Ocarina of Time Returns to Switch 2 With Update and Long-Awaited Remake

Nintendo released an update for Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 as cultural figures celebrate the remake of the 1998 classic.

Nintendo released version 1.1.1 of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo Switch 2 on November 4, 2026. The update is required to use the game's online features and does not erase save data. According to the company, it adds support for ZELDA NOTES, which is set up at the start of the game after the update is installed, and fixes several issues to improve gameplay.

To download it, players must connect the console to the internet. The update installs automatically if the console is online and the automatic software updates setting is turned on. Nintendo recommends checking its storage tips if there is not enough space. Users can also start the update manually from the console menu: press the + or – button on the game, select "Software Update," then "Over the Internet."

The remake arrives on Switch 2 in the year The Legend of Zelda series celebrates its 40th anniversary. According to Infobae, the original game, released in 1998 for the Nintendo 64, is considered by many to be one of the best in history. At the Madrid presentation, cultural figures including writer Juan Gómez Jurado, illustrator Miriam Bonastre and filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo praised the renovation, which keeps the original story and essence while modernizing the visuals and mechanics.

Gómez Jurado said, "Nintendo nos debía el remake desde hace mucho tiempo" ("Nintendo owed us this remake a long time ago"), and highlighted the innovations of the 1998 version, such as the target-lock system and the day-and-night cycles, which left a mark on the industry.