Random: We’ve been waiting over half a decade for a “new” mainline Zelda game
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild It’s a great game and we’ll probably keep playing it forever, but as you may recall, it’s been more than five years since this latest entry in the series was released (and next March will hit the mark). sign six). Yes, we are talking about brands New adventure is here – so that doesn’t include remakes like Skyward Sword HD or spin-off.
With this in mind, today marks the “longest gap ever” in “new” releases in The Legend of Zelda series’ history. The previous record was the period between the classic Game Boy Wake up link (1993) and the hit N64 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998). This fact was highlighted by the Twitter account ‘BombosMedallion‘ – note about five years, five months and 15 days between these particular titles:
This new gap between releases will be even bigger – with Nintendo announcing earlier this year that it would be delayed. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 until spring 2023. No exact date has been fixed yet, so this is subject to change. It’s also worth considering the fact that the world has been turned upside down in the past few years due to the pandemic, and the development schedules of game companies globally don’t always go as planned.
When the sequel was delayed earlier this year in March, series boss Eiji Aonuma mentioned that the team wanted this sequel experience to be “something special”. A sequel to the original BOTW was announced back at E3 in 2019. And as games get better and better with new technology and bigger open worlds, the wait is up for titles. Big budgets like Zelda will probably take longer.
Another Nintendo series that has been in a long development cycle is Metroid Prime – with the development of the fourth item being remove and restart with Retro Studios in 2019. Other games like Grand Theft Auto DRAW and even The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has spanned three console generations – and has now been ported to multiple platforms. So games not only take longer, but in some cases they last much longer – with post-launch DLC and support.
How do you feel the long wait for a new mainline Legend of Zelda game? Five plus years between new releases is too long for an important Nintendo franchise like Zelda, or are you glad Nintendo took as long as it should? Let us know in the comments section.