Probably at least five years for a "proper" release, now that there is no dedicated, low power (withhold jokes about Switch being a glorified portable that VA outputs to HDTV) Nintendo development platform. I don't see 3DS consumers getting another major Zelda game, but who knows?
With no dedicated handheld development platform, it would seem a bit odd for Nintendo to let the Zelda IP go silent for five years, but my impression based upon the season pass model implemented that has worked for other open world games like Witcher 3, is that Nintendo would like to stretch BotW for at a least a year after initial release with updates/DLC.
Nintendo could potentially do a Majora's Mask style game (that used Ocarina of Time assets as the base) that uses the same game engine, assets, basic play mechanics, etc. of BotW in an all new adventure for the Switch in 2, maybe 3 years tops.
Otherwise, we may only see a second Zelda game for the Switch (a proper $60 MSRP release) just as the platform is winding down in five years (2022).
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