The Ocarina of Time remake previews are in, and alongside a pile of praise for how gorgeous Hyrule looks on Switch 2, Nintendo’s new overview trailer has revealed a museum full of defeated bosses that you can rematch against the clock, plus fresh Navi dialogue and collectible fairy memories hidden around the world.
It all lands on 5 November 2026, exclusively on Switch 2, with Nintendo Life listing it at $69.99 or £58.99, or $59.99 and £49.99 on the eShop, and that’s a lot of money for a game plenty of us have already finished more than once.
So is this remake actually adding enough to justify the price? Let’s find out!
A Boss Rush Museum in My Ocarina of Time?
As Nintendo Life reports, the overview trailer and Nintendo’s Japanese site show off the Hall of Fallen Foes, an interactive museum tucked away somewhere in Hyrule where Link finds statues of the enemies he’s beaten, each with details about the creature and where you found it.
It’s a lovely idea, basically a Zelda bestiary you can walk around in, and honestly it’s the sort of thing Ocarina’s slightly empty world always needed.
The bigger deal is that you can rematch bosses from the museum, with each fight turned into a timed trial, which means speedrunners and anyone who has strong opinions about Morpha are going to lose entire weekends to this. Is it a full Master Quest?
No, but it’s actual new content, rather than just new paint, isn’t it?
What Else Is New in the Ocarina of Time Remake?
Gematsu has the official feature list from Nintendo, and combined with the trailer, here’s what’s been confirmed so far:
- Overhauled visuals, built from the ground up for Switch 2
- Voiced cutscenes and expanded dialogue
- Symphonic orchestral music
- A proper jump button, plus dashing
- Modern camera movement and enhanced controls
- New Navi dialogue in floating text boxes while you explore
- Fairy thoughts and memories scattered across Hyrule, which Nintendo’s Japanese site hints may hold special secrets
- Hall of Fallen Foes with timed boss rematches
You can see a decent chunk of this in the five-minute trailer over on Gematsu, and yes, Navi is still very much in it, so prepare to be told to “listen” in glorious high definition!
Quick NoteThe eShop listing is $10 cheaper than the $69.99 physical listing, so unless you really want the cartridge on your shelf, digital is the better deal here.
So What Are the Previews Actually Saying?
The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive, with Nintendo Life’s preview round-up showing GameSpot loving the new jump button for making platforming smoother, IGN praising the remake for going for depth over scope, and Game Informer enjoying the maximalist detail in characters and environments.
Nintendo Life itself raved about the foliage in Hyrule Field and the little details in Hyrule’s backstreets, which is a sentence I never expected to write about a 1998 game.
It’s not all sunshine on puddles, though, because The Guardian felt Hyrule Field now looks like an obviously artificial pen next to Breath of the Wild, Game Informer said combat can feel dated, and Eurogamer found the English voice acting grating.
That last one’s a worry, because if you’re going to add voices to a game people have heard in their heads for 28 years, you’d better nail it!
Is the Ocarina of Time Remake Worth $69.99?
For Zelda fans who own a Switch 2, this looks like an easy pre-order, especially at $59.99 digital, because the jump button, boss rush and fairy secrets mean it’s more than a straight visual upgrade.
If you’ve never played Ocarina before, this is clearly going to be the best way to experience it, and the previews suggest Nintendo has respected the original rather than bulldozing it.
If you’ve replayed the original countless times and you’re on the fence, I’d wait for full reviews to see how deep the new content really goes, and whether that voice acting is a dealbreaker.
And if you’ve got the urge to camp outside a shop at midnight like it’s 1998, we already covered how Best Buy is doing midnight launches for it, so bring a camping chair!
FAQs
When does the Ocarina of Time remake come out?
The Ocarina of Time remake launches on 5 November 2026, exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2.
How much is the Ocarina of Time remake?
Nintendo Life lists the Ocarina of Time remake at $69.99 or £58.99 for Switch 2, and $59.99 or £49.99 on the Nintendo eShop.
Does the Ocarina of Time remake have new content?
Yes, it adds the Hall of Fallen Foes museum with timed boss rematches, new Navi dialogue, collectible fairy memories, voiced cutscenes and a jump button.
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