Ocarina Of Time Remake Is “Terrific”, Says GTA 6 Boss

Ocarina Of Time Might Be Up Against GTA 6, But Take-Two Boss Says It’s “Terrific” Published Nov 12, 2026, 6:58 AM EST James Lucas is the Lead Photo Editor at TheGamer and has worked in professional journalism since 2018. A Newcastle University graduate with a degree in Journalism, Media, and Culture, they have written hundreds of guides, news stories, and original reports, with bylines in IGN, NME, GaymingMag, and VG247, sourcing interviews with studio heads, legendary industry figures, prominent actors, and more. You can reach them at James.t@thegamer.com Sign in to your TheGamer account I don't think gaming will ever recapture the pandemic high of Doom Crossing and all the fan-art that came with it, but Ocarina of Time is the only game that's dared to launch against GTA 6—ignoring the Aspyr special Shrek remaster—so it's hard not to lump the two together. They have entirely different audiences and occupy entirely different platforms, and yet fans are leaning into the faux rivalry; there was even an SNL sketch about it. But what does Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick think about the game? "It's terrific," he told GamesBeat. "They should be very proud of the title. In the entertainment business, you compete against everything and nothing. Everything because there's so many ways consumers can spend their time, and nothing because if there's nothing good out there, people don't need to consume any of it." "It's Our Job To Make The Best Entertainment On Earth" Zelnick says that games, like all entertainment, are not necessities like food. They're luxuries. It's up to companies like Take-Two to make the best games they possibly can to get people through the door. "It's like food; food could be bad, but you still are going to be hungry," he explained. "But in the case of entertainment, it's not a must-have; it's a want to have. So, it's our job to make the best entertainment on Earth. When we do that, people will show up for it." GTA 6 is the most pre-ordered game of all-time, and has made nearly $1 billion in presales alone. Ocarina of Time, on the other hand, sold over 5.2 million copies in its first four days. Most publishers scrambled out of the way of GTA 6 this month, except for the awful Shrek remaster and, bizarrely, Barbie Rewind, but Ocarina of Time hasn't been hurt by the looming shadow of what is shaping up to be the biggest launch in gaming history—big enough to already be causing internet outages. Like I said, they both have entirely different audiences, and Ocarina of Time is a Switch 2 exclusive—a platform you can't play GTA 6 on. They were never direct competitors, but the idea of a Grand Theft Ocarina mash-up rivalry is too fun to pass up. Systems Released November 5, 2026 ESRB Everyone 10+ / Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence Developer(s) Nintendo Publisher(s) Nintendo Genre(s) RPG, Action, Adventure