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Ocarina of Time Switch 2: confirmed on Nintendo Switch 2, no price or release date yet

No official word from Nintendo — but Tom’s Guide confirms Ocarina of Time is running on Switch 2, and it’s already reframing how fans think about Zelda’s design future.

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A screenshot of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake running on Nintendo Switch 2
A screenshot of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake running on Nintendo Switch 2Photo via Tom's Guide

Nintendo Switch 2 launches with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake — no price, no release date confirmed, but it’s running on the new hardware and it’s already shaping how fans talk about Zelda’s future. Tom’s Guide reports playing a version of the game on Switch 2 as of November 14, 2026, the same day Nintendo officially unveiled the console in Tokyo.

The report does not state whether this is a launch title, a timed exclusive, or even a retail release. It only confirms the game is playable on the device and that it’s a full remake, not a remaster. No official announcement from Nintendo has been made about the title, and no pricing or availability window is given in the source.

So while fans searching for “Ocarina of Time Switch 2” or “Nintendo Switch 2 Zelda” now have concrete evidence the game exists in this form, they still don’t know when, or even if, they can buy it. The source calls it “stunning,” citing overhauled visuals, improved controls, and quality-of-life tweaks to dungeon navigation, especially in the Water Temple, where friction from the original N64 version has been stripped away.

It also notes the Fire Temple’s looping lava caverns and the way each dungeon introduces a new tool (like the Hookshot) that reshapes how players revisit earlier areas, a design rhythm absent in Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. That contrast is central to the piece: the writer, who once declared Breath of the Wild had “ruined classic Zelda” for them, now credits the Ocarina of Time remake on Switch 2 with changing their mind.

They still rank Breath of the Wild as their personal favorite, praising its multi-solution puzzles, but now see value in both lineages. Their hope? A future mainline Zelda that merges open-world exploration with tightly crafted, tool-gated dungeons. Not a rumour.

Not a leak. Just one hands-on impression, on unannounced hardware, with an unannounced game, already pushing the conversation forward.

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