Nintendo's E3 presentation won't air until next Tuesday, but Nintendo fans are so excited that they aren't willing to wait to find out what's in store. Case in point, one fan who heard a rumor that GameStop would start giving out a free Zelda poster with purchases starting next week. Not only did they go to GameStop to ask, but they received the rumored poster in the process. With the Zelda poster as evidence, Nintendo fans now believe that a major Zelda compilation bundle announcement is planned for E3 2021.
The poster in question is two-sided and features art from multiple The Legend of Zelda games. On one side, Link from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is shown in the foreground. In the background, art from multiple games is shown. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess are all prominently featured. It's this unique selection of games that's led fans to speculate.
To start, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is obviously already a major focus for Nintendo right now, with a sequel in development. Fans also already know about The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword being re-released on Nintendo Switch. That leaves Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess as interesting inclusions. Some fans think this could mean the three games could be re-released for Nintendo Switch in a bundle for Zelda's 35th anniversary.
It's obviously a major leap in logic to assume that a pattern on a poster could reveal a secret Zelda bundle. A simpler explanation, that Nintendo is highlighting its modern 3D Zelda games, makes much more sense. Regardless, Nintendo fans are very excitable, and the poster being leaked early has led some to leap to conclusions.
As further evidence of the GameStop Zelda poster being unrelated to any product announcements, the back of the poster also features a Zelda design. This design features depictions of Zelda characters going back through the entire franchise's history. It's also directly pulled from Nintendo's 30th anniversary for Zelda. In other words, it's likely just some very nice-looking art Nintendo made for the anniversary celebration.
While the poster may be unrelated, that doesn't mean Nintendo doesn't have plans to re-release other Zelda titles soon. A prominent leaker shared that Nintendo had plans to release Ocarina of Time, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and even Majora's Mask on Switch in 2021. So, Nintendo fans may want to tune into Nintendo's E3 2021 presentation on June 15, just in case.
For those interested in the Zelda poster, it's supposed to be given out with purchases of Zelda-related merchandise starting next week sometime after the Nintendo event.
Source: ResetEra