Nintendo’s designers strove for ‘elegance’ when remaking Ocarina of Time
The Verge · 5 Nov 2026

Nintendo’s designers strove for ‘elegance’ when remaking Ocarina of Time

The Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2 smashes together the past and present. The game retains much of the original N64 experience while updating it with modern graphics and gameplay that make it feel contemporary. But the mingling of time periods also extends to the development team.


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