The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 has been delayed and is now expected to launch sometime in 2023.
Nintendo made the announcement on Twitter, with series producer Eiji Aonuma sharing the update in a short video.
“We previously announced that we were aiming for a 2022 release for this game,” Aonuma said in the video.
“However, we have decided to extend our development time a bit, and change the release to Spring 2023.
“For those of you who have been looking forward to a release this year, we apologize.”
The Legend of Zelda series producer, Eiji Aonuma, has an update to share about the launch timing of the sequel to The Legend of #Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Please take a look. pic.twitter.com/7OhayhiuM9March 29, 2022
Aonuma gave no specific reason for Breath of the Wild 2‘s delay, but said the development team working on the much-anticipated game will continue to work diligently and asked fans to be patient.