Metroid Dread might currently be out in front as the top-selling video game following E3, but over on the social media platform Twitter the conversation is apparently all about the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

In an official Twitter gaming wrap-up covering the first half of 2021, the platform revealed the "most talked about games" from this year's E3. In first was the new Zelda game coming out in 2022. Here's the top five:

  1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel
  2. Elden Ring
  3. Battlefield 2042
  4. Halo Infinite
  5. Forza Horizon 5

Despite Zelda taking out the top spot - FromSoftware's Elden Ring apparently had the most viewed video on the platform:

According to Twitter, at one point during E3 2021, it "dominated" the conversation on the platform - with 26 out of 30 Worldwide Trends related to the event.

In addition to this, Twitter also revealed the "most tweeted about video games" in the first half of 2021. Taking out the top spot was Genshin Impact.

  1. Genshin Impact
  2. Apex Legends
  3. Ensemble Stars!
  4. Final Fantasy
  5. Animal Crossing
  6. Knives Out
  7. Fortnite
  8. Monster Hunter
  9. Fate/Grand Order
  10. Minecraft

Japan followed by the United States and South Korea were also the countries tweeting about gaming the most.

Did you post anything about Zelda or E3 on social media over the past week? Are you as excited as Twitter clearly is for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's sequel? Leave a comment down below.

[source blog.twitter.com]