Nintendo Hints at Playable Zelda in Future Tears of the Kingdom Game

The next game in The Legend of Zelda series is unlikely to be a direct sequel to Tears of the Kingdom, according to producer Eiji Aonuma. Nintendo sees Tears of the Kingdom as the "final form" of the world created in Breath of the Wild and wants to explore new possibilities rather than continuing with a direct sequel. The placement of the next game in the Zelda timeline may be left for fans to interpret, as the developers encourage players to define it based on in-game clues and data.