Surprise! Nintendo just announced a The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild prequel for Switch Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Surprise! Nintendo just announced a The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild prequel for Switch And breathe. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 8 Sep 2020 80 comments Nintendo has announced Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, a prequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It's due out 20th November 2020 on Nintendo Switch, and is set 100 years before Breath of the Wild. "Witness the events of the Great Calamity first-hand and try to save Hyrule from destruction!" reads the official blurb. The developer is Koei Tecmo, maker of 2014 hack and slash Hyrule Warriors. Producer Yosuke Hayashi said that while Age of Calamity retains the gameplay style of the Warriors series, "with exciting 1 versus 1000 battles and a wide variety of playable characters", this will be the only game that lets you experience the world 100 years prior to the events of Breath of the Wild. Zelda development chief Eiji Aonuma described Age of Calamity as a combination of "the well-detailed world of Breath of the Wild with Warriors gameplay". "Therefore," Aonuma added, "I believe this game will offer the experience of the Great Calamity battles that weren't fully shown in the original game." Of course, Nintendo is still working on Breath of the Wild 2. In the video below, Aonuma said fans will have to wait "a bit longer before we can provide more updates". So don't hold your breath. Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store