Summary
A prominent leaker has revealed another codename for a project that Nintendo may be creating for the Switch 2 console; this time,The Legend of Zeldais getting attached to the codename. While havingThe Legend of Zeldafranchiseon Nintendo’s next platform is obvious, thesigns for this codename point to a remaster or remake of a previous entry.
The reveal comes from leakerMidorion X (formerly Twitter), who states that Nintendo is working on a game that’s codenamed Edward. They then tie it into the rumors that they’ve heard about there being a newTheLegend of Zeldatitle in the works at the company.
When asked by a reply about how they know the codename ties to theZeldafranchise, Midori revealed thata previous codename for aLegend of Zeldatitle was Richard, which turned out to be the remake ofLink’s Awakening.Given the style of codenames, both being the taken names of multiple English kings, they may be related and suggest multiple possibilities.
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The first option is for Nintendo to go with aremake or remaster ofThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight PrincessorTheWind Waker.Both of these games are popular entries within the franchiseand have been ported multiple times over the years, including both games getting HD versions on the Wii U. However, despite rumors stating they might arrive, they never appeared on the Switch. That could leave it open to a Switch 2 remaster should Nintendo feel it would do well.
The second option is that Nintendo could dive deeper into the franchise and doa full-on remake of a past title that hasn’t been re-released in a while or hasn’t been remastered previously, not unlike what it did withLink’s Awakening. Options for this includeThe Minish Cap, the dual Capcom-made titlesOracle of SeasonsandOracle ofAges,or possibly the Nintendo 3DS title,ALink Between Worlds. Nintendo could even do true remasters or remakes ofOcarina of TimeorMajora’s Maskif desired.
The Legend of Zeldawas incredibly popular on Switch, headed up byBreath of the Wild(which is alsorumored to get a Switch 2 remaster) andTears of the Kingdom,both of which won numerous accolades after release. Series producer Eiji Aonuma has previously confirmed that his team is already working on the next mainline entry, butit’ll be an entirely separate one from the Nintendo Switch titles.As for Nintendo, there are numerousrumors about potential Switch 2 gamesfrom the company, including returns of popular franchises or prepping new installments of its best-selling series.
