A series of rapid, out of order shots follow, showing Link removing the hand, the floor around Link and Zelda crumbling, the mysterious hand of light catching Zelda by the wrist as she's falling, and the corpse seemingly returning to life. Link and Zelda eventually come upon what appears to be the source of the darkness: a mummified male corpse dressed in Gerudo jewelry and attire, presumably Ganondorf.Ĭlutching the corpse's chest is what appears to be a hand made of light. As the pair explore, tendrils of darkness can be seen creeping through the cavern. The cryptic video follows Link and Zelda (who notably sports a new, shorter hairstyle) as they make their way through a mysterious underground cavern. Nintendo dropped the first trailer for the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel during its E3 2019 Direct presentation. While the first Breath of the Wild was released simultaneously on Switch and Wii U, the sequel is only coming to Switch.
Time will tell if that turns out to be accurate. According to Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma-who appeared on the stream to discuss the game-next year is the current aim for the team. Release DateĪt E3 2021, Nintendo announced that the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel is scheduled for sometime in 2022. While there are still many question marks around the Breath of the Wild sequel, here's a roundup of everything we know about the anticipated follow-up so far.
During E3 2019, the company announced it is working on a follow-up to the Switch launch game, and since then, the still-unnamed sequel has been one of the system's most hotly anticipated releases.ĭespite the anticipation surrounding it, there's been very little in the way of concrete news about the Breath of the Wild sequel since it was first revealed, and we still only know so much about the game after its recent E3 2021 trailer. The trailer is embedded above.It's rare to see a Legend of Zelda game receive a direct sequel, but Nintendo is doing just that for Breath of the Wild.
The latest Breath of the Wild 2 news comes from E3 2021, where Nintendo shared a brand-new trailer and a release window during a Nintendo Direct livestream. After all, it's still Zelda's 35th Anniversary, which means now is the perfect time for Nintendo to keep us in the loop about our favorite Hylian warrior. While Nintendo has been tight-lipped about Breath of the Wild 2 in general, expect to see some updates before the end of the year. It's not Breath of the Wild 2, but it's another chance to immerse yourself in the same setting. The game debuted in November, and it's a lengthy, substantial game - albeit a hack-and-slash action title, not an open-world adventure. If you want to learn more about the world of Breath of the Wild in the meantime, a prequel called Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity can answer your questions. The only question is whether Zelda will be an active player for the bulk of the story, as in Wind Waker, or whether she’ll need rescuing right away, as in the first Breath of the Wild. They make a strange discovery, and this evil power threatens all of Hyrule. The setup, then, would seem to be that Link and Zelda set off on a new journey after Breath of the Wild, as they promised to do in the epilogue. Traversing light and dark worlds is old hat for the Zelda franchise, in everything from A Link to the Past to Twilight Princess. A placid shot of Hyrule with an ominous rumbling suggests that this spirit energy may corrupt the bright lands of Hyrule and turn them into a dark mirror of themselves. We also know that Link and Zelda will investigate some kind of strange spirit energy, which can apparently reanimate the dead. It’s not totally unheard-of, though Zelda II and Majora’s Mask did the same thing. This is a relative rarity for Zelda games, which tend to reimagine Link, Zelda and Ganon for each new major installment. First, this will be a direct sequel to Breath of the Wild, starring the same iterations of Link and Zelda. While Nintendo hasn’t provided any additional context for the Breath of the Wild 2 trailers, we do know a few important things from them.