{"id":2071111,"date":"2026-07-31T12:42:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071111"},"modified":"2026-07-31T12:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:42:19","slug":"could-switch-2s-the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake-be-squaring-up-for-a-gta-6-head-to-head-newly-sighted-amiibo-suggest-a-potential-november-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071111","title":{"rendered":"Could Switch 2&#8217;s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake be squaring up for a GTA 6 head-to-head? Newly sighted amiibo suggest a potential November release"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-switch-2\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Could Switch 2&#8217;s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake be squaring up for a GTA 6 head-to-head? Newly sighted amiibo suggest a potential November release<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Dragoon it out a bit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-from-Zelda-Ocarina-of-Time&apos;s-Switch-2-teaser-showing-a-tapestry-of-Link-sleeping.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Screenshot from Zelda Ocarina of Time&apos;s Switch 2 teaser showing a tapestry of Link sleeping\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Screenshot-from-Zelda-Ocarina-of-Time&apos;s-Switch-2-teaser-showing-a-tapestry-of-Link-sleeping.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Nintendo<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-07-31T12:42:19+00:00\">July 31, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake-switch-2-amiibo-november?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          16 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"6b1ca427-7bbe-45d1-94c6-eeaf1e67b6cd\" data-name=\"The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)\" title=\"Follow The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2)<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It looks like Nintendo could be priming its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time\">The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/a> remake for a November release &#8211; just ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">GTA 6<\/a>&#8216;s highly anticipated arrival &#8211; if speculation around a pair of newly sighted amiibo is to be believed.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake-announced\">finally announced its much-rumoured Ocarina of Time remake back in June<\/a>, but details were slight. We got a brief teaser, no gameplay details, and no release date beyond &#8220;2026&#8221;. However, keen-eyed internet observers are now speculating the remake might be launching on Thursday, 12th November following the discovery of official listings for two new amiibo &#8211; Sword Kirby and Dragoon and Noir Dedede &#8211; set to arrive the same day.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time \u2013 Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r8eMoxo4ipE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/r8eMoxo4ipE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time \u2013 Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Link in the description.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r8eMoxo4ipE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What, you might be wondering, have two non-Zelda-themed amiibo got to do with Ocarina of Time? Well, it seems Nintendo has historically released new amiibo &#8211; even unrelated ones &#8211; at the same time as its games, likely for logistical reasons relating to physical shipping to stores. &#8220;For context&#8221;, one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GamingLeaksAndRumours\/comments\/1vauqpq\/ocarina_of_time_remake_possibly_releasing\/\">post on Reddit explained<\/a> amid the sightings, &#8220;the Mineru&#8217;s Construct amiibo had its date announced before Fortune&#8217;s Weave; Meta Knight and Shadow Star had its date announced before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-pokopia\">Pokopia<\/a>, and Dedede and Tank Star had its date announced before Rhythm Heaven Groove.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sword Kirby and Dragoon and Noir Dedede, to add the final link in the speculative chain, both appeared on Nintendo&#8217;s official store stamped with a 12th November release date, but &#8211; with their discovery now making headlines &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/404\">listings have since been pulled<\/a>. Suspicious? Perhaps!<\/p>\n<p>A 12th November release date would, of course, make Nintendo&#8217;s Ocarina of Time remake one of the few games launching in a month in which most titles (Barbie Rewind aside) have feared to tread, as they determinedly avoid GTA 6 &#8211; a game expected to dominate when it arrives on 19th November. And while GTA 6 obviously isn&#8217;t launching on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>, meaning any competition would be indirect, it&#8217;s still more evidence that Link&#8217;s bravery truly knows no bounds.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It looks like Nintendo could be priming its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time\">The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/a> remake for a November release &#8211; just ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gta-6-everything-we-know-so-far-9357\">GTA 6<\/a>&#8216;s highly anticipated arrival &#8211; if speculation around a pair of newly sighted amiibo is to be believed.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake-announced\">finally announced its much-rumoured Ocarina of Time remake back in June<\/a>, but details were slight. We got a brief teaser, no gameplay details, and no release date beyond &#8220;2026&#8221;. However, keen-eyed internet observers are now speculating the remake might be launching on Thursday, 12th November following the discovery of official listings for two new amiibo &#8211; Sword Kirby and Dragoon and Noir Dedede &#8211; set to arrive the same day.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time \u2013 Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r8eMoxo4ipE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/r8eMoxo4ipE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time \u2013 Nintendo Direct 6.9.2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Link in the description.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=r8eMoxo4ipE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What, you might be wondering, have two non-Zelda-themed amiibo got to do with Ocarina of Time? Well, it seems Nintendo has historically released new amiibo &#8211; even unrelated ones &#8211; at the same time as its games, likely for logistical reasons relating to physical shipping to stores. &#8220;For context&#8221;, one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GamingLeaksAndRumours\/comments\/1vauqpq\/ocarina_of_time_remake_possibly_releasing\/\">post on Reddit explained<\/a> amid the sightings, &#8220;the Mineru&#8217;s Construct amiibo had its date announced before Fortune&#8217;s Weave; Meta Knight and Shadow Star had its date announced before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/pokemon-pokopia\">Pokopia<\/a>, and Dedede and Tank Star had its date announced before Rhythm Heaven Groove.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sword Kirby and Dragoon and Noir Dedede, to add the final link in the speculative chain, both appeared on Nintendo&#8217;s official store stamped with a 12th November release date, but &#8211; with their discovery now making headlines &#8211; the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/404\">listings have since been pulled<\/a>. Suspicious? Perhaps!<\/p>\n<p>A 12th November release date would, of course, make Nintendo&#8217;s Ocarina of Time remake one of the few games launching in a month in which most titles (Barbie Rewind aside) have feared to tread, as they determinedly avoid GTA 6 &#8211; a game expected to dominate when it arrives on 19th November. And while GTA 6 obviously isn&#8217;t launching on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>, meaning any competition would be indirect, it&#8217;s still more evidence that Link&#8217;s bravery truly knows no bounds.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Switch 2) Could Switch 2&#8217;s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake be squaring up for a GTA 6 head-to-head? Newly sighted amiibo suggest a potential November release Dragoon it out a bit. 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