We are officially ten days out from the release of the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo Switch 2 which, with all of its changes and new features, has a roughly 50/50 chance of being your personal biggest release of November 2026. You can probably guess where the other 50% is going.
There’s a good chance most retailers around the United States will be flooded upon opening when the game launches on November 5, and even if you’re buying digital, there will probably also be some hefty traffic on the eShop that morning as well. Even pre-orders have been going at record-breaking rates. If you want to get your hands on this major remake as quickly as possible, a midnight release for physical copies would probably be the optimal play.
Obviously, I don’t know if any random brick-and-mortar stores where you live will be doing midnight launches, but at the very least, I can resolutely confirm that the official Nintendo Stores in New York City and San Francisco will be doing midnight launches, albeit with a few rules and regulations to keep in mind.
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