The listing is live: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 is up for preorder at $59.99, a $10 haircut on the usual asking price. For a first-party Zelda remake on Nintendo's new hardware, that's a friendlier number than most people had pencilled in.
The same week, the ESRB quietly did its part. The board published the full rating summary for the remake, confirming an E10+ rating with descriptors for "animated blood" and "fantasy violence." The rating itself isn't news — it was spotted on Nintendo's own store page back in July — but the summary going live is the kind of box-ticking that tends to happen in the final stretch before a game ships, not years out.
What the remake actually changes is coming into focus too. Game Rant's write-up singles out fully voice-acted key characters and important cutscenes as the biggest departure from the 1998 original, and argues it's a change for the better rather than a betrayal of the N64 version. That fits the pattern for Nintendo's recent remakes: keep the bones, sand down the parts that aged badly.
Still missing is the bit everyone wants. The preorder listing frames the release as 2026 and stops there — no specific date, no confirmed edition breakdown, no word on whether the $10 is a permanent price or a preorder-window special. Nintendo has said nothing publicly about timing in these listings.
So: a price, a rating, and a product page. Three small pieces that usually mean an announcement isn't far behind. If you're the type to lock in early, $59.99 for a rebuilt Ocarina of Time is a reasonable place to stand. If you're the type to wait for reviews — and after the last few years, who could blame you — there's no obvious penalty for sitting this one out.
One caveat worth stating plainly: the discount comes from a retail listing, not a Nintendo press release. Treat the number as real until a store page contradicts it.
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