Zelda Switch 2/Limited Edition
Nintendo hosted its big summer Nintendo Direct presentation this week and it was…good. Not great, but good. I think the bevy of Nintendo leaks that have hit this year dulled the experience significantly for many folks, myself included, Nintendo stock has taken a bit of nose dive because of it, and more importantly, there’s more than a few gamers that walked away from the presentation far less excited than they should have been. So what’s next from Nintendo: Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time limited edition Switch 2 console? A proper influx of major Game Cube titles? Is there one more surprise 2026 game release?
There’s really no question that the leaky warp pipe at Nintendo this year took much of the joy and wonder out of the recent Direct – we already knew Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 was coming, just about all of the big third-party ports leaked months ago, we already knew a new Switch Sports was going to get revealed soon, and we didn’t even get a release date for FromSoftware’s The Duskbloods.
I, by no means, think this was a complete fumble on Nintendo’s part though. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 did get revealed after all, and that thing is going to fly off the shelves, but it wasn’t enough. Nintendo didn’t react to the leaks and make a move to amp up excitement quite enough if you ask me. I might even suggest the entire Direct should have been cancelled in favor of a complete blow out show dedicated to the Zelda remake. Sure, folks would have been disappointed we didn’t get a full-on Direct, but perhaps Nintendo should have leaned into its big release now to give itself more time to load up the holster with 2027 teases for the September Direct.
