E3 2018: 8 Insane Predictions Most Likely To Come True

7. A Majora's Mask-Style Sequel To Breath Of The Wild

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Nintendo is hiring or, more specifically, it's looking for a level designer for its next Zelda game which, as of writing, is all we know about the mystery successor to Breath of the Wild.

With that said, given how keen Nintendo seems to be in getting work on Link's next adventure underway - relative to how long these things usually take, at least - two likely scenarios have emerged in an attempt to decipher the Big N's plans for the series' future.

The first, which harkens back to comments made around the time of the Switch's launch supports the suspicion that the next Zelda could take the form of a top-down 'traditional' entry à la A Link Between Worlds.

The second, and more out there idea is that Nintendo intends to replicate the Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask years by crafting a pseudo-sequel to Breath of the Wild. Like the series' most famous entries, this would allow Ninty to sidestep the requirement of building a brand new engine and use BotW's instead, just with a new setting, story and gameplay elements.

Given the fairytale success story that was BotW, it's hard to imagine many people taking issue with some asset reuse if it means we get another mainline Zelda instalment before the current console generation comes to an end.

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