Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Successor Release Date Has Gamers Braced For A Wait
By Published Apr 18, 2026, 5:31 AM EDT James is a gaming writer from London who has spent thousands of hours exploring titles from every genre. Though he has a particular affinity for multiplayer titles like World of Warcraft, Destiny 2 and League of Legends, he has also put thousands of hours into single-player experiences, from deep RPGs to epic PC strategies. When he's not playing or writing, he can usually be found supporting his beloved Brentford FC. Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap
is 40 years old in 2026, and that's a pretty landmark occasion for any video game franchise, whichever way you slice it. As part of that, fans have growing expectations that Nintendo could be preparing a raft of big announcements to mark the event, and those hopes might not be too far off base.
Noise around a for the Switch 2 has been growing, with other claims made by the same leaker recently proving true. We may also get some more news on the upcoming movie adaptation, but one area which is significantly more up in the air is a potential new game in the single-player series, and fans are preparing themselves for some tough times ahead.
The Next Mainline Zelda Game Could Be Years Away
Given how long it takes to develop games these days, we could be looking at a really long wait for a new Zelda game. Over on Reddit, one user the community if they would be happy to wait until 2030 for the next game in the series, and explained why they thought we could realistically be looking at a few years before we get to play it.
The fans who posted in response were actually remarkably sanguine, with one , "It was probably going to be 2028 at the earliest anyway. There's been a 5-year gap between mainline 3D games since and Zelda games are becoming bigger and more ambitious."
"I’d be fine waiting 7 years if that’s what it takes, but I’m hoping for like 2029. I don’t want a game rushed out just because Nintendo has a new console. They should take the time to make it great, maybe put out some remakes or remasters during the wait," another .
"I'm expecting the next game around 2028, so 2030 would be a little longer than I'd like it but I'd get over it. It's not like I'm not gonna get it whenever it comes out," a third .
An Ocarina Of Time Remake May Be Next
As mentioned earlier, things are looking pretty good for our chances of getting an Ocarina of Time remake, either this year or early in 2027. We could hear more about that potential future at the next (which will likely be in June), with the developer almost certain to host a Zelda Direct at some point this Summer.
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