A Nintendo executive has commented on Zelda: Ocarina of Time's release, hinting that the company has more remakes of classic hits in store. So far, reactions to Nintendo's biggest remakes in 2026, Star Fox and Zelda: Ocarina of Time, have been quite positive, with the latter becoming one of the highest-rated games of the year.
According to OpenCritic's data, critics have given Ocarina of Time an average score of 95 out of 100, with nearly all top critics recommending it. The remake has also sparked a massive wave of nostalgia, with some US retailers, such as GameStop, bringing back midnight releases likely as a tribute to the 90s video game scene. Now, it seems Nintendo is well aware of the lucrative market for classic game re-releases, with one executive describing them as just as important as new Switch 2 games.
Nintendo fixed plenty of frustrations in the Ocarina of Time remake, but deliberately preserved one disappointing reward from the original.
In an interview with Polygon, Nintendo senior vice president of product development and publishing Nate Bihldorff said, "I do think that new games and remakes both have a place in the Nintendo stable, of equal importance to...
