Game Informer got a chance to chat with Tri Force Heroes director Hiromasa Shikata and they decided to ask him about something near and dear to our hearts: where exactly does Tri Force Heroes take place on the Zelda timeline? While he wouldn’t reveal at this time exactly where the game is placed on the timeline, he did say the game does not occur before or after the events in A Link Between Worlds, despite being closely related with the reused assets.

Where is Triforce Heroes in the Zelda timeline? That’s a tough question. The Zelda timeline is “complicated” and if you look at the history of Zelda you will see there are three branches. I can’t really designate which one of those branches we’re looking at, but as far as the design itself, we looked to Link Between Worlds. But it’s not – as far as a timeframe – it’s not before or after. We haven’t really settled on that. Does it take place in the same universe or world as a Link Between Worlds? With the history of Zelda we have these three parallel worlds. I can’t say which one it’s on/in at this point.

Does it take place in a parallel world to the aforementioned A Link Between Worlds? Is it in a completely different timeline branch? We’ll likely find out the closer we get to launch this fall.

Source: Game Informer