Breath of the Wild Update 1.3.1 Has You Reading the News for Items

Nintendo really wants you to read the news channel on the Switch. In fact, the company has gone so far as to provide you with free items if you do so. Recently, version 1.3.1 of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild launched and it allowed players to snatch up free items... as long as they read particular news stories.

As for the details on the "how", well, you'll have to figure it out for yourself, as they are quite vague.

Here are the full patch notes, nevertheless:

Version 1.3.1

We have fixed the issue in Pack 1: The Master Trials of the Expansion Pass, in which defeating certain enemies for Kilton was now counted toward completion when playing in Master Mode.

- In-game items can now be obtained from launching the software from certain articles distributed through a new News channel ("The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Tips from the Wild") which can be accessed through News on the Home menu * This channel is expected to open on 8/9/2017.

- Depending on your game progress and location, certain items may not be obtainable.

- Various fixes to improve gameplay.