Ocarina Of Time Remake May Be Hiding Kirby Easter Egg

Nintendo Removed Mario From Ocarina Of Time’s Remake, But It May Have Added Kirby Original image credit: Faded_Link. Published Nov 9, 2026, 7:01 AM EST Sam Woods is TheGamer’s Senior Reporter. He’s been in games journalism since 2020 and has undertaken a variety of roles in that time. These have included roles such as SEO Editor, Managing Editor at DualShockers, and Global Head of Gaming, and he's also been seen on the BBC. He was promoted to the Senior Reporter position in 2025 following a series of high-quality reports and exclusives for TheGamer. Since 2020, Sam has written over 3,000 articles and specializes in telling the stories of the people behind the games. He’s interviewed the biggest game directors, some of the industry’s top talents, told the stories of how indie games came to be, and spoken to players about what really makes them tick. He’s also interviewed some of the world’s biggest musical artists to find out how the medium has inspired their work, and TV and Film actors about their roles in video game adaptations. He even hosted a PAX panel in 2021 and made a documentary in 2024 surrounding the creation of a Disney game. Alongside this, Sam focuses on breaking news. He got the scoop on Perfect Dark’s cancellation, provided context on some AI drama, and revealed that Lady Dimitrescu’s actress would love to step back into the character’s giant shoes. These articles have been picked up by the biggest gaming sites, including IGN, GameSpot, and PC Gamer. He also loves to dive into the numbers behind the games. Sam’s journey in games journalism has taken him all over the world. He’s covered Gamescom in Germany, Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, and Tokyo Game Show in Japan, each on three occasions. He’s been learning Japanese since 2024 with the intention of identifying and translating Japanese-language news and bringing it to English-language audiences first, something he’s done countless times. Sam’s first review was 2020’s Battletoads reboot, and he’s since reviewed games in The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and Pokemon franchises. While The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Switch 2 remake is a faithful (and truly excellent) reimagining of what many consider to be the greatest game ever created, Nintendo did make some big concessions. It further censored a scene featuring Ganondorf, where his previously red blood, which had later been turned green, was removed, and it also replaced paintings of Mario found in Hyrule Castle so as not to "interrupt" immersion. However, while it did remove one big Nintendo reference, one fan is convinced the company added another, pointing to a cloud they believe looks like Kirby. Could A Cloud Found In Ocarina Of Time's Remake Really Be Kirby? It's Debatable Over on Reddit, a new post has appeared on the Nintendo Switch 2 subreddit, and it's proven highly controversial. The original poster, Faded_Link, claimed to have found a Kirby Easter egg: a cloud floating over Hyrule. The cloud in question is round and looks like it has two little arms and feet, just like Kirby. I very much see the correlation. It seems, though, like I am one of the few, and the post in question has drawn a lot of heat. Despite almost 7,000 upvotes, many of the 500 comments have spoken out against the validity of the Kirby cloud. Many opted to post gifs of people squinting, or implied the original poster was perhaps on some hard substances, and the implication was that Nintendo wouldn't remove Mario just to add Kirby. However, Kirby is canon in the Zelda universe... Anti-Kirby is an enemy found in Link's Awakening and its remake, and is a horrifying version of the beloved pink blob with a disconcerting smile and a slightly off-brand color. There was some support for the original poster, with one commenter saying, "Idk why you're getting ribbed for this, I saw it immediately. Good eye," but the overwhelming consensus was negative. I'm not sure how that's the case, though. If you look at our beautiful artistic rendition of the cloud featuring Kirby above, it's clear as day. Or maybe I'm just losing my mind... Systems Released November 5, 2026 ESRB Everyone 10+ / Animated Blood, Fantasy Violence Developer(s) Nintendo Publisher(s) Nintendo Genre(s) RPG, Action, Adventure