It's impossible to deny the critical success of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and its direct sequel, Tears of the Kingdom. Breath of the Wild went on to win 2017's Game of the Year and Tears of the Kingdom proved to be an improvement over its predecessor in many ways. Both installments are vastly different from any other in the franchise, as they introduced survival and open-world elements the series had never seen. However, while this different era is arguably what led to each game's success, that era may be coming to an end as Nintendo has confirmed that Tears of the Kingdom is highly unlikely to receive a sequel.