What Does The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 2’s Delay Mean for the Game?
235History has repeated itself. The next mainline The Legend of Zelda game has been delayed. That's happened time and time again with a consistency that's become sort of predictable by now- Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, and Breath of the Wild were all delayed, which means that four mainline console Zelda games in a row have now been pushed back from their originally intended releases. For most Zelda fans, the delay of Breath of the Wild's sequel isn't entirely surprising, even if it is a little disappointing- but even so, it raises a few questions.
The biggest question that instantly popped into most people's minds as soon as the delay was officially announced was- should we be concerned? Now, as natural as that is as a reaction to a game getting delayed, it isn't always rooted in rationality and precedence. Delays are, by their very nature, a sign that a game's production isn't moving along the way it was supposed to for one reason or the other, but while that is definitely true, there is very rarely a direct link between a delay and a game disappointing at launch. There's a laundry list of examples that prove that beyond a doubt, which, of course, includes several aforementioned Zelda games as well.