More than five years have passed since the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildthe latest video game in the franchise Nintendo for Switch console, and we still don’t have a sequel.
In fact, and according to what was explained in a report on the website of Go Nintendothe time that has elapsed since March 3, 2017, the date on which it began to be sold in said game, is the longest among titles in this acclaimed franchise.
Exactly since August 19, this kind of record was achieved, a very negative one for players, accustomed to satisfying their hunger for Link and Zelda news on a more regular basis.
The most worrying thing about this timestamp is that we are not waiting for the release of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 for the next few months, effectively, the sequel to the last video game in the franchise. All reports point to will arrive sometime in 2023which seems very far away.
“Today (August 19) marks the longest gap in the history of new releases in The Legend of Zelda series since the first game released in 1986. The previous record holder for longest time between releases was Link’s Awakening and Ocarina of Zelda series. Time, which took 5 years, 5 months and 15 days”, wrote the user @BombosMedallion On twitter.
Today marks the longest ever gap in brand new releases for “The Legend of Zelda” series since the first game released in 1986.
The previous record for longest time between releases was Link’s Awakening and Ocarina of Time which took 5 years, 5 months, and 15 days. pic.twitter.com/NclApkDvi1
— 🇵🇷Geo (@BombosMedallion) August 19, 2022
What is known about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, the work of Nintendo EPD in collaboration with Monolith Soft, has suffered several delays in its development, mainly due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and its variants. However, Nintendo’s plan is for it to hit the market in 2023.
“Following the events of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Princess Zelda and Link explore an underground temple where they discover a mummified corpse. After the corpse comes to life and rises, raising Hyrule Castle, Link must save the kingdom of Hyrule.”explains the plot of the video game.