Few franchises can get the entire internet talking with even the smallest rumors. The Legend of Zelda is one of them.
One of the oldest and best-selling video game franchises, Nintendo has done a great job reintroducing older titles while adding new entries in the franchise that started with Shigeru Miyamoto's adventures as a young child in Sonobe, Japan. Now, sources indicate that the esteemed Japanese game company might be planning a shadow drop of a Zelda remake at The Game Awards 2023, slated for December 7.
The seed of this rumor was planted by a cryptic tweet from Serkan Toto, a highly regarded industry analyst known for a series of accurate predictions. Toto's post, which read "ZR 2023," fueled speculation among Zelda fans. Its significance is magnified when considering Toto's track record, which includes a previous hint in 2021 with "Z2 2022," alluding to the launch date of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Although the game eventually released in May, Nintendo's original intention was a 2022 launch. This pattern has led many to believe that Toto's latest tweet signals another Zelda remake or remaster slated for this year.
Adding fuel to the speculative fire, Toto's mysterious tweet has since been deleted, along with his older "Z2 2022" post. This action has done little to quell the rumors. If anything, it has reinforced the belief that a Zelda remake or remaster is indeed on the horizon, and Toto's deletion might be an attempt to retract a premature revelation, perhaps under pressure from Nintendo itself.