Nintendo’s E3 presentation won’t air until next Tuesday, but Nintendo fans are so excited that they aren’t willing to wait to find out what’s in store. Case in point, one fan who heard a rumor that GameStop would start giving out a freeZeldaposter with purchases starting next week. Not only did they go to GameStop to ask, but they received the rumored poster in the process. With theZeldaposter as evidence, Nintendo fans now believe that a majorZeldacompilation bundle announcement is planned for E3 2021.
The poster in question is two-sided and features art from multipleThe Legend of Zeldagames. On one side, Link fromThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princessis shown in the foreground. In the background, art from multiple games is shown.The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword,The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker,The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, andThe Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princessare all prominently featured. It’s this unique selection of games that’s led fans to speculate.
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To start,The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildis obviously already a major focus for Nintendo right now, with a sequel in development. Fans also already know aboutThe Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordbeing re-releasedon Nintendo Switch. That leavesOcarina of Time,Wind Waker, andTwilight Princessas interesting inclusions. Some fans think this could mean the three games could be re-released for Nintendo Switch in a bundle forZelda’s 35th anniversary.
It’s obviously a major leap in logic to assume that a pattern on a poster could reveal asecretZeldabundle. A simpler explanation, that Nintendo is highlighting its modern 3DZeldagames, makes much more sense. Regardless, Nintendo fans are very excitable, and the poster being leaked early has led some to leap to conclusions.
As further evidence of the GameStopZeldaposter being unrelated to any product announcements, the back of the poster also features aZeldadesign. This design features depictions ofZeldacharacters going back through the entire franchise’s history. It’s also directly pulled fromNintendo’s 30th anniversary forZelda. In other words, it’s likely just some very nice-looking art Nintendo made for the anniversary celebration.
While the poster may be unrelated, that doesn’t mean Nintendo doesn’t have plans to re-release otherZeldatitles soon. A prominent leaker shared that Nintendo had plans to releaseOcarina of Time,Wind Waker,Twilight Princess, and evenMajora’s Maskon Switch in 2021. So, Nintendo fans may want to tune into Nintendo’s E3 2021 presentation on June 15, just in case.
For those interested in theZeldaposter, it’s supposed to be given out with purchases ofZelda-related merchandisestarting next week sometime after the Nintendo event.
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