Breath of the Wild 2 is primed to be Nintendo's biggest release of 2020 (that is if it actually does release in 2020).
For years now we've seen Zelda as a damsel in distress, but if recent rumours are anything to go by, she could be a fully playable heroine in the sequel.
Continue reading below for all the details we have on the topic.
There is some weight to this theory, as Zelda’s clothing and new haircut in the most recent trailer imply that she will be going on an adventure, rather than sitting on her throne in Hyrule.
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The trailer for BOTW 2 shows Link and Zelda journeying together through a dungeon on the back of a giant elephant-looking creature.
The underground cavern is filled with ancient murals, treasure and…oh yeah, a mummified corpse that appears to rise from the dead.
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Link and Zelda being featured together so heavily in this brief trailer has fans to assume that Zelda will play a much larger and more direct role in this game.
Some fans have gone further, arguing that the sequel has definitive potential co-op elements, but this is all speculation at the moment.
Continue reading to find out what Zelda’s series producer had to say on the hot topic.
Co-op & playable Zelda
Series producer Eiji Aonuma won’t confirm the idea of playing as Zelda or the inclusion of co-op in the sequel to Breath of the Wild, but his answers in recent interviews have left plenty of room for interpretation.
click to enlargeThis screenshot taken from the trailer shows Zelda and Link side by side
In an interview with IGN following the Breath of the Wild sequel reveal at E3 2019, Aonuma was asked:
“[In the trailer] it looked like Zelda and Link were hanging out a lot together. Do you think this is going to be the game in which we get to play as Zelda, maybe as a co-op game?"
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Aonuma replied:
"It's kind of interesting that you bring that up, because in Breath of the Wild, you see Zelda and Link together often too, so to go straight into the thought of co-op is very interesting to me."
It appears that Aonuma is an expert in answering questions without revealing anything about the upcoming game.
Release date
As far as a release date is concerned, nothing has been set in stone, but that hasn't stopped the notorious leaker Sabi from speculating that it will launch in 2020.
Check out the tweet below:
click to enlargeSabi seems pretty confident in his source
But, as Sabi points out, “Zelda release dates are historically delayed, internally or publicly”.
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It’s always worth taking rumours with a big pinch of salt, but if Nintendo wants to compete with Sony and Microsoft this year, it'll have to get the game out before Xbox Series X and the PS5 release.
That's all we have for now, but make sure you check in for our weekly updates.