Legend Of Zelda's First Original Switch 2 Game Officially Teased

Published Jul 24, 2026, 7:30 AM EDT James is a gaming writer from London who has spent thousands of hours exploring titles from every genre. Though he has a particular affinity for multiplayer titles like World of Warcraft, Destiny 2 and League of Legends, he has also put thousands of hours into single-player experiences, from deep RPGs to epic PC strategies. When he's not playing or writing, he can usually be found supporting his beloved Brentford FC. It's no secret that The Legend of Zelda is set to have a very big year as a franchise in 2026, if only because it's celebrating 40 years since it debuted on the NES. As part of that, we have already had a bunch of exciting announcements, including confirmation that The Ocarina of Time is returning via a highly anticipated remake. We also have the progress of the feature film adaptation to keep track of, which is supposedly continuing production smoothly at this juncture, with a further reveal expected later this year. In the meantime, those in charge of the franchise have been talking about their plans for it, and it could be a very exciting future for fans all over the world. As first reported by CBR, the iconic creator of The Legend of Zelda, Shigeru Miyamoto, sat down with Famitsu to discuss everything that's going on right now, and he provided some genuinely interesting insight into their plans moving forward. When discussing the merits of the remakes the developer is currently producing, Miyamoto makes a really solid point about why they are such a good idea for a new generation of gamers. "Some people might say there are a lot of remakes, but after five years, a lot of people have outgrown games and stop playing them. Young people today don’t have the opportunity to play games from 10 years ago, so remaking them to be more playable and releasing them again is a good way to meet the demand. Letting people know the original games also leads to future developments, so we’ve been actively pursuing that recently." It's that latter part that seems fascinating, with the "future developments" likely a reference to whatever they have planned for the first native Nintendo Switch 2 release in The Legend of Zelda series. It's certainly true that a good portion of fans are done with the Wilds era, and a new release that explores the time of Ocarina further would almost certainly go down well with fans. Whatever Nintendo does have coming up next for The Legend of Zelda as a series, it's likely that we're going to have to wait a long while to play it. At the very least, the Ocarina of Time remake is set to launch this year, so we should have plenty of fun in the same universe until we do get to hear more about the first Switch 2 3D release in the series. Movie(s) The Legend of Zelda (Live-Action) TV Show(s) The Legend of Zelda Video Game(s) The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Four Swords, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess , The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017), The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Hyrule Warriors, Hyrule Warriors Legends (3DS), Cadence of Hyrule, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity First TV Show The Legend of Zelda First Game The Legend of Zelda Character(s) Link, Princess Zelda, Ganon