Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake price leaks ahead of today’s Nintendo Direct
It looks like the Australian Nintendo store has given away how much the Ocarina Of Time remake will cost, but you can expect an official confirmation before the end of today.
Following its initial and incredibly vague reveal, Nintendo’s The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake will be properly shown off during today’s Nintendo Direct.
As a reminder, the showcase is all about the Zelda franchise’s 40th anniversary, while a more general Direct about upcoming Switch 2 games is scheduled for tomorrow.
Quite a bit is already rumoured for tomorrow’s Direct and now one detail about Ocarina Of Time appears to have leaked ahead of schedule: it’s price.
How much will the Ocarina Of Time remake cost?
According to a listing on Nintendo’s Australian store website, the remake will cost $94.95 digitally. The website is down for maintenance at the time of writing, but Vooks was able to screengrab this detail for posterity.
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For comparison, that’s the same price as Yoshi And The Mysterious Book in Australia, which is £49.99 digitally here in the UK.
So, does this mean you can expect Ocarina Of Time to cost £50 at its cheapest? It’s hard to say. There’s no reason to assume the UK and Australian prices would be different, proportionally speaking, but it’s perhaps more likely that the Australian price was a mistake. After all, it was certainly a mistake to reveal it early.
The Switch 2 versions of the last two mainline Zelda games – Breath Of The Wild and Tears Of The Kingdom – cost £66.99 in the UK (and $109.95 in Australia) but it’s hard to say if the remake would be as much as that. Not only were those two Zelda games unusually expensive but Nintendo doesn’t usually go in for big budget remakes, so there’s almost nothing to base an estimation of the price on.
Fortunately, you don’t have to wait much longer to find out since Ocarina Of Time is bound to go up for pre-order once today’s Direct wraps up.
How to watch the Zelda 40th anniversary Nintendo Direct
You can watch the Zelda 40th anniversary Direct on YouTube via Nintendo’s official channels. It starts at 3pm BST this afternoon and is scheduled to run for 30 minutes.
Nintendo hasn’t said exactly what will be shown, only that the Direct will feature ‘a variety of The Legend Of Zelda related information, including The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time for Nintendo Switch 2.’
Aside from some real gameplay and a release date for Ocarina Of Time (current rumours point to a November window), you can probably expect some sort of teaser for next year’s live action movie, which is scheduled to release in cinemas on April 30.
The leaked Zelda themed Switch 2 console should make an appearance too but beyond that is anyone’s guess. Maybe a re-release of an older game, like those long rumoured Twilight Princess and Wind Waker ports? Probably some new amiibo at the very least.
When is the second Nintendo Direct?
As for the general Direct, that airs tomorrow on Wednesday, