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Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma has hinted that the next Zelda game may be inspired by a recent spin-off, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.

Released last month for Switch 2, Age of Imprisonment is the third main game in the Hyrule Warriors series. The game mixes the world of The Legend of Zelda with fast action gameplay from Koei Tecmo’s Dynasty Warriors series. It retells past events from the Zelda timeline and lets players fight with many characters.

In an interview with Japanese site 4Gamer, Aonuma spoke about the future of the Zelda series and suggested that ideas from this spin-off could influence the next main game.

“Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is the first Zelda title on Nintendo Switch 2. To be honest, we wanted to be the ones to release the ‘first’ one ourselves (laughs),” he said.

“Still, the inspiration we’ve gained from collaborating with Koei Tecmo like this may be reflected in the next Zelda we create. As you play Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, we hope you’ll imagine those possibilities and look forward to our Zelda.”

The Zelda series will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2026. The last main Zelda game, Tears of the Kingdom, was released in 2023, and a new 2D Zelda game came out last year. Because of this, a new main game may still be some time away.

Nintendo is also working on other Zelda projects, including a live-action movie planned for 2027 and a new Lego set.

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