When will legend of zelda twilight princess be on switch

But Nintendo hasn't asked, apparently...

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 will no longer be released this year on the Nintendo Switch, and it's left Zelda fans with nothing to really look forward to in 2022. One rumour is Wind Waker and Twilight Princess will fill this space.

Interestingly though, if they are getting released on the Switch, Tantalus - the team that originally worked with Nintendo on Twilight Princess HD for the Wii U - supposedly hasn't been asked. On a new episode of the Fragments of Silicon Podcast, Tantalus CEO Tom Crago was asked if Nintendo had reached out to the Australian-based developer about Twilight Princess HD for Switch.

Here's what he had to say, according to Nintendo Everything:

“No, and look, we’d obviously love to do that [Zelda: Twilight Princess HD], but that hasn’t been a priority for Nintendo – or at least not in conversations that they’ve had with us.

"The way it works with our friends over there is we’ll jump at any opportunity we can to work on one of their titles. There’s a constant dialog between our two companies. Often there’s a little bit of time that passes between titles, and there might be other ideas that are kicked around, but in the case of Skyward Sword, some time passed and then the email comes: ‘Would you be interested in considering bringing Skyward Sword on to Switch?’ To which the answer is of course: ‘Yes we would.’ And then we enter into the conversations with Nintendo around what that might look like and eventually we get underway. So it was similar in a lot of senses in terms of how Twilight Princess (on Wii U) came to fruition.”

As noted in this exchange, Tantalus most recently worked on the Switch version of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD.

If Tantalus was already working on a project like Twilight Princess HD for Switch, it wouldn't necessarily be able to confirm it in a discussion like this. And keep in mind, if Nintendo does decide to re-release this particular game, it doesn't have to call on the company that ported the Wii U release.

Earlier this month, there was a rumour about Nintendo potentially releasing a double pack containing both Wind Waker and Twilight Princess at some point this year:

Read more - Rumour: Could Switch Get Zelda: Wind Waker And Twilight Princess This Year?

What do you think? Will we see Twilight Princess HD and maybe even Wind Waker at some point this year to fill the gap? Leave your own thoughts down below.

[source twitch.tv, via nintendoeverything.com]

When he’s not paying off a loan to Tom Nook, Liam likes to report on the latest Nintendo news and admire his library of video games. His favourite Nintendo character used to be a guitar-playing dog, but nowadays he prefers to hang out with Judd the cat.

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Rather than show off its upcoming titles at major gaming events, Nintendo prefers to host its own presentations to share what gamers can expect from its releases in the coming months. Lately, big Nintendo games such as Splatoon 3 have been given their own Nintendo Direct showcase, solely focusing on the gameplay, story, and other features players will experience in the lead up to release. Now, it seems a new Nintendo Direct could be on the way, with the upcoming presentation reportedly focusing on two Legend of Zelda games.

This news comes from well-known industry insider Jeff Grubb. Speaking on his Last of the Nintendogs podcast, at 17:03 Grubb mentioned that a new Nintendo Direct was expected for the week beginning on September 12, and prior to that, his co-host Mike Minotti stated that announcements of Wind Waker and Twighlight Princess HD remakes were expected. Regarding the exact date these Legend of Zelda reveals will take place, Grubb said that the week of the 12th isn't fully confirmed and Nintendo could push the presentation up to happen as soon as next week.

Grubb still believes that the week of the 12th is more likely, as this would give Nintendo time to do the Direct before Tokyo Game Show begins on September 15. Either way, very soon some iconic Zelda games could be announced to be getting Switch ports. While the HD Switch port usually doesn't equate to a remaster of a game, for many fans who still appreciate Wind Waker and Twilight Princess as unique entries in The Legend of Zelda franchise, it will be exciting to see those older titles get some attention.

At 11:20 in the video, Minotti states that he is "very, very sure" that the Wind Waker and Twighlight Princess HD ports would be getting announced at this upcoming Nintendo Direct, but Grubb had some other ideas of what will feature at the show. In terms of other Legend of Zeldagames, Grubb stated that he would enjoy Nintendo using the engine for the Link's Awakening remake to recreate another 2D Zelda title. However, this was not something that he believed would be at the presentation, meaning that fans shouldn't get their hopes up about seeing anything like that at the presentation, especially with Breath of the Wild 2 on the way.

With Nintendo's big releases for 2022 already set up for launch, both Grubb and Minotti agreed that this upcoming Nintendo Direct will likely show fans what the company has in mind for its future. According to Grubb, this could feature anything from a new Mario title to even a Metroid Prime remaster. Even if none of those franchises are featured, it is expected that should this Direct take place, it will have a strong Legend of Zelda focus.

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The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker is available on GameCube and Wii U. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is available on GameCube, Wii, and Wii U.