Zelda Series Co-Developer Comments on Future of the Franchise

Nintendo-owned developer Monolith Soft has revealed more information about the team's work with The Legend of Zelda series, while hinting at plans for the future. Since 1986, The Legend of Zelda franchise has been second only to Mario in terms of its importance to Nintendo. For 40 years now, the series has hosted some of the most critically acclaimed games ever made, from SNES classics that A link to the pastto modern masterpieces such as Breath of the Wild.

The future of Zelda has been a big issue in recent years. The 2023 century The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the last open world version of the series, followed by top-down Echo of wisdom in 2024, and the spin-off Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment year 2025. A remake of Ocarina of time Nintendo Switch 2 is rumored for this year, but Nintendo has yet to confirm the project's existence.

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Monolith Soft's future with Zelda

In a new website, Monolith Soft has detailed its history as a co-developer on The Legend of Zelda franchise. The team started working on Zelda as of 2011 Skyward swordalong with the primary development team at Nintendo EAD. This came a few years after Monolith Soft's acquisition of Nintendo in 2007. After that project's conclusion, Monolith Soft continued to operate as a Zelda support studio, while working with Xenoblade series. The website details how the team was involved in the A link between worlds, Breath of the Wildand The tears of the kingdom.

Monolith Soft's website makes it clear that the development team is coming continue working as a support studio for the future Zelda game. Unfortunately, it doesn't provide details on what exactly the team is working on. It is possible that the studio can help with that Ocarina of time remake, if that project really exists. However, Nintendo has also leaned on Grezzo as one Zelda co-developer, and that team previously worked on the 3DS version of Ocarina of time. It's possible that Grezzo is working with members of Nintendo EAD on the remake, while Monolith Soft is working on the actual follow-up to The tears of the kingdom.

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Nintendo has a tendency to keep their development teams secret as long as possible. Fans can often guess which studios are involved in projects, but there's usually no confirmation until players can roll credits on the game. Given that history, it's possible fans don't know what Zelda the game Monolith Soft is working on until its release.

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While the future for Zelda is one of the most pressing questions of the Nintendo Switch 2 era, there are many gamers eager to find out about Monolith Soft's next RPG. The developer has been brave, but there have been hints of a new one Xenoblade Chronicles for Nintendo Switch 2. The series has been a success story in the Switch era, with Xenoblade Chronicles 2 selling more than 2.7 million copies. Regardless of what Monolith Soft has been working on, there are many people who are excited to see what's next for the company.