Rumors about the remake of “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” have recently begun to slowly change from “players’ own fantasies” to “Nintendo may have accidentally exposed the secret.”
In the past few weeks, news about the remake of “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” has been circulating on the Internet, and now with the official release of the new “Star Fox” Switch 2, the outside world is beginning to believe that Nintendo may have indirectly confirmed that the “Ocarina of Time” remake does exist to some extent, but it has not been officially announced.
Ocarina of Time rumors start to heat up in March
This wave of news was first brought up by whistleblower Nate the Hate in March this year. He said in a podcast at the time that the remake of “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” is one of Nintendo’s important works this year, and also mentioned that “Splatoon Raiders” will be launched in the summer, and a new “Star Fox” is in development.
As a result, “Splatoon Raiders” was officially confirmed to be launched on July 23, and “Star Fox” has also been officially released on Switch 2.
Here comes the problem.
When other content that was originally revealed together began to come true, the part of “Ocarina of Time” naturally began to look less and less like random guesses.
Players are beginning to think that Nintendo just hasn’t announced it yet
At present, Nintendo has not officially announced the remake of “Ocarina of Time”, but after the confirmation of “Star Fox”, many players began to believe that it is almost only a matter of time before the release of “Ocarina of Time”.
Especially this year, which happens to be the 40th anniversary of the “Legend of Zelda” series, players have been expecting Nintendo to launch some kind of large-scale commemorative project.
Among the works of the past, “Ocarina of Time” is almost the most representative and the one with the most market appeal.
After all, this work was not only the first time that “The Legend of Zelda” truly entered the 3D world, but also almost influenced the development direction of the entire 3D action-adventure game.
Nintendo’s second half of the year is still quite mysterious right now
The report also pointed out that Nintendo has not disclosed many first-party plans for the second half of 2026.
Most of the company’s currently known works are concentrated between May and July, and the real year-end schedule is still quite mysterious.
Therefore, many players have begun to speculate that the remake of “Ocarina of Time” may be one of the important works that Nintendo is preparing to give to Switch 2 at the end of the year.
Especially according to past practice, Nintendo Direct is usually held in June, and that is often the time when Nintendo officially announces its main lineup for the second half of the year.
Ocarina of Time is actually a high-risk remake
However, the remake of “Ocarina of Time” itself is actually a very risky thing.
This is not an ordinary old game, but a work that has almost god-level status in the hearts of many players. If Nintendo really chooses to remake the game, it will have to find a balance between “loyalty to the original” and “modern improvements.”
If there are too few changes, players may think it is just a high-definition version; if there are too many changes, it is easy to say that “it is not the same as before”.
A work of this level is probably more difficult for Nintendo to handle than making a brand new game.
Maybe it’s also to fill the window for a new “Legend of Zelda” game.
On the other hand, it has been several years since the launch of “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”, and it is generally believed that it will take even longer for a true new-generation sequel to “The Legend of Zelda”.
Therefore, if the “Ocarina of Time” remake exists, it is likely to play an important role in filling the gap period of Switch 2 “The Legend of Zelda”.