{"id":1851436,"date":"2026-03-27T17:55:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1851436"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:55:47","slug":"it-looks-like-were-finally-getting-an-ocarina-of-time-remake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1851436","title":{"rendered":"It looks like we&#8217;re finally getting an Ocarina of Time remake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2vV.jNA0ESEJP4i2VMgyQg&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NjU-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-03\/04312a10-2a05-11f1-be29-dbed947283bd&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-44ddffdd-b073-43c6-92b3-c86d126f9d24\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-row justify-between md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<div class=\"min-w-0 flex-1 self-start\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<nav class=\"relative mx-4 mb-4 border-b pb-4 md:mx-0 md:mb-6 md:max-w-[750px] md:pb-6\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Gaming<\/li>\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 ml-2 before:mb-0.5 before:mr-3 before:inline-block before:size-2 before:rotate-45 before:border-r-2 before:border-t-2 before:border-battleship\">Nintendo<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:max-w-[750px] md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">It looks like we&#8217;re finally getting an Ocarina of Time remake<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"rightrail-h2-subheadline my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">A trusted Nintendo tipster claims that a full remake of the beloved 1998 Zelda entry is coming to Switch 2 in 2026.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YChffXUPk8V2biuZ34hlag--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/O4XXL8jnNy1MrlJms5PXaA--~B\/aD02MDA7dz02MDA7YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b24-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/mattateauthorimage.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] font-semibold flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Matt Tate<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Contributing reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-[0.75rem] text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] lg:pt-[5px]\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-27T17:55:47.000Z\">Fri, March 27, 2026 at 5:55 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden fig-image-round \"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/TvKXhO0rZkgM2wEhi6FZ_A--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD02ODg-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-03\/04312a10-2a05-11f1-be29-dbed947283bd\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span>Nintendo<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:max-w-[750px] md:grid-cols-article\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">After years of rumors and countless <ins>fan-made<\/ins> Unreal Engine tech demos of varying quality, it sounds like we might finally be getting a ground-up remake of <em>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">That\u2019s according to Nintendo insider NatetheHate, who said in the latest edition of his <ins>podcast<\/ins> that a remake of the seminal Nintendo 64 game would be coming to Switch 2 in the second half of 2026. The reliable tipster said he doesn\u2019t know whether Nintendo is making a 1:1 remake of the original 3D Zelda entry, or something &#8220;that\u2019s a little more free to explore design choices,&#8221; adding that he was initially reluctant to share the information he\u2019d received in case we ended up getting little more than an HD remaster. But it sounds like this is a more ambitious undertaking than that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>Ocarina of Time <\/em>has of course been remastered before, with 2011\u2019s <em>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D <\/em>for the 3DS generally considered to be the best version of the game you can play today. The original 1998 game is also easily accessible via emulation through Nintendo Switch Online, but a modern remake for Switch 2 does make some sense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_lgb7b4ilfaiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_15gb7b4ilfaiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">For one, 2026 marks the series\u2019 40th anniversary, and if you asked every Zelda fan alive what their favorite entry is, you can bet that <em>OoT <\/em>would feature pretty high in the final rankings. We\u2019re also getting that live-action Zelda <ins>movie<\/ins> next year, and Nintendo will no doubt want to make sure audiences have done their homework on the games that inspired it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Of course, none of this is official, so have those grains of salt at the ready, but NatetheHate did also claim that anyone hoping for a new 3D Mario game to arrive in 2026 is going to be disappointed. That\u2019s more likely to arrive in 2027. In better news, we\u2019re apparently also getting a brand new &#8220;classic-style&#8221; Star Fox game this summer, which would mark the return of the spacefaring Fox McCloud after a decade spent in Nintendo\u2019s unloved mascot closet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">This rumor seems logical after Nintendo\u2019s surprise <ins>announcement<\/ins> that the anthropomorphic red fox is going to feature in <em><ins>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/ins><\/em>, which arrives next week. He\u2019s being voiced by <ins>Glen Powell<\/ins>, because of course he is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">NatetheHate\u2019s information on all of the above has been corroborated by <em><ins>VGC<\/ins><\/em>, which says it lines up with what it&#8217;s heard from its own sources. And