- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time A new version has been announced.
- Nintendo shared the first trailer during today’s Direct showcase
- The game launches this year on Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo has officially announced The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, scheduled for release this year exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2.
The news comes from the latest Nintendo Direct, which aired today, where Nintendo Senior CEO Yoshiaki Koizumi ended the 50-minute showcase with our first look at the remake of the beloved 1998 game.
“The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time will be reborn on Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026,” the trailer description reads.
The trailer begins with a narrator telling the story of the Kokiri Forest, the Kokiri who live there with their fellow fairies and a fairyless boy, also known as Link. Meanwhile, the camera pans across a beautiful tapestry depicting the Great Deku Tree and Hyrule Castle, as the ocarina plays in the background, before it fades 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 is not the same as Breath of the wild and Tears of the Kingdom‘s; leans more towards Sword to the sky HD either hyrule warriorsonly with improved graphics for the Switch 2 hardware with more realistic skin and fiber textures.
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We then see a close-up of the Triforce pulsing on the back of Link’s hand, before the trailer cuts to black and shows the official logo.
Unfortunately, there’s no set release date, but the game will be released in 2026, which means I’ll eventually 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 about a Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The remake had been circulating online for quite some time, but only recently did YouTuber and trusted industry insider NatetheHate claim that it would be revealed during today’s Direct.
Ocarina of time was originally released for N64 in 1998, before a remastered version was released for Nintendo 3DS in 2011. The original game can also be played right now on Switch and Switch 2 with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership.
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