The Legend of Zelda fans divided over major new announcement

Welcome back to another episode of division within a gaming fandom; today, our attention is on The Legend of Zelda community.

It’s been a while since we spoke of The Legend of Zelda live-action film, but that doesn’t mean the project isn’t going ahead.

In fact, according to the latest announcement, it’ll be out before 2030.

What an update!

In the words of fan @buckleupjazz, “It's still 2024. This doesn't feel like much in the way of news.”

Although this news is far from earth shattering, it gives Nintendo fans hope amidst a turbulent time for the brand.

Switch sales are down, share prices are all over the place, and we’ve yet to see the Switch 2 – a lot has been cracking off.

Fortunately, there’s some light at the end of this long tunnel. Firstly, that the Switch 2 will be backward compatible. Secondly, that The Legend of Zelda film is happening.

This is assuming Nintendo don’t fumble the ball with the live-action adaptation. We all remember the horror of hearing Chris Pratt as Mario for the first time...

Understandably given the ambiguity of the news, fans are divided over this announcement.

Check out the trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom before you go.

While user @relientkenny said, “At least we get some good news today”, another fan remarked, “You just know this is not going to be good and it's nowhere near release.”

Much like the Minecraft movie, live-action for The Legend of Zelda seems an odd choice.

We can but hope we’ll be pleasantly surprised by the film when it launches.

If it launches.

“I'll believe there will be a Legend of Zelda movie when I see a trailer,” posted @DaddyReduxx.

Considering how easily projects can be cancelled nowadays, waiting for an official trailer isn’t a bad idea.

Not that the trailer is going to be released soon. We have up until 2030, folks, there’s no way we’re getting a trailer for at least a couple of years yet.