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Nintendo built Ocarina of Time remake as a teaching tool for junior devs

The remake launches November 5, 2026, on Nintendo Switch 2, with Eiji Aonuma saying the project helps current staff learn the original's design lessons.

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This is a new development in a story we reported earlier: Nintendo reveals Switch 2 Ocarina integration in Ocarina of Time remake trailer.

Key facts

  • Eiji Aonuma said one reason Nintendo conceived the upcoming Ocarina of Time remake was so current Zelda team members who did not work on the original could learn its lessons and apply them to future games.
  • The Ocarina of Time remake will launch on November 5, 2026, for Nintendo Switch 2.
  • This will be Nintendo's second remake of the game; the original remake arrived on Nintendo 3DS in 2011.
  • Eiji Aonuma worked on the original Nintendo 64 Ocarina of Time when it launched in 1998, serving as dungeon designer and game planner.

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