BOTW 2's Delay Isn't Surprising At All
Nintendo revealed today that the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been delayed to Spring 2023, after originally being set for a late 2022 release. The game's delay is disappointing, but it's not totally surprising, as recent events suggested that the game could be pushed back. BOTW 2 has been delayed to 2023, but the Switch will still prosper without it, as 2022 is full of exclusives for the system, as well as high-profile multi-platform titles.
The original Breath of the Wild was seen as a system-seller for the Nintendo Switch at launch, even though it was technically a multiplatform game, as it was also released on the Nintendo Wii U. The fact that a game as pretty as Breath of the Wild could run on a portable system was a great way to show off the power of the console. In terms of hardware, the Switch just barely stacked up against the PS4 and Xbox One and it's blown out of the water by the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Despite this, the Nintendo Switch has outsold the Wii and the sales don't appear to be slowing down, especially following the release of several high-profile Pokémon games over the past few months. Nintendo's first-party exclusives are some of the biggest draws of the Switch and everyone is hyped to play the next entry in The Legend of Zelda series, especially as the developers have had the chance to improve upon some of the design choices that fans didn't like in the original Breath of the Wild.
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The Legend of Zelda fans expected to play the sequel to Breath of the Wild at the end of 2022, but evidence started to pile up regarding a delay, which would push the game into 2023. The relative absence of the game from
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