The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an upcoming game in for the Nintendo Switch, and a direct sequel to. It is confirmed to be in development presently, but has no release date.

Development
Development of the twentieth game in began in 2017 after the production for  ended. During the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct it was announced that it would be a sequel to. The idea of creating a direct sequel came from the fact that Eiji Aonuma, producer of, wanted to revisit the same Hyrule while incorporating a new story and gameplay mechanics. Initially, new ideas were thought for DLC but evolved into a new game when too many were gathered.

When asked about cooperative gameplay or Zelda being a playable character, Aonuma declined to answer.