Ocarina of Time Remake Launching November 5 on Switch 2
The remake's November 5 release falls just before the franchise's 40th anniversary concert tour, which starts in Tokyo on January 23, 2027, linking the launch to a broader anniversary push.
Key Facts
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launches November 5 for Nintendo Switch 2.
- Nintendo revealed the remake during The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
- A 40th Anniversary Edition Switch 2 console, Pro Controller, and carrying case ship on October 29.
- Young Link and Young Zelda amiibo, planned for 2027, unlock in-game masks.
- The Zelda Notes app includes a quiz with over 2,000 questions and supports rupee transfers between app and game.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
Nintendo revealed gameplay and new features for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake during a 40th Anniversary Direct on Tuesday, announcing a November 5 launch for the Nintendo Switch 2. The footage previewed revamped visuals in Kokiri Forest, combat in The Great Deku Tree, and exploration across Hyrule Field, Hyrule Castle Town, and Lon Lon Ranch. The remake adds traditional camera controls, motion controls, a jump button, a roll dash action, and a pop-up item menu with ZR button equipping. A Threads of Time menu recaps the story and highlights the next objective. Time now passes in town, and players can hum into the Switch 2 microphone to play music, with ocarina recognition for purchased instruments. Added dialogue expands the original script. The game pairs with the Zelda Notes app, featuring Today's Record progress recaps, Gossip Quests scavenger hunts, and a quiz with over 2,000 questions. Rupees transfer between app and game. New Young Link and Young Zelda amiibo, planned for 2027, unlock in-game masks. A 40th Anniversary Edition Switch 2 console, Pro Controller, and carrying case ship October 29.
- The Direct opened with a concert performance before the gameplay reveal.
- Series producer Eiji Aonuma appeared in the trailer alongside gameplay footage.
- A new trailer showed areas and bosses from across the full game and introduced voice acting.
- The original game sold more than 14 million copies across the N64 version and the 2011 3DS remake.
- Ocarina of Time was directed by Eiji Aonuma and Yoshiaki Koizumi under producer Shigeru Miyamoto, with development by Nintendo EAD.
- The 1998 release introduced lock-on targeting, context-sensitive actions, and cinematic storytelling in 3D, mechanics that became standards for the genre.
- It is the fifth mainline Zelda game and the first in the franchise to use 3D graphics.
- The original launched in November 1998 in the U.S. and Japan, and in December 1998 in Europe and Australia.
- Prior rereleases include two GameCube collection discs, the Wii Virtual Console, and the Nintendo Classics app on Switch.
- The 3DS version, plus one GameCube disc, included Master Quest, a variant with different dungeons based on an N64DD title.
- Akira Himekawa drew a manga adaptation in 2000, released in English by Viz Media.
- The concert tour announced in the Direct starts in Tokyo on January 23, then moves to Chicago on February 22, London on April 3, and Melbourne on May 13.
- The live-action Zelda film, with no subtitle, now opens April 30, 2027, moved up a week from a prior May 7 date that had itself been delayed from March 26.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.