The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time – is now the time for a remake? (Nintendo)
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The speculation of Zelda
As a reader suggested recently, for me the excitement is not so much what the Nintendo Switch 2 will look like but what its games will be, as we currently have no idea. It’s not like the Wii or Wii U where we had games from the previous formats (both Zelda titles, by coincidence) that we knew were going to appear on the new one. This time we know absolutely nothing. Not only that but we have little idea of exactly how capable the Switch 2 is going to be, when it comes to graphics.
I was interested though, in a comment GC made about Nintendo always having a new Mario and Zelda out each year, even if it was just a spin-off or remaster. I’ve never realised it before, but I guess that is usually true. So… what will next year’s Zelda game be?
There are so many different Mario spin-offs, that you could get away with just about anything but if they’ve already had a Zelda spin-off this year and a new mainline game is impossible this soon then it surely has to be a remaster or remake next year?
There’s already been rumours (well, not rumours – I think it was just fan speculation) of a Breath Of The Wild remaster for the Switch 2 launch but I’m not sure how impressive that would really be. Personally, what I would like to see is the much asked for remake of Ocarina Of Time.
That’s something Nintendo could’ve been working on for years in secret and a great way to show off the power of the Switch 2, without drawing attention to the fact that it’s not that big a jump – as it might be if they went with Breath Of The Wild.
Gordo
GC: It doesn’t seem to be an absolute rule, but generally speaking Nintendo like to have at least one Mario and Zelda related title out each year. That’s certainly been the case this year.
Shattered schedule
So I see you haven’t reviewed Starfield: Shattered Space yet, did Bethesda not send you review code again? It wouldn’t surprise me, but it is disappointing.
I must say, I am very surprised that Starfield hasn’t been announced for the PlayStation 5 yet. Microsoft seem to be holding it back like it’s the crown jewels of Xbox, but that’s hardly its reputation. It’s amusing that in the same breath that Phil Spencer said Starfield would not be coming to PlayStation he also said that Indiana Jones wouldn’t be either, and we all know how that turned out.
Like you said, we don’t need some insider source to tell us that Xbox is a mess and their multiformat policy …read more
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