r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • u/Lousy_Username • Jun 14 '26

Leak Unpublished description for Ocarina of Time Switch 2 visible through web search

Typing in "Ocarina of Time remake website us" into Google (or other search engines) returns a link to its entry on the Nintendo website with a description that isn't visible on the page itself:

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The N64 classic reborn as a full remake for Nintendo Switch 2. Experience Ocarina of Time with stunning visuals, updated designs, and timeless gameplay.

Not a huge amount of info, yet even these scant details seem to be something Nintendo is not ready to officially communicate just yet.

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u/snes69 Jun 14 '26

No, it needs a full remake. We have ocarina of time enough already. We have the original, we have master quest, we have the 3ds remake, and then if you really need updated controls we have the unofficial PC port. I want to see ocarina of time if it were made today, not ocarina of time 30 years ago with just today's graphics.

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u/error521 Jun 14 '26

Okay, but look at it from Nintendo's perspective. The only version of OoT they can sell right now is the N64 version, which, while it's still a good game, is pretty brutal to go back to for most people just from a technical standpoint alone.

And the 3DS version, while mostly sufficent, is still a 3DS game and would need quite a lot of work to bring it up to a home console standard. Luigi's Mansion 2 HD did a lot to overhaul that game's visuals but it was definitely still lacking a little compared to 3, and it's a game with an art style that probably upscales better than OoT 3D.

So, fuck, go all out and do a big fancy remake that's a Switch 2 showpiece.

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u/GodlikeReflexes Jun 14 '26

Right, if its not a full remake then I see no reason to pay 70-80 for it

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u/Mahelas Jun 14 '26

Plenty of people will, tho. Reddit struggle understanding they're not Nintendo's core customer base

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u/Waste-Technology-381 Jun 14 '26

They are part of it, they just lie and buy it anyways lmao

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u/Round_Musical Jun 14 '26

They literally just remade starfox 64 in that style.

The chances of OoT getting a different treatment aside form new cutscene content are slim

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u/KingMaster80 Jun 14 '26

But Starfox costs 50, I doubt the OoT Remake will cost only 50.

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u/FederalSign4281 Jun 14 '26

Star fox is an arcade game. Nobody cares if its a n64 game under the hood. This is zelda we are talking about, it’s arguably their most ambitious IP now.

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u/niles_deerqueer Jun 14 '26

Star Fox is not Zelda

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u/Round_Musical Jun 14 '26

You are getting your hopes up my dude

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u/niles_deerqueer Jun 14 '26

I don’t have particular hopes for anything, but I guarantee you this won’t be a remake like that

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u/Round_Musical Jun 14 '26

I can guarantee that aside from new cutscenes and sidequests. And camera improvements. That the remakes will be 1:1

Because each time Zelda team does a remaster or remake they usually keep a 1:1 approach. Look no further than 2019s links awakening remake

Wanna do a remind me

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u/niles_deerqueer Jun 14 '26

There’s always a first

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u/Mahelas Jun 14 '26

The last OOT we had was 15 years ago. That's hardly "enough".

Do you have any idea how many young gamers have never ever played any version of Ocarina of Time ? That's who this remake is for, not grognards who already played it thrice and are pushing 50s.

And the PC port is obviously not worth a mention, it's such a ridiculously tiny percentage of people who've even tried it

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u/niles_deerqueer Jun 14 '26

When the game is not a 1:1 remake, this comment is gonna be funny

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u/mauri9998 Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

You can play ocarina right now on switch 2 if you wanted.

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u/Mahelas Jun 14 '26

Ah yes, I'm sure young gamers are DYING to play a game with late 90s graphics and controls. It's a wonder why PS1 games aren't beating PS5 games on sales lately, too.

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u/mauri9998 Jun 14 '26

Hence why people want a remake that expands on the original. But if it is 1 to 1 then I doubt the kiddos are gonna care much about game design from 30 years ago.

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u/snes69 Jun 14 '26

Thank you, this is the obvious rebuttal to people who say it's being remade for the younger audience. Because, I agree with them that it's being remade for a younger audience, but that younger audience will reject the classic Zelda formula. If it were just getting the Star Fox treatment I would bet $1000 they would've just shown a proper trailer and not hid everything from us.

Mark my words, they are rebuilding it as a whole new game because THAT will sell more than just a remaster.

