Professional wrestling legend Stone Cold Steve Austin has been spotted playingThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwith a seal of approval. With the recent release ofTears of the Kingdom, millions of players have already given it a try, but Stone Cold Steve Austin may be among the most unexpected fans.SinceThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwas released in May, it has soldmillions of copies to Nintendo Switch owners, with 10 million sales in the first three weeks. By comparison,Zelda: Breath of the Wildhas sold nearly 30 million copies to date, which suggests thatTears of the Kingdommay outsell its prequel. As so many Switch owners have already obtainedTears of the Kingdom, it’s no surprise that some of them are celebrities, but wrestling fans may not have expected Stone Cold Steve Austin to play the Nintendo game.RELATED:Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Player Builds Combustion EngineGaming journalist and Kinda Funny podcast host Greg Miller has shared two photos of Stone Cold Steve Austin playingThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomon a Nintendo Switch. Utilizing the hybrid capabilities of the Switch, Austin is playing the game while sitting in a director’s chair in what appears to be his warehouse garage. In the other photo, Austin enthusiastically showsNintendo hero Linkstanding in front of one of the manyTears of the Kingdomshrines while raising a thumbs up to the camera.
Beyond displaying theBreath of the Wildsequel on screen, Austin is shown playing with the Joy-Cons from thelimited-editionZelda: Tears of the Kingdomconsolewhich may point to his enthusiasm for the Switch game. Miller seems to joke around as he laments being the only video game contact that some people like Steve Austin have, resulting in some unexpected messages. According to Miller, Steve Austin had texted the photos of him playingTears of the Kingdom.
Because of how rarely Stone Cold Steve Austin is pictured playing video games compared to wrestlers likeUpUpDownDown’s Xavier Woods, theZelda: Tears of the Kingdomimages may become iconic. With professional wrestling fans being loyal to legends like Austin, the photos may encourage some Nintendo Switch owners without the game to get their own copy ofTears of the Kingdom.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available now for Nintendo Switch.
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