’s rare to see Nintendo partners handing over franchise keys to outside organizations, but we’re seeing more and more of them. The most obvious example of this is the partnership between Nintendo and Universal on both Super Nintendo World and the Super Mario Bros. Movie, but there are other smaller examples, such as the official Legend of Zelda Escape Room experience. I have. Mercer’s involvement in both Critical Roll and Tears of the Kingdom definitely helped get this one-shot tabletop RPG off the ground.
The partnership with Nintendo is another partnership to add to Critical Roll’s ever-growing list of achievements, including partnerships with Amazon Studios on shows such as The Legend of Vox Machina and the upcoming animated adaptation The Mighty Nain. includes a multi-year exclusivity agreement.
Tears of the Kingdom got off to a strong start, selling 10 million copies in the first three days. For all your Tears of the Kingdom help, check out our Tears of the Kingdom walkthrough and our guide to getting through Hyrule. In fact, you can start here.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN covering video game and entertainment news. He has over 7 years of experience in the games industry and has written byline articles for IGN, Nintendo Wire, Switch Player Magazine and Lifewire. Find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
