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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has found itself a place on the official Zelda series timeline, thanks to some minor revisions from platform holder Nintendo.
Curiously though, Breath of the Wild has been lumped at the very end of each of the three possible timelines. In case you haven't brushed up on your Zelda history, the timeline splits following Ocarina of Time depending on two variables: If the Hero of Time is victorious or not over Ganondorf.
If Link wins, then we're given two branches depicting the adventures of a childhood and adult Link. The former eventually finds his way into the events of Majora's Mask, which is reflected in Twilight Princess, while the adult Link leads to the events of The Wind Waker.
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The other timeline takes place if Link is beaten by Ganon, which kicks off the events of The Legend of Zelda and A Link to the Past.
However, Ninty's timeline revisions states that Breath of the Wild happens regardless of what has previously happened and what state Hyrule happens to be in. Another change sees Link's Awakening put before the events of Oracle of Ages and Seasons, although this applies only to the Japanese version of the timeline right now.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was released in March 2017 as a launch title for the Switch.
