Nintendo is known for surprise announcements, and fresh off the reveals related to Mario's 35th Anniversary, the company has just announced Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. The newest Legend of Zelda title wasn't on anyone's radar, but it's a welcome surprise. More details are coming soon, but here's what is known about Age of Calamity so far, and what it might mean for Breath of the Wild 2.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a prequel to Breath of the Wild. Although more details are coming on September 26th, a teaser trailer was shared by Nintendo this morning. Age of Calamity will take players back to the time of the Four Champions and before the Divine Beasts were corrupted. It's a way to explore that time period and those characters more, which fans have been wanting for a long time.
Although it's a prequel to Breath of the Wild, Age of Calamity is a successor to the original Hyrule Warriors game that released on the Wii U, 3DS, and most recently the Switch. It's a hack-n-slash action game, sometimes called a Musou game, referring to the Warriors franchise that started the genre. That means the gameplay will be quite different from Breath of the Wild, but what does that mean for the long-awaited Breath of the Wild 2?
Breath Of The Wild 2's Release Date Likely Won't Be 2020
The release of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity means a few things for the upcoming Breath of the Wild 2. First and foremost, it likely means rumors that Breath of the Wild 2 involves time travel are false. If past events are shown in Age of Calamity, there will be no need to retread those same plot points in the next mainline Legend of Zelda game. That means Breath of the Wild 2 will be a sequel that most likely looks ahead to the future. Age of Calamity is a way for fans to spend more time with the beloved Four Champions before Breath of the Wild 2 leaves them behind.
Since Age of Calamity is releasing in only a couple of months, this likely means another Legend of Zelda title probably won't release in 2020. For fans hoping the rumors were true that Breath of the Wild 2 would launch this holiday season, that's sad news. The good news is that Age of Calamity is here to help fill the void.
Nintendo will share more details regarding Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity on September 26th, and the game is set to release on November 20, 2020. That means in only two months, Legend of Zelda fans will have a new game to hold them over until Breath of the Wild 2 releases sometime in the future.