The highly anticipated Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2 might not be the only Legend Of Zelda game Nintendo has planned for 2022, at least if a new rumor is of any indication. The original Breath Of The Wild wowed Nintendo Switch owners back in 2017 thanks to its vast open-world setting that was filled with minigames and hidden details that fans are still uncovering nearly five years later. Breath Of The Wild’s overwhelming success and near-universal acclaim meant that a follow-up was probably inevitable, and Nintendo would confirm that BOTW 2 is in fact on the way during last year’s E3 2021 livestream.
However, further details about the upcoming Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild sequel have been scarce since its reveal trailer last summer, to the point where Nintendo is supposedly keeping its official title under wraps to avoid potential spoilers. It had been speculated that more of the tentatively named BOTW 2 would be shown off during last week’s February Nintendo Direct livestream, but this would turn out to not be the case. Some fans are even starting to wonder if Breath Of The Wild 2 might be delayed until 2023, but if it is, Nintendo could still have a new Legend Of Zelda game ready for release this year.
Nintendo gaming news leaker and insider Samus Hunter recently took to Twitter (via Comicbook.com) to claim that Nintendo has multiple Legend Of Zelda projects in the works and that at least one of them will see release in 2022. Samus Hunter remained quiet about what these projects are, but they also reiterated that Breath Of The Wild 2 is still on track for a late 2022 launch. They also point out that if BotW 2 was to be delayed, the announcement would come in either April or May since “that’s usually the period for the new FY projection.”
Aside from the impending arrival of the long-awaited Breath Of The Wild 2, the past few years have been a busy and exciting time for The Legend Of Zelda franchise. 2021 marked The Legend Of Zelda‘s 35th anniversary, and while some fans were left disappointed by the lack of new games and announcements, Nintendo did release a Switch port of 2011’s The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword and a special Legend Of Zelda Game & Watch system to commemorate the milestone. Many other older Zelda installments like Ocarina Of Time and Majora’s Mask were re-released as part of the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack back in October, and there are rumors of remakes for handheld spin-offs like Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons.
Neither these rumors nor Samus Hunter’s claims of multiple Legend Of Zelda titles being in development for release later this year have officially been confirmed, so fans should take them with a grain of salt until more concrete evidence comes forward. Should this leak prove true though, it could be possible that gamers will have plenty of Zelda content to look forward to in the coming year aside from the already confirmed Breath Of The Wild 2.
