Summary
A recently found glitch inThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomallows players to generate infinite rupees by repeatedly pressing A on the controller once they get in a position to do so. Its discovery adds to the list of ways in which the fandom managed to breakTears of the Kingdomto date.
While the latestZeldagame largely builds on the foundation set up byBreath of the Wild, it comes with a somewhat harsher economy than its predecessor. Because almost all items are now worth less and the early game is significantly longer, most players will spend more time scraping by than they did inBreath of the Wild. Faced with that state of affairs, some players previously turned toinfinite money glitches inTears of the Kingdomfor all their rupee needs. And while several such exploits were found, most of them were patched out by Nintendo as version 1.2.1, which was rolled out in late August 2023.
However, a new infinite rupee glitch has now emerged that not only works on the latest game version but is significantly easier to utilize than any of the previously publicized ones. The only requirement for the exploit, discovered by YouTube channel Gaming Reinvented, is that the player does not pick up any materials in thetutorial section ofTears of the Kingdom. Doing so and opening the selling interface from a merchant dialogue will then let them select weapons and shields, something the game doesn’t normally allow. Since those item categories are unsellable, confirming their sale won’t actually remove them from the player’s inventory, but will still provide the player with their full value in rupees.
With an ideal setup, this newly discovered exploit allows for much faster money generation than even the most straightforwarditem duplication glitches inTears of the Kingdom, none of which work in the latest version of the game. Specifically, obtaining the Hylian Shield after beating the tutorial section and without collecting any food or materials will allow the player to obtain 750 rupees once every four or so seconds that it takes them to select and confirm its mock sale once they have the sale menu open.
Tears of the Kingdom Infinite Money Glitch in Version 1.2.1
The pace of rupee generation allowed by this glitch is hence proportional to the value of the equipment that the player is selling. As such, the exploit is still useful without the Hylian Shield, just less so. And while Gaming Reinvented discovered that not every piece of equipment in the game has a sale value, it would appear that many do.
While the nature of this glitch suggests Nintendo could patch it out fairly easily, it remains to be seen whether the company actually ends up doing so. Namely, the gaming giant may very well be done updating its hit game, asthe latestTears of the Kingdompatchrolled out back in August, three months after the game’s release. For comparison,Breath of the Wildreceived its final update five months post-launch, whereas all of its subsequently discovered exploits—of which there are many—remain unaddressed to this day.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the sequel to the beloved open-world adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This installment once again sees Link and Zelda battling to protect Hyrule from falling to Ganondorf. This new adventure takes place in the same land of Hyrule as Breath of the Wild but sees something called the Upheaval, which allows link to travel to Sky Islands, as well as deep into the Depths beneath Hyrule. Players can use special abilities to fuse together weapons, and build items to help them progress through the release.
