Nintendo saved one of its biggest surprises for the June 9 Nintendo Direct: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is being remade from the ground up for Nintendo Switch 2, and it is arriving later in 2026.
The teaser ran a little over a minute and was deliberately light on gameplay, but it confirmed what fans have been speculating about for years. Nintendo described the project as Ocarina of Time being reborn on Switch 2, and the takeaway from the reveal is clear: this is a full remake built for new hardware, not a remaster of the 1998 Nintendo 64 original.
The trailer opens with a narrator recounting the legend of the Kokiri, the forest children who each have a guardian fairy - all except one boy. We see a young, sleeping Link with the Triforce glimmering on the back of his hand before a modern Ocarina of Time logo appears. The teaser is fully narrated, hinting the remake leans into voice acting, with many fans guessing the storyteller could be Rauru, the Sage of Light.
Even in that short look, the art overhaul is obvious: redesigned character models, modern lighting and a fresh take on young Link rather than the blocky N64 geometry longtime players remember. Nintendo stopped short of committing to a specific date, saying only that the game launches in 2026 and that more details are coming later this year. The remake was confirmed as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive.
Ocarina of Time is one of the most influential games ever made - its Z-targeting combat and time-bending dungeon design shaped a generation of 3D action-adventures - so a top-to-bottom remake on Nintendo's most powerful console to date is a major statement for the Switch 2 library. Whether the project expands the original's content or sticks faithfully to its 1998 structure remains to be seen; for now, Nintendo is keeping its cards close.
The reveal headlined a stacked Nintendo Direct that also confirmed Kingdom Hearts IV for Switch 2, a new beginning for the series in Xenoblade Genesis, and a June 24 release for Deltarune Chapter 5. But it was the Ocarina of Time remake - long the subject of fan wish-lists and persistent leaks - that dominated the conversation afterward. We will update this story as Nintendo shares more.
