A new rumor claims Nintendo may be preparing to reveal a full remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time during a Nintendo Direct in June, with the project reportedly targeting a late 2026 release. The details were shared by Hugo Gaming on XCancel, citing comments from well-known Nintendo leaker Nash Weedle during a recent podcast appearance, and later summarized in a post on the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit.
According to the rumor, the alleged Ocarina of Time remake is being rebuilt from scratch rather than treated as a remaster. Nash reportedly said he first heard about the project in 2022, with Xenoblade Chronicles developer Monolith Soft said to be involved in some capacity. As always with rumors, none of this has been confirmed by Nintendo, and fans should treat the information carefully until an official announcement is made. Nintendo’s official Legend of Zelda site currently highlights existing series history and upcoming/available projects, but still refrains from listing the rumored Ocarina of Time remake as an official project.
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The aspect of the leak most worth paying attention to is the suggestion that Nintendo could be approaching the Ocarina of Time remake in a much bigger way than fans might have initially expected. Nash reportedly compared the potential scope of the remake to Square Enix’s Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, although that part looks more like speculation than anything else. Based on that comparison, however, he floated the idea that Nintendo could divide the project into two parts, with the first focused on Child Link and the second centered on Adult Link.
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The only issue with that suggestion is that the original Ocarina of Time is built around players eventually being able to move between Link’s childhood and adulthood at will, with that loop ultimately affecting how its puzzles, dungeons, and world change throughout the story. Splitting the Ocarina of Time remake into two separate releases, then, would be a major departure from how the original game worked, and several fans in the Reddit thread naturally questioned whether that approach would even make sense. Others argued that the idea may simply be speculation based on the Final Fantasy 7 Remake comparison rather than something Nintendo is actively planning.
Even so, the rest of the rumor lines up with what many fans have expected from a potential Ocarina of Time remake. If Nintendo ever truly does return to the Nintendo 64 classic in full, the best way to go about it would be to rebuild it from scratch to properly modernize it, rather than merely updating the game’s graphics. Monolith Soft’s rumored involvement would also make sense here, given the studio’s past support work on major Nintendo projects.
Monolith Soft has worked on several other Zelda games, including Skyward Sword, A Link Between Worlds, Breath of the Wild, and Tears of the Kingdom.
For now, though, the biggest takeaway is that the alleged reveal window may be closer than expected. If the rumor is accurate, Nintendo could unveil the remake during a June 2026 Nintendo Direct and release it before the end of the year. That would effectively make it one of the company’s biggest announcements in recent memory, especially given Ocarina of Time‘s reputation as one of the most influential games ever made.
Until Nintendo confirms or denies anything officially, all of this remains firmly in rumor territory. Still, the idea of a wholly rebuilt Ocarina of Time is enough to get fans talking, and if the June Direct claim turns out to be true, Zelda fans may not have to wait much longer to learn whether one of gaming’s most beloved adventures is really coming back in a much bigger way.
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November 21, 1998
- ESRB
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E10+ for Everyone 10+: Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence, Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
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Nintendo
- Publisher(s)
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Nintendo
- Engine
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Zelda 64 Engine
