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Nintendo has stated it has no plans to launch DLC for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and is transferring on to a model new recreation within the sequence.

In an interview with Famitsu, Eiji Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, dominated out extra content material for the Nintendo Swap unique.

“There are not any plans to launch extra content material this time, however that is as a result of I really feel like we have carried out all the pieces we will to create enjoyable in that world,” Aonuma stated.

It’s a shocking determination contemplating the large success Tears of the Kingdom has loved critically and commercially. It offered 18.51 million items as of June 30, only a month-and-a-half after it got here out. That’s greater than half the overall gross sales of its predecessor, Breath of the Wild, which has shifted 30.65 million.

It’s additionally shocking given Breath of the Wild did obtain DLC within the type of an enlargement go that added the likes of Grasp Mode, Hero’s Path Mode, trials, and new gadgets. IGN has contacted Nintendo for clarification.

Based mostly on feedback within the Famitsu interview, it seems like Nintendo is now interested by the following Zelda recreation as an alternative of Tears of the Kingdom DLC. Nevertheless, Aonuma didn’t rule out a return to the Hyrule of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, doubtlessly establishing a 3rd recreation.

“Within the first place, the explanation I made a decision to make this a sequel to the earlier work was as a result of I believed there was worth in experiencing a brand new recreation in that Hyrule place,” Aonuma stated. “If that is the case, if a brand new motive arises, we would return to the identical world once more. Whether or not it is a sequel or a brand new work, I believe it is going to be a totally new recreation, so I hope you are wanting ahead to it.”

Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi additionally chimed in together with his personal remark: “We’re very grateful that so many purchasers have been enjoying Tears of the Kingdom for therefore lengthy and deeply, so we are going to do our greatest to make the following recreation much more fulfilling.”