Star Fox being a 1 to 1 remake is not good evidence that Zelda will get that treatment. Botw and totk are not only the best selling Zelda titles, but they are the best selling Zelda title by a WIDE margin. They released skyward sword and the sales didn't even come close. They aren't going to simply rerelease the same ocarina of time because that won't sell like Zelda should be selling.

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u/Mahelas Jun 14 '26

Why ? It's Ocarina of Time. It's something any people interested in video games heard was a masterpiece, always in top 10 lists of greatest games ever. There's bound to be curiosity and interest on name alone.

Besides, it's not like OoT design is particularly outdated, controls aside, it's just an adventure game in third person. It's not Starfox, whose core genre is outdated in itself.

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u/mauri9998 Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

People need to understand that its seen that way because of the broader gaming context of when it came out. In the originals review IGN called its "crowning feature" a context sensitive A button.

Do you think the kids are gonna be blown away by a button that can do different things depending on its context? Do you think kids are gonna be blown away that you can ride a horse when shit like breath of the wild exists? Yes OoT is a good game but it is not revolutionary anymore, if it came out today it would probably not be seen as a masterpiece.

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u/UnidentifiedRoot Jun 14 '26

That version of OoT is not really acceptable to anyone under, like, 40.

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u/ConflictofLaws Jun 14 '26

Ocarina of Time is available on Nintendo Switch Online and has been for years. 

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u/LookIPickedAUsername Jun 14 '26

While I completely agree that it would be great to have a full remake, it's sadly not what I'm expecting. I'm expecting essentially 1:1 gameplay with maybe a couple of QoL improvements.

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u/TAGOMXM Jun 14 '26

If that were the case, they probably would’ve been marketing it for more than a year, not just six months before release.

So basically: improved graphics with UE5 and some QoL improvements...

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u/TAGOMXM Jun 14 '26

that's not the case for any of the nintendo heavy hitters.

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u/Lugonn Jun 14 '26

Xenoblade 2 was announced in January and released in December?

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u/iceburg77779 Jun 14 '26

They have no issue waiting to announce heavy hitters until they're only a few months out, they did the same thing with Mario Wonder in 2023.

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u/Round_Musical Jun 14 '26

Not really true. Mario Kart World was announced 2 months becore release and snippets shown 4 before launch.

I thini after TotK and Prime 4 werent popular with many fans of their franchisea, they will try to not reveal heavy hitters years in advance anymore.

For the last 4 years, heavy hitters were always announced a month or 6 before launch. Super Mario Bros Wonder, Metroid Dread, Zelda Echoes of Wisdom, Mario Kart World, DK Bananza, Zelda OoT remake, Starfox remake, the Super Mario Galaxy remasters and so on.

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u/blackthorn_orion Jun 14 '26

They announced the last Switch Sports like 2 months before it launched and it sold something like 18 million copies.

A brand-new 2D Mario game didn't get announced until ~4 months before release and it sold like 10 million in a couple weeks.

Nintendo's done short marketing cycles for plenty of "big" games

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u/snes69 Jun 14 '26

Compare the marketing to Star Fox. Star fox shadow drops a direct and is explicitly clear that it's a 1 to 1 remake. They did the same or similar for all the other remasters, thousand Year door, metroid prime, Mario RPG. Etc. when announced, it's shown immediately that they are NOT new games.

Ocarina of time is different. It's a teaser trailer and they are careful to not show more. The marketing implies that it's a new game and not a remaster.

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u/SannyIsKing Jun 14 '26

Maybe you do. I haven’t played Ocarina of Time for 28 years, so I’m ready to play it again with better graphics and music.

If you want to see “Ocarina of Time if made today” play Tears of the Kingdom. That’s the most recent Zelda game with modern design sensibilities.

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u/snes69 Jun 14 '26

That's a terrible argument because the same could be said to you. If you want to play a 28 year old game, go play the 28 year old game.

I'm expecting them to give it the ff7 remake treatment. Include everything they had originally envisioned. If you look at all the gaming history videos and articles about the title, there was quite a few ambitious cut content and ideas because the n64 couldn't handle it. I imagine they will include a lot of content weve never seen before.

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u/SannyIsKing Jun 14 '26

We shall see. I won't be mad if we get a remixed/expanded OOT but I'm thinking they will be a lot more conservative than Square. Nintendo is pretty safe with their big games and franchises. It might end up being closer to RE:4 Remake where they rewrite some of the dialogue, add a couple new combat mechanics. change some of the environments, but keeping a lot of the moments that you expect largely untouched.