Ocarina of Time on Switch 2
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 shipped on 5 November 2026 at $59.99, rated E10+. It is a Switch 2 exclusive. Nintendo EPD produced it, with Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi as producers and HokWai Ng as director.
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1998, 2011, and 2026
| Piece | 1998 N64 | 2011 3DS | 2026 Switch 2 | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picture | Original 3D | Stereoscopic 3D, new textures | Rebuilt stylized look. Game Informer mentions a 4K picture. I am not printing a frame-rate number. | 1 report: Wikipedia |
| Camera | Z-targeting | Gyro and touch | Free camera plus motion aiming | 1 report: Wikipedia |
| Jump | Automatic | Automatic | Its own button | 1 report: Wikipedia |
| Movement | Original | Original | A run, and faster swimming | 1 report: Wikipedia |
| Items | Pause menu | Touch screen | Scroll between items | 1 report: Wikipedia |
| Cutscenes | Text | Text | Some spoken lines | 1 report: Wikipedia |
| Castle Town | Pre-rendered | Pre-rendered | Explorable in 3D | 1 report: Wikipedia |
| Clock | Towns pause | Towns pause | Time keeps moving in those areas | 1 report: Wikipedia |
| Master Quest | Later, on GameCube | Included | Reported absent | Reported · 1 source |
| Score | 99 | 94 | 96; Metacritic lists 92 reviews, while Wikipedia still lists 87 | 1 score source: Metacritic |
| Sales | 7.6 million | 6.44 million | Not published | — |
Zelda Notes and the ocarina
The remake talks to Zelda Notes inside the Nintendo Switch App: map help, progress, a quiz, and the ocarina. The ocarina still has button input, and the Switch 2 microphone is an extra way to play it. Notes on what the app does, and what to try when it will not connect, are on the Zelda Notes page. Membership in Nintendo Switch Online is not required for the app itself.
Shacknews reproduces Nintendo’s 1.1.1 update dated 4 November 2026, the day before the wide release. I treat that as a patch note, not as a review of the patch.
How this sits next to the original
The 1998 game remains the timeline’s fork and still has its own page. Master Quest began as a 2002 GameCube rearrangement, and the 3DS version carried it. Kotaku, cited by Wikipedia on 4 November 2026, is the one outlet I can point to for “the 2026 game does not include Master Quest.” Game Informer’s review did not discuss that mode. Until Nintendo says it plainly, the row stays “Reported · 1 source.”
Monolith Soft, SRD, 1-Up Studio, Nintendo Pictures, and Bandai Namco are among the studios credited with support. OpenCritic’s early board sat at a 100 percent recommendation from 53 reviews in Wikipedia’s snapshot, beside Metacritic’s 96. Those are two scoreboards, not one blended grade. Game Informer scored it 9.25, Eurogamer 5 out of 5, and IGN 9 out of 10.
FAQ
Is this on the original Switch?
No. The store page lists it as a Nintendo Switch 2 product. It is not an upgrade pack for the 1998 game.
Does it include Master Quest?
One report, Kotaku via Wikipedia, says it does not. I have not found a second independent line that says the same thing, so the table does not call it official.
What is the file size?
Game Informer’s review says the install is under 25 GB. I am not rounding that into a single official figure.
Related
Sources
| Claim | Status | Cross-check |
|---|---|---|
| Historical dates, platforms and background | 1 source: Wikipedia | Read the linked game or series entry; multiple Wikipedia pages count as one publisher. |
| Mainline release sequence and original consoles | 2 sources | Nintendo game history compared with Wikipedia. Remakes and spin-offs use the linked individual entries. |
| 2026 remake and anniversary hardware dates | 2 independent sources | Nintendo announcement/product page compared with Game Informer reporting. |
| Remake review count | Sources differ | Metacritic: 96 from 92 reviews; Wikipedia snapshot: 96 from 87. Counts are kept separate, checked 10 November 2026. |
| Version 1.1.1, 4 November 2026 | 1 original Nintendo patch note, reproduced by news outlets | Shacknews text and Nintendo Life indexed excerpt agree. The Japanese support link returned HTTP 403 in this audit; it is additional reading, not a directly read second source. No claim that this is the latest version. |
| No Master Quest / install under 25 GB | 1 original report each | Master Quest: Kotaku report cited by Wikipedia. File size: Game Informer review only; no exact download size inferred. |
| Critic scores | 1 source: Metacritic | Read each linked game’s score and edition. GBA reissue scores are labelled; the 2019 Link’s Awakening score is excluded from the 1993 row. |
- Shacknews, version 1.1.1 dated 4 November — checked 2026-11-10
- Nintendo, Japanese version 1.1.1 update history — checked 2026-11-10
- Nintendo, 40th anniversary announcement — checked 2026-11-10
- Nintendo, official Zelda game history — checked 2026-11-10
- Nintendo store, Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 — checked 2026-11-10
- Wikipedia, Ocarina of Time (2026 video game) — checked 2026-11-10
- Game Informer review — checked 2026-11-10
- Metacritic, 2026 remake (92 reviews at this check) — checked 2026-11-10
Page updated 2026-11-10. Site check date 2026-11-10.