Nintendo Doesn’t Have Anything Else Planned For Zelda’s 35th Right Now

There have been rumours since earlier this 12 months that Nintendo would launch a couple of older Zelda video games sooner or later this 12 months to have fun Hyperlink’s thirty fifth anniversary.

Whereas 2021 will not be over but, The Legend of Zelda collection producer Eiji Aonuma has seemingly shot down hopes of basic Zelda video games returning this 12 months on the very finish of Nintendo’s E3 Direct.

Here is precisely what he needed to say throughout a phase revealing a brand new Zelda Recreation & Watch:

“This 12 months the unique Legend of Zelda sport reaches its thirty fifth anniversary, whereas we haven’t any campaigns or different Nintendo Swap video games deliberate, we have been engaged on this Recreation & Watch system as a particular merchandise to assist mark the event and replicate fondly on the earliest days of The Legend of Zelda.”

As you may recall, VGC’s Andy Robinson beforehand stated The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker would “100%” be returning this 12 months. He is now shared an replace:

Again in February, business Insider and GamesBeat journalist Jeff Grubb defined how Nintendo wished The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD to be the ‘sole’ focus till at the very least July, to make sure it will get all of the gross sales and a spotlight it deserves and wasn’t overshadowed by the extra common entries.

“That is nonetheless advertising and marketing. And Nintendo will need to place The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD out in entrance. This is without doubt one of the greatest causes that Nintendo didn’t discuss different Zelda past Skyward Sword HD in its [February] Direct video occasion. The corporate doesn’t need different Zelda video games to distract from its makes an attempt to convey again Skyward Sword.”

Grubb has now additionally shared his personal up to date ideas – stating how Nintendo could be holding off in case The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel would not make its launch goal of 2022.

So, there you go – these rumoured video games are nonetheless apparently a factor, it is simply Nintendo may need probably pushed again the discharge dates. And if Zelda’s thirty fifth anniversary is like Mario’s, it ought to technically run for a whole 12 months – which might take it as much as subsequent February, aka. subsequent 12 months. Which means there’s probably nonetheless an opportunity of extra Zelda video games arriving throughout Hyperlink’s anniversary celebrations, maybe simply not in 2021.

What are your personal ideas about all of this? Do you assume Nintendo has introduced sufficient for Hyperlink’s thirty fifth anniversary? Do you assume these different rumoured video games will turn into actual? Go away your ideas down beneath.