Nintendo’s October 31 video rounds up eight ways The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has been updated for Nintendo Switch 2. It’s a handy overview, not the first look at all eight: earlier footage and coverage had already shown most of the changes.
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The eight features in the trailer
- Dashing: Link can run, adding a direct movement option to the remake.
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- Button-activated jumping: A dedicated button gives players direct control over jumps.
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- Gyro aiming: Motion aiming is among the control updates highlighted in the video.
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- Reimagined visuals: Nintendo describes the remake as having completely overhauled visuals.
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- Fully voiced cutscenes: Cutscenes are voiced, with expanded character dialogue; the available sources do not establish that Link is the sole exception.
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- Ocarina songs by microphone: Players can use traditional button controls, hum a learned melody, or play an instrument into the Switch 2 microphone.
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- Threads of Time: This menu helps players review story progress and see their current objective.
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- Hall of Fallen Foes: The area displays defeated enemies and lets players revisit boss fights, including timed rematches.
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What the trailer adds to earlier footage
The remake’s movement and camera updates had been covered before the October 31 roundup. Earlier reporting describes dedicated jump and run controls, along with free camera movement using the right stick.
13 Nintendo’s September anniversary announcement also identified the remake’s overhauled visuals, voiced cutscenes, expanded dialogue and reworked camera and movement controls.
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The Hall of Fallen Foes was a more recent addition to the public tour: Nintendo’s October overview trailer showed the enemy gallery and boss rematches before the October 31 video revisited the feature.
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5 So the newer video is best understood as a compact recap of the remake’s changes rather than a reveal of eight entirely new mechanics.
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Release date, platform and price
The remake is scheduled to launch November 5, 2026, exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2.
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22 The listed US prices are $59.99 for the digital version and $69.99 for the physical version.
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A North American digital release at 9 p.m. Pacific on November 4 / midnight Eastern on November 5 has been reported as an expectation based on Nintendo’s usual unlock timing, not as a game-specific confirmation.
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The Zelda 40th-anniversary Switch 2 console was scheduled to arrive on October 29, a week before the game; the console does not include the remake.
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The takeaway
The remake’s pitch is a blend of familiar adventure and modern conveniences: more direct movement and aiming, an updated presentation, optional microphone-based ocarina play, and new tools for tracking progress and revisiting foes. The October 31 video gathers those changes in one place, while earlier footage had already introduced many of them.
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