Back in November of 2011, Eiji Aonuma had commented on the next Legend of Zelda title for the Nintendo 3DS and he had this to say about it.

“We are already preparing a new game, a game in the series for the Nintendo 3DS, but don’t think that it is a direct sequel to the Zelda titles released on DS. We are talking about a new game, but it takes much of what has been done on previous consoles.”

Shortly after, Sam Claiborn of IGN reported on the upcoming Legend of Zelda titles and had this to say.

“Nintendo is working on at least two other Zelda games right now, and I can’t wait to see them.”

We initially believed that this meant a Legend of Zelda game was being developed for the Nintendo 3DS and another one was being developed for the Nintendo Wii U. Obviously this all just rumors at this point and 4chan is not exactly a reliable source. Virtually anybody around the world that has artistic ability could have photoshopped the above image and posted it over at 4chan anonymously.

However, given Nintendo’s recent statements and this rumor, it opens the case that Nintendo might do another dual-release Legend of Zelda title. They have been doing this with the Pokemon titles for the last 14 years and they have been incredibly successful. Even when they tried it with the Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons, those games were critical successes and sold very well. I certainly think there is a market for these types of games and I think it is certainly a plausible idea for Nintendo going forward.

What do you make of these rumors? Do you think this would be a good idea? Would you prefer a stand-alone game or a pair of games? Let us know by posting in the comments below.

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