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Nintendo announces Ocarina of Time remake

First reported Nov 3, 8:02 PM ET · Latest Nov 4, 6:00 AM ET · Explainer updated Nov 4, 7:01 AM ET

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Nintendo is preparing a Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, slated to arrive 28 years after the original Nintendo 64 launch, The Verge reports.

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  • Reported Two decades passed after The Legend of Zelda made the transformational shift to 3D. Is this wrong?
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    • “Two decades after The Legend of Zelda made the transformational shift to 3D” — The Verge
  • Reported The original version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launched on Nintendo 64. Is this wrong?
    Source
    • “the launch of the original version on Nintendo 64” — The Verge

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Timeline

What changed: The new version will feature a much more realistic visual style and is part of Nintendo’s upcoming fall lineup, The Verge adds.

How this story developed

  1. New Two decades passed after The Legend of Zelda made the transformational shift to 3D. The original version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launched on Nintendo 64.

Every report, newest first

  1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time never gets old — The Verge

    Breath of the Wild changed everything. Two decades after The Legend of Zelda made the transformational shift to 3D, Breath of the Wild reinvigorated the franchise with an open-ended adventure that was built around player freedom and expression. Instead of…

  2. All the news about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake — The Verge

    Ahead of the release of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto VI, Nintendo is launching its own fall juggernaut: a Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The remake, which is releasing 28 years after the launch of the original version on Nintendo…

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More: background

Ocarina of Time, released in the late 1990s, was the franchise’s first 3‑D adventure and is widely praised for its pioneering design. Two decades later, Breath of the Wild reshaped the series with an open‑world format that emphasized player freedom, setting a new standard for later titles.

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