The show starts 3pm UK time and lasts for roughly 30 minutes, Nintendo has said, and contains “a variety of The Legend of Zelda-related information about the series’ 40th anniversary”. Exactly what that means, we don’t yet know, but we can make a couple of educated guesses.
Guess number one: a release date and proper reveal for the Ocarina of Time remake. We’ve only had a glimpse at the game so far – a glimpse that proved controversial for its more realistic art style – and while we’ve been told it’s releasing this year, we don’t know when. The suggestion is that the Ocarina of Time remake could launch near or alongside GTA 6 in mid-November, which so far, no other game has dared to do.
We also expect a proper trailer for The Legend of Zelda film – which is due out next year and production is under way on – plus potentially a Switch port or remaster of classic Zelda adventures Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. We may even get the long whispered-about Oracle of Seasons/Ages GBA games in the new-but-retro style of Link’s Awakening. Perhaps the legendary SNES game A Link to the Past could be given the same treatment. And dare we hope for a glimpse at the next fully fledged Zelda game?
All of that plus probably some amiibos, maybe a limited edition Zelda-themed Switch 2 design, and a look at the series’ history. There’s actually quite a lot to be excited about.
