The Legend of Zelda Announcements
Sunday, Feb. 21 marks the 35th anniversary of the Legend of Zelda franchise. Some fans were predicting we’d get a special direct dedicated to the series, just like the Super Mario Bros. anniversary direct, but it seems more likely that announcements will appear in this one.
Since it’s a pretty big deal, I’m predicting we’ll get a segment dedicated entirely to Zelda. The direct is going to be about 50 minutes long, so there’s plenty of time for Zelda to get a 10-15 minute chunk of that.
A few months ago we discussed ways that Zelda’s 35th anniversary could top Mario’s. While we don’t expect all of those ideas to come true tomorrow, there are a few that seem more likely than others.
A Zelda collection of some kind seems like the obvious one. Personally, I could see some kind of double-pack, like Ocarina of Time 3D and Majora’s Mask 3D together, or Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD together.
Another possibility is the long-rumored Skyward Sword remaster. It would be a big project to rework the controls to work for the Switch, but this year mark’s the game’s 10 year anniversary, so it’s very possible.
I don’t think we’ll get news on Breath of the Wild’s sequel since this direct seems to be focused on games releasing in the first half of 2021. If they mention it, though, it’ll make a lot of people very happy because there has been no word since it was revealed back in June 2019.
