Ocarina of Time Switch 2 Version Rated CERO B With Fear Icon
CERO's fear icon on a Zelda game rated all-ages twice before suggests the Switch 2 version's presentation of content like the ReDeads pushed the Japanese rating up a tier, while the ESRB kept its age band and removed its suggestive-themes tag.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
The Nintendo Switch 2 version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, set for release on November 5, 2026, carries a CERO B rating (ages 12 and up) with four content icons: Sexual, Violence, Fear, and Crime. The Nintendo 64 original and the 3DS version Ocarina of Time 3D were both rated CERO A for all ages. The US ESRB rating is E10+, the same as the 3DS version, but it drops the Suggestive Themes descriptor.
The rating split runs in opposite directions. In Japan the Switch 2 version moves up to CERO B with a Fear icon alongside Sexual, Violence, and Crime, while the ESRB keeps its E10+ band and drops the Suggestive Themes descriptor carried by Ocarina of Time 3D. The two boards agree on an age band in the US but diverge at home, and the difference in descriptors raises the possibility that character clothing differs between the domestic and overseas releases.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.