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Nintendo Says Remakes Will Remain as Important as New Games
Nintendo executive Nate Bihldorff says remakes and new games are equally important to the company.
His comments came at the launch event in New York for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2.
The remake is a major 2026 release for Nintendo’s console, following a first year with a varied lineup of games.
The original Zelda game is widely celebrated, so the developers knew they faced high expectations.
Bihldorff said the team was excited to bring the game to a new generation of players.
Nintendo expects more games to keep coming, though no further titles or release dates were specified.
Nintendo says remakes will remain as important as new games in its Switch 2 lineup.
Nintendo executive Nate Bihldorff discussed the role of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time at the remake’s launch event.
Bihldorff said the developers were enthusiastic about bringing the game to a new generation.
He said Nintendo expects to keep releasing games across its range of franchises.
- Who
- Nintendo, represented by SVP of product development and publishing Nate Bihldorff.
- What
- Bihldorff discussed the place of remakes in the Switch 2 lineup. The article says new games and remakes are of equal importance.
- When
- The interview took place at the game’s launch event; the article was published Nov. 5, 2026.
- Where
- Nintendo’s flagship New York store.
- Why
- The remake is intended to bring The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to a new generation of players.
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- Game
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Platform
- Switch 2
- Nintendo executive
- Nate Bihldorff, SVP of product development and publishing
- Interview location
- Nintendo’s flagship New York store
- Publication date
- Nov. 5, 2026
What people are saying
I often have the best time anticipating which games are going to send the fandom into as big of a fervor as possible, and certainly the first time we heard about Ocarina of Time, we expected that to be the case.
We always have confidence in our developers coming out with great games.