New Nintendo patent hints at Breath of the Wild 2 mechanics

Case in point, US20210370179 talks about a specific move that a character can perform while shooting an arrow and free falling. Meanwhile, US20210370175 is talking about the ability to pass through solid surfaces, which was also shown in the game's initial trailer. Finally, US20210370178 describes an ability that lets players remind objects back in time.

Of course, Nintendo hasn't confirmed any of the information revealed in the said patents. For all we know, they could be for a different game. After all, the Breath of the Wild sequel isn't the only one that these mechanics could fit well. But, if these are for Breath of the Wild 2, then fans have a reason to get excited. The first Breath of the Wild game was quite divisive and we ranked it rather low in our rankings of the best Legend of Zelda games. Even so, as we've mentioned earlier, it introduced many gameplay mechanics that succeeding games have tried to copy.

If Nintendo is going as far as to patent certain mechanics, then this suggests that it values everything new that it's going to add to Breath of the Wild 2, which could also pop up in future Nintendo titles.