in the case of the <em>Ocarina of Time <\/em>remake, that recent <ins>Lego<\/ins> set suddenly makes a lot of sense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_qgb7b4ilfaiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_1agb7b4ilfaiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">If indeed we do get the remake of <em>Metacritic<\/em>\u2019s <ins>highest-rated game<\/ins> of all time later this year, physical collectors could have a difficult choice to make, after Nintendo <ins>announced<\/ins> that physical versions of first-party Switch 2 games are about to become more expensive than their digital counterparts. This adjusted pricing will come into effect when <em>Yoshi and the Mysterious Book <\/em><ins>launches<\/ins> on May 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"hidden flex-none md:block ml-8\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full flex-col flex-nowrap\">\n<div class=\"flex-auto\">\n<div class=\"sticky flex flex-none\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_sj7b4ilfaiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:max-w-[750px] md:grid-cols-article\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:max-w-[750px] md:grid-cols-article\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">After years of rumors and countless <ins>fan-made<\/ins> Unreal Engine tech demos of varying quality, it sounds like we might finally be getting a ground-up remake of <em>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">That\u2019s according to Nintendo insider NatetheHate, who said in the latest edition of his <ins>podcast<\/ins> that a remake of the seminal Nintendo 64 game would be coming to Switch 2 in the second half of 2026. The reliable tipster said he doesn\u2019t know whether Nintendo is making a 1:1 remake of the original 3D Zelda entry, or something &#8220;that\u2019s a little more free to explore design choices,&#8221; adding that he was initially reluctant to share the information he\u2019d received in case we ended up getting little more than an HD remaster. But it sounds like this is a more ambitious undertaking than that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>Ocarina of Time <\/em>has of course been remastered before, with 2011\u2019s <em>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D <\/em>for the 3DS generally considered to be the best version of the game you can play today. The original 1998 game is also easily accessible via emulation through Nintendo Switch Online, but a modern remake for Switch 2 does make some sense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_lgb7b4ilfaiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_15gb7b4ilfaiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">For one, 2026 marks the series\u2019 40th anniversary, and if you asked every Zelda fan alive what their favorite entry is, you can bet that <em>OoT <\/em>would feature pretty high in the final rankings. We\u2019re also getting that live-action Zelda <ins>movie<\/ins> next year, and Nintendo will no doubt want to make sure audiences have done their homework on the games that inspired it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Of course, none of this is official, so have those grains of salt at the ready, but NatetheHate did also claim that anyone hoping for a new 3D Mario game to arrive in 2026 is going to be disappointed. That\u2019s more likely to arrive in 2027. In better news, we\u2019re apparently also getting a brand new &#8220;classic-style&#8221; Star Fox game this summer, which would mark the return of the spacefaring Fox McCloud after a decade spent in Nintendo\u2019s unloved mascot closet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">This rumor seems logical after Nintendo\u2019s surprise <ins>announcement<\/ins> that the anthropomorphic red fox is going to feature in <em><ins>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/ins><\/em>, which arrives next week. He\u2019s being voiced by <ins>Glen Powell<\/ins>, because of course he is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">NatetheHate\u2019s information on all of the above has been corroborated by <em><ins>VGC<\/ins><\/em>, which says it lines up with what it&#8217;s heard from its own sources. And in the case of the <em>Ocarina of Time <\/em>remake, that recent <ins>Lego<\/ins> set suddenly makes a lot of sense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-fullbleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_qgb7b4ilfaiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-body mb-4 hidden pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:block\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex\" id=\"_R_1agb7b4ilfaiv5tilbH1_\">\n<div class=\"flex size-full items-center justify-center bg-marshmallow text-center leading-3\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">If indeed we do get the remake of <em>Metacritic<\/em>\u2019s <ins>highest-rated game<\/ins> of all time later this year, physical collectors could have a difficult choice to make, after Nintendo <ins>announced<\/ins> that physical versions of first-party Switch 2 games are about to become more expensive than their digital counterparts. This adjusted pricing will come into effect when <em>Yoshi and the Mysterious Book <\/em><ins>launches<\/ins> on May 21.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/nintendo\/it-looks-like-were-finally-getting-an-ocarina-of-time-remake-175546356.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/2vV.jNA0ESEJP4i2VMgyQg&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NjU-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2026-03\/04312a10-2a05-11f1-be29-dbed947283bd&#8221;] Gaming Nintendo It looks like we&#8217;re finally getting an Ocarina of Time remake A trusted Nintendo tipster claims that a full remake of the beloved 1998 Zelda entry is coming to Switch 2 in 2026. 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