Bad news if you were expecting news about Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The producer of ZeldaEiji Aonuma, spoke to Famitsu concerning Tears of the Kingdom.

He wanted to clarify things regarding a possible upcoming DLC.

A Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom self-sufficient?

It was on May 12, Nintendo launched its highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Nintendo Switch. In a few weeks, the game literally exploded the sales counters, reaching 18.5 million units sold by the end of June. This is far, very far ahead of other recent opuses, which peaked at 4 million over the same period, Nintendo being well helped by the (almost) 130 million Switches sold since March 2017.

Recently interviewed by the Japanese magazine FamitsuEiji Aonuma, producer of this same Tears of the Kingdom, wanted to put an end to certain rumors. ” At this time, we are not planning any additional content. We feel like we’ve already explored and exhausted all the gameplay possibilities in this world. “, explains in particular Eiji Aonuma.

A ” unique experience » with the next episode

Indeed, like what Nintendo had proposed with the previous episode (Breath of the Wild), many were hoping to see a possible DLC emerge, adding a little more content to a Tears of the Kingdom already overflowing. According to Nintendo, this will not be the case.

As for the continuation of the adventures of Link and Princess Zelda, the Nintendo producer declared: “ Whether it’s a new sequel or an entirely new title, I believe the next game will offer a completely new experience. » Nintendo’s bigwigs believe they have explored and exhausted all the gameplay possibilities of the universes of Breath of the Wild And Tears of the Kingdom.

It remains to be seen what form the next (unpublished, of course) episode of the saga will take. Zelda. Until then, there are rumors of an optimized version of Breath of the Wildcoming to Nintendo’s next console (in 2024?), when others are still talking about the upcoming launch of a remake of the timeless Wind Wakerlaunched on GameCube in 2002, and in HD version on Nintendo Wii U 10 years ago.

Source : Kotaku