Massive Zelda Announcement Jolts Nintendo’s Financial Prowess

The recent announcement from Nintendo, revealing a major delay for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, has shaken the gaming community. However, even more than that, it seems to have shaken Nintendo itself.

Following the news of a delay, the shares of Nintendo Co. fell strongly, due to the sudden reveal of a push for Zelda 2.

Nintendo shares fall down due to Zelda 2 getting delayed!

In case anyone missed it, Tuesday saw an unexpected message released from the Series Producer Eiji Aonuma. In a brief video, he shared the unfortunate news of Zelda 2 getting delayed till Spring 2023.

While mentioning what the game will offer, he said that the sequel will consist of a “wider variety of features you can enjoy“. It implies that the development team is taking extra time to put in more content and added gameplay options for the Nintendo Switch players.

But it seems like the delay has hurt Nintendo the most, even more than the curious Zelda fans themselves.

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After the announcement, the shares fell down by more than four percent, on Wednesday in Tokyo, according to Bloomberg. It can be due to the growing concerns regarding the state of the awaited installment. Previously, it was expected to come out in 2022 itself.

But again, this dip in its share price won’t likely remain for long. Because Nintendo has got a long list of other launches this year. Simply put, its pipeline seems to be quite strong in this calendar, even without a new Zelda entry.

When it comes to 2022’s line-up, then fans will witness the arrival of Splatoon 3, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and the highly awaited Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. The latter will offer a vast open-world to the users. It will surely remind them of this year’s early release Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

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As for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2, fans will have to wait for one full year.

What are your thoughts on the delay announcement for the anticipated entry? Are you still excited about it following an update for a long push?

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