Two hours ago Nintendo has published an announcement by Eiji Aonuma that the sequel to Breath of the Wild was rescheduled to Spring 2023. For readers of this blog this won't come as a shock, where at the fifth anniversary of Breath of the Wild this release window came up as speculation.
2022 is already crowded as it is and this way they can release the sequel on March 3rd, exactly six years after the release of Breath of the Wild and the Nintendo Switch. Maybe the game will even be the launch title for the second generation Nintendo Switch, who knows...? Well, Nintendo does.
For me personally this is good news, because this will give me enough time to replay Breath of the Wild before the sequel comes out. Plus, I have so many games to catch up with on Nintendo Switch, especially with Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 coming later this year, where I wanted to play Fire Emblem: Three Houses and the first two Xenoblade Chronicles first. I won't be able to play all of it, of course, but I certainly won't be playing anything else for a while once the sequel to Breath of the Wild hits the stores.
Right now we can safely say that 2023 will be all about the sequel to Breath of the Wild. The game will come out in Spring, DLC will probably follow during the rest of the year, and every Zelda fan will be playing this for months.
This also shifts the road ahead for Zelda overall. If GREZZO is making more topdown Zelda titles, like remakes of the Oracle games, then those probably won't come out before 2024. And for this year it's still possible that we might be getting something for the meantime, like ports of The Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD in a double-pack (or a triple-pack if they decide to add something else to it, like Link's Crossbow Training HD). Having all 3D Zelda games on the Nintendo Switch in some form before the next big Zelda games comes out would certainly be desirable and also good advertisement.
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I've finally gotten around to playing Hyrule Warriors DE (had skipped the Wii U and 3ds version but played and 100% Age of Calamity last year) these past few weeks and lord knows that game has a lot to do. So the delay doesn't sting as much for me either. Been a blast
Yeah, I'm actually playing Hyrule Warriors DE right now as well. While I've been through both the Wii U and 3DS versions before, a lot has improved, so that it's quite enjoyable to replay.
It's A LOT to do, however, so this can keep you busy for the rest of 2022, easily.
You know one feature in DE that I initially ignored and wrote off as superfluous was My Fairy but after looking into it boy was I wrong. Took a while to really take advantage since the tools i needed were spread across different adv maps...
Followed a guide and was able to gain access to the insane combo of Magic Fountain+ and double bombos tho it took a while. For tougher levels I'd had to cheese by using second player w overleveled Link w joycons.
Was able to get it w Loyla who was recommended as the easiest fairy to get these skills w. Had to farm spring water in a mission where you battle duplicating Dark Tingle (best name for an enemy).
Super satisfying and used in tandem w Young Link/Fierce Deity Link it might be contender for the most powerful I've felt in a game. Been able to unlock most of the stuff I want w this.
Yeah, I had a similar setup on the Nintendo 3DS, but with a different fairy, because Loyla got only added in one of the last updates. But I'm also building Loyla in DE, not only because she is one of the quickest to access Magic Fountain+, but also because she is one of the best looking fairies imho.
The double Bombos in combination with Magic Fountain+ completely cheeses the game, but it's part of the fun and you actually have to work for it quite a while. I'm just annoyed that it doesn't show the effect radius on your map any longer, this was really helpful on the Nintendo 3DS.
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