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Breath of the Wild sequel revealed by Nintendo in E3 2019 surprise

A brief glimpse of a "whole new" game, not DLC.

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Nintendo has another Zelda game coming to Nintendo Switch... and it's a sequel to Breath of the Wild.

A surprise tease at the end of the Nintendo Direct E3 video stream revealed that the follow-up to the first Breath of the Wild is indeed in development. Nintendo's Bill Trinen confirmed that it's a true sequel, not DLC, after the Nintendo Direct livestream. It was announced on the heels of new Link's Awakening footage and news about Super Smash Bros. additions. 

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Look at the whole trailer for yourself below.

There wasn't a lot to see. But the cell-shaded look and grim graphics suggested something evil lurking in Hyrule. Also, it's beautiful.

More screenshots from the game reveal below:

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