Before Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity was even announced, it wasn’t that unusual to think of Nintendo’s mashup of The Legend of Zelda and Dynasty Warriors getting multiple installments, thanks to the re-releases the original game got on the 3DS and the Switch. That said, despite the fact that it’s finally gotten its first proper sequel with Age of Calamity’s launch today, Nintendo says Hyrule Warriors isn’t guaranteed to continue as a subseries.
Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma and Age of Calamity producer Yosuke Hayashi touched upon this when asked by IGN if there were any plans to continue developing Warriors-style games alongside mainline games like the upcoming sequel to Breath of the Wild. Aonuma’s response suggests that there isn’t, as he said, “I don’t think we’re expecting this to become a series.”
Aonuma did state, though, that it’s still possible for a new game to end up happening, as he thinks that “circumstances could align” again like they did for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. “We’d make that decision based on its creative merits, just like we did this time,” he explained. To which Hayashi added, “I think it depends on whether we get an idea that’ll make all the fans happy!”
This led to the question of how the idea for making the next Hyrule Warriors game a prequel to Breath of the Wild came about. According to Aonuma, Breath of the Wild’s director, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, was the one who proposed it, as he figured the story of that game’s Great Calamity could only told with a Warriors-style gameplay system where players could confront Calamity Ganon’s armies head-on. Hayashi then explained that internal discussions prior to that had failed to come up with any good ideas for a new game, so it didn’t take long for Fujibayashi’s pitch to win Nintendo and Koei Tecmo over.
Outside of Hyrule Warriors, IGN asked Aonuma and Hayashi if Nintendo has any plan to increase the number of Zelda spinoff titles between the mainline games. Echoing his previous answer, Aonuma stressed that Nintendo is focused on finding good ideas first and foremost, so ultimately the frequency of future Zelda titles will depend on the alignment of “several different conditions” that the company doesn’t have much control over.
With the future of Hyrule Warriors uncertain, it’s worth noting that if the series does end with Age of Calamity, at least it will be going out on a high note. Age of Calamity has largely been met with praise from critics, with most agreeing that it’s a strong followup to Hyrule Warriors that makes good use of Breath of the Wild’s world and mechanics, resulting in one of the most engaging Warriors-style games of recent years.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is now available for the Switch.
Source: IGN
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