Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2's Release Seems Less Certain After Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Reveal

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Nintendo has a stacked release schedule for 2022. The Switch already got Pokemon Legends: Arceus on January 28, and there are set release dates for titles including Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Nintendo Switch Sports, Mario Strikers: Battle League, and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. There's also a number of upcoming games with less specific windows, including Splatoon 3, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2.

Game Freak threw another treat on the pile by announcing Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, the first titles in its franchise's ninth generation, during the Pokemon Presents livestream for Pokemon Day 2022. The pair of mainline Pokemon titles have a late 2022 release window despite the aforementioned release of Legends: Arceus (plus Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl late last year), but this makes sense considering Pokemon games are often big holiday releases for Nintendo consoles. However, it puts Breath of the Wild 2 in a potentially awkward situation given how much is under wraps.

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Though Breath of the Wild 2 was revealed during Nintendo's E3 2019 presentation — more than two years after the original — little has been said about what to expect from the anticipated sequel. A second trailer debuted at E3 2021 that showed off a number of Link's new abilities and revealed the open-world map of Hyrule will change with chunks of land thrown into the sky. However, the game has yet to confirm its official title or release date.

Another update was provided in Nintendo's third-quarter investor presentation, released about a week before Nintendo's February 2022 Direct. However this amounted to confirmation that Breath of the Wild