Nintendo confirms ‘Zelda: Ocarina of Time’ remake for Switch 2

Nintendo unveiled a ground-up Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 during its 50-minute Direct showcase on Tuesday.gamingtrend
The project validates leaks dating to March describing a reimagining on the scale of Final Fantasy VII Remake, reportedly in development since 2022.vice
Other major reveals included Kingdom Hearts IV for Switch 2, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, and a new Splatoon title launching in July.nintendoeverything

Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Announced for Nintendo Switch 2

Nintendo confirmed a full remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 during its June 9 Nintendo Direct, ending months of speculation about one of gaming’s most beloved titles. The game is scheduled for release later in 2026.gamingtrend

The Reveal

The announcement closed out a packed 50-minute showcase that featured dozens of titles for the Switch 2. A brief trailer showed reimagined versions of the game’s iconic locations, with Nintendo describing the project as a “reimagining of the N64 classic” that tasks players with fulfilling their destiny and fighting Ganondorf across time.ign

The reveal validates leaks stretching back to March 2026, when insider NateTheHate first reported that a ground-up remake — not a simple remaster — was in development for the Switch 2’s holiday lineup. Subsequent leaks from other insiders described a project comparable in scope to Final Fantasy VII Remake, with developer Monolith Soft reportedly assisting Nintendo on the title. The game had been rumored to be in development since 2022.mashable

A Stacked Showcase

The Ocarina of Time reveal served as the capstone of a Direct that delivered a wide array of first-party and third-party announcements. Other notable reveals included Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave arriving September 17, Splatoon Raiders on July 23, a new Xenoblade Chronicles game titled Xenoblade Genesis for 2027, the entire Kingdom Hearts series coming natively to Switch 2 on October 8, and a Kingdom Hearts IV announcement with no release date.nintendoeverything

Nintendo also confirmed ports and remakes including Metaphor: ReFantazio, Dragon’s Dogma 2 Dark Arisen, Stellar Blade, and Devil May Cry 5, alongside the surprise availability of Deltarune Chapter 5 on June 24 and a FromSoftware PvP title called Duskbloods heading into a closed network test this summer.gamingtrend

Zelda at 40

The Ocarina of Time remake arrives in the franchise’s 40th anniversary year, as The Legend of Zelda debuted in Japan in February 1986. The original Ocarina of Time, released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64, is widely considered one of the greatest video games ever made and previously received a 3DS remaster in 2011. A 95-minute Nintendo Treehouse: Live session followed the Direct, though Nintendo has not yet detailed how much of that broadcast focused on the Zelda remake.vice