It was one of the most anticipated events of E3.
On the occasion of the largest video game show which is held in a dematerialized manner for the second year in a row due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Nintendo has said a little more about the next episode of its Zelda franchise.
After the enormous critical and commercial success of the episode Breath of the wild released in 2017, a second part is in preparation.
For a few brief images in 2019, Nintendo had given nothing to chew on Zelda fans.
Tuesday evening, he unveiled more about this next opus which does not yet have a final release date.
The Japanese giant "aims for an exit" in 2022. As for the title, it is not definitive since it is still question of "the continuation of The legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild".
Link flies over the kingdom of Hyrule
Images released on Tuesday show Link, the game's hero, taking to the skies.
He explores the world of Hyrule, among other things, by flying.
Parts of Hyrule even seem accessible only in midair.
Within the bestiary of enemies, the traditional Bokoblins are still present.
Link is also endowed with an ability that allows him to cross certain obstacles.
The trailer ends with a dark sequence that bodes well for the battle Link is going to have to fight.
Reunite with Hyrule and explore her skies in this first look at the gameplay of The Legend of #Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel, scheduled for 2022 on #NintendoSwitch!
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- Nintendo France (@NintendoFrance) June 15, 2021
Before this presentation, rumors circulated about the possible presentation of new equipment. Fans are waiting in particular for a new version, more powerful and offering better graphics of the Switch, Nintendo's console released more than four years ago, which has the particularity of being able to be used as a home console or as a portable console. But Nintendo stuck to what it announced and only talked about games on Tuesday. The more powerful version of the Switch will still wait.
To keep fans waiting for the game “Metroid Prime 4” waiting, Nintendo has also announced for October 2021 a 2D version of the adventures of Samus, the heroine of the series, entitled “Metroid Dread”.
The group also announced the arrival in the fighting game "Super Smash Bros."
Ultimate ”from the character Kazuya from the Tekken universe.
A sector that is doing well
The mayor of Los Angeles, the American city of California that usually hosts the E3 show, has promised that the next one will take place on site and not remotely in 2022. Driven by the global craze for video games, the sector is doing well particularly well. In the United States, video game sales hit a record high in 2020, reaching nearly $ 57 billion (about 47.5 billion euros), according to a report by research firm NPD Group. Nintendo also signed record results for its 2020-2021 fiscal year ended March 31, thanks in particular to its Switch console and certain ultra-popular games during the pandemic such as "Animal Crossing: New Horizons".
Among other big announcements at E3, French company Ubisoft on Saturday unveiled the first images of a new adventure game based on James Cameron's blue-character sci-fi film Avatar, as well as a new game. combining Mario and Rabbids. Microsoft, the maker of Xbox consoles, for its part announced on Sunday that the space adventure game Starfield, developed by studio Bethseda (recently arrived at the computer giant), will be released on November 11, 2022.
