‘You’ll have to wait a bit longer’
There was some high-profileThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildnews today. It didn’t have anything to do with thesequel, though; it had to do with an unexpectedprequel.
Out of nowhere, Nintendo announcedAge of Calamitywhich serves both as aHyrule Warriorsspinoff and aBreath of the Wildprequel. However, this attention paid toZeldadoesn’t mean anyone should expect to hear anything aboutZelda: Breath of the Wild 2anytime soon.
Series producer Eiji Aonuma nipped that in the bud right away. In a detailedAge of Calamitytrailer breakdown, Aonuma says “We mentioned in the June 2019 Nintendo Direct presentation that we had started development on the sequel toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.Many people around the world are still playingBreath of the Wild, so I’d like to thank you all from the bottom of my heart. Everyone, thank you so much. Regarding the sequel, in order to make the vast world you’ve enjoyed exploring in the original game even more impressive, the team is working hard on its development. So, you’ll have to wait a bit longer before we can provide more updates.”
TheBreath of the Wildsequel is in “It’s ready when it’s ready” territory. Nintendo, like every company, has had its share of production struggles because of COVID-19. Given howthe original turned out to be a masterpiece, Nintendo clearly isn’t going to rush the sequel out the door. We’ll just have to wait to hear more. In the meantime,Age of Calamityis here in November. Get yourZeldafix that way.
