The following article contains major spoilers for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom almost had a different title that didn't mention Hyrule, according to series producer Eiji Aonuma (thanks GamesRadar+).
The critically acclaimed sequel to Breath of the Wild was almost called The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Dragon, a clear reference to Princess Zelda's reincarnation as the Light Dragon, a major twist of Tears of the Kingdom's narrative.
"Letting it slip that the Light Dragon is Zelda would have been a problem, and this had an effect on the title, too," Aonuma wrote (translated by Nintendo Everything). "One of the candidates for the title that made it to the end was 'Tears of the Dragon'. But it would have been a bad idea to have 'Dragon' in the title."
Aonuma goes on to say that the team wanted to have dragons in the logo, a more subtle tease than putting Dragon in the title. However, they couldn't think of a title that suited the narrative but didn't give away the twist, so the game was still called The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Dragon until very late...
