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In a reality\u00a0where COVID-19 never came to fruition and the current global pandemic didn’t change the course of the world\u00a0to the severe extent that it did, 2020 would have looked very different for Nintendo<\/strong><\/em>. While Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/em>\u00a0kicked off the beginning of the year, the 35th anniversary of Super Mario<\/a> would have been a much bigger focus, bringing the announcement forward\u00a0with\u00a0Paper Mario: The Origami King<\/em>, the\u00a0Super Mario 3D All-Stars<\/em> collection, and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury<\/em> headlining a year-long event alongside upcoming games, Pikmin 3 Deluxe<\/em> and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Luckily, while\u00a0Nintendo was forced to delay plans for the Super Mario 35th anniversary celebration,\u00a0Nintendo Switch Pro rumors <\/a>and two major franchise anniversaries\u00a0has set the company\u00a0for a big year. Next year will be both the 35th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda<\/em>\u00a0and the 25th anniversary of Pokemon, two of the most popular franchises in video game history and the highest-grossing entertainment franchise of all-time in Pokemon’s case. Players are in for a huge year of events and new game releases, and if\u00a0Super Mario 3D All-Stars<\/em> is anything to go by, could see many beloved games brought forward to the Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fish and Bugs October List<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Legend of Zelda<\/em> is a franchise that needs no introduction, particularly on a platform like Nintendo Switch where Breath of the Wild<\/em> is considered by many as one of the greatest games of all time. Back in 2019, Nintendo filed new trademarks for a variety of Super Mario products from new games to toys, apparel, and merchandise, all of which turned out to be related to the franchise 35th-anniversary celebration. Similarly, back in July Nintendo filed an almost identical trademark listing for The Legend of Zelda<\/em><\/a>, indicating it has plans\u00a0to hold a major celebration event for the franchise as it did with Super Mario<\/em> this year.<\/p>\n

Naturally, while new toys and merchandise is exciting, players are far more interested in what new (or returning) games will make their way onto the Nintendo Switch. So far, players already have access to the early NES and SNES games through\u00a0Switch Online, and the GameBoy classic, Links Awakening<\/em> was remade from the ground up in 2019. Nintendo will\u00a0almost certainly\u00a0follow Super Mario 3D All-Stars and release a Zelda collection of games (especially when Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity<\/em> is almost here and Breath of the Wild 2<\/em> is still in development) and considering the only Wii U left to be ported are the Zelda HD remakes, that’s not a bad place to start.<\/p>\n

Following the mainline games, Nintendo could easily port of the HD and 3D remakes into a single collection which would give players Ocarina of Time<\/em>, Majora’s Mask<\/em>, Wind Waker<\/em>, and Twilight Princess<\/em>. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword<\/a><\/em>\u00a0also leaked for Switch earlier in the year, so don’t be surprised\u00a0to get another collection of remakes, and a separate port Skyward Sword.<\/p>\n

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Despite not actually being a Nintendo owned property, Pokemon<\/em> is synonymous with Nintendo, and The Pokemon Company isn’t going to pass up this big of an opportunity. Now that The Crown Tundra has been confirmed to release at the end of October<\/a>, development on\u00a0Pokemon Sword and Shield<\/em> is likely winding down as Game Freak moves onto new games, which are speculated to be Pokemon Diamond and Pearl<\/em> remakes, a Johto-themed sequel to Pokemon Let’s Go<\/em>, and the inevitable ninth generation. One of those games is almost guaranteed to release by the end of 2021 and New Pokemon Snap<\/em> has already been announced for 2021, so what else could the company have up its sleeve?<\/p>\n

Likely Super Mario 3D All-Stars<\/em>, there are a number of rumored Pokemon collections currently making the rounds that indicate plans to bring some of the older games in the series to the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo recently renewed its trademark for Heart Gold and Soul Silver<\/em>, a Nintendo DS and 3DS collection is currently rumored to include ports of Black and White<\/em>, Black 2 and White 2<\/em>, X and Y<\/em>, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire<\/em>, and Sun and Moon<\/em>, and finally, the most exciting (but most farfetched) rumor states that it will be releasing every Pokemon generation to date<\/a> on Nintendo Switch, starting with a Kanto collection, followed by Johto a few months later, and so on.<\/p>\n

Game Freak and The Pokemon Company has a lot of ground to make up after fan backlash for\u00a0Pokemon Sword and Shield<\/em>, so the idea that it could release full-blown remakes of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl<\/em>, a new Pokemon Snap<\/em> game, and rerelease the older games in their original glory is an exciting one.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Director Pleased With Fan Reception<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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For the time being, there’s no way to know what plans Nintendo\u00a0might have up its sleeve and based on how it handled the Super Mario 35th anniversary announcements, it’s unlikely that there’ll be any news prior to Pokemon day in February. Nintendo has a strong lineup of first-party games to close out the year including\u00a0Pikmin 3 Deluxe<\/em>\u00a0at the end of the month and\u00a0Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity<\/em> in late November. Beyond that, it looks like 2021 could shape up to be a fairly big year for Nintendo Switch fans with\u00a0Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury<\/em> in late February<\/a>, followed by\u00a0the anniversary of\u00a0The Legend of Zelda and Pokemon.<\/p>\n

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