- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake has been announced
- Nintendo shared the first teaser trailer during today’s Direct showcase
- The game launches this year on the Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo has officially announced The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake to launch this year exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2.
The news comes from the latest Nintendo Direct, which aired today, where Nintendo Senior Executive Officer Yoshiaki Koizumi concluded the 50-minute showcase with our first look at the remake of the beloved 1998 game.
“The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is reborn on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026,” reads the trailer description.
The teaser trailer begins with a narrator telling the story of the Kokiri Forest, the Kokiri who live there with their fairy companions, and a boy without a fairy, also called Link. Meanwhile, the camera pans over a gorgeous tapestry depicting the Great Deku Tree and Hyrule Castle as the ocarina plays in the background before fading into our first official look at a sleeping Link in the game, which is how the original game begins.
The art style is very modern, but it’s not the same as The Wild Spirit and The tears of the kingdom‘s; it leans more towards Skyward Sword HDonly with improved graphics for the Switch 2 hardware with more realistic skin textures and fibers.
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We then see a close-up of the Triforce pulsing on the back of Link’s hand before the trailer fades to black and shows the official logo.
Unfortunately, there’s no firm release date, but the game launches in 2026, which means I’ll finally have to invest in a Nintendo Switch 2.
With only six months left in the year, we can expect more trailers sooner rather than later, and hopefully a dedicated Nintendo Direct showcase as well.
Rumors of one Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time the remake had been circulating online for a while, but it wasn’t until recently that YouTuber and reliable industry insider NatetheHate claimed it would be revealed during today’s Direct.
The Ocarina of Time originally launched on N64 in 1998 before a remastered version on Nintendo 3DS was released in 2011. The original game is also playable right now on Switch and Switch 2 with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.
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