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Ocarina of Time’s Switch 2 remake changes how Link moves
Nintendo's overview lays out eight elements, including redone visuals, orchestral music, voiced cutscenes, expanded dialogue and modern camera movements.
Nintendo's overview presents The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as built from the ground up for Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo Life highlights eight details shown in the overview.
Link can jump and dash, with enhanced controls and modern camera movements.
The presentation gets its own overhaul. The visuals are completely redone, and the music is now symphonic and orchestral. The bigger shift sits in the story scenes: cutscenes are voiced, and the dialogue has been expanded.
It also sets this release apart from Nintendo's other route back to older Zelda games. Its October 30 eShop roundup, which we covered, pointed players to Zelda titles playable with Nintendo Classics. Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 is a rebuilt game rather than an old one in a new window.
The store listing puts the release on November 5, 2026. What the overview makes clear is the scope: Nintendo is reworking how the game controls and how its story is told, not only how it looks.