Nintendo’s surprise Switch 2 announcement of a Star Fox 64 remake has the Zelda community convinced that an Ocarina of Time remake is coming to the same console. The reveal arrived through a dedicated Direct with no advance warning. It came from the same leaker who predicted Star Fox 64, among other Nintendo titles, months before Nintendo confirmed any of them.
Nate The Hate published a list of alleged upcoming Nintendo games earlier this year, naming an Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 as the headline item. Two other titles from that list, Rhythm Heaven Groove and Splatoon Raiders, were subsequently announced for summer release. Nate The Hate also flagged a new Star Fox game, with an initial April reveal window. That deadline passed without an announcement, but Nintendo confirmed Star Fox 64 for Switch 2 this week. Nate The Hate acknowledged the timing miss, framing it as an error on the when rather than the what.
Ocarina of Time remake: fan reaction
Reddit’s Zelda community drew immediate conclusions from the Star Fox reveal. One post stated: “The Star Fox 64 Remake being real pretty much confirms the existence of the Ocarina of Time Remake.” Another was blunter: “Remake is all but confirmed.” Even more measured voices shifted position, with one commenter noting it was “certainly way more believable now.”
Some fans have already moved past whether the remake exists to what it might look like. The Star Fox 64 remake adopts a more realistic visual style, a departure from the original game’s aesthetic. That shift has Zelda fans curious about what Nintendo might do with the OoT art direction. One user wrote they were “pretty interested how Zelda will look” after seeing the Star Fox visual overhaul.
The 2011 parallel
There is a historical pattern worth noting here. Nintendo released both The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D and Star Fox 64 3D on the Nintendo 3DS in 2011, pairing both as remakes in the same year. If both arrive on Switch 2 in 2026, the combination repeats nearly 15 years later, with the same two games remade together for the second time.
Leaks and their limits
Nate The Hate’s track record gives the Ocarina of Time remake rumor more credibility than most leaks carry. However, a timing miss on the Star Fox announcement is a reminder that well-sourced information can still be incomplete. Nintendo’s plans can change before any official announcement, and leaks rarely capture the full picture. Zelda fans have been in this position before: speculation about The Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD coming to Switch circulated for years, and neither arrived on that platform.
Nintendo has not confirmed an Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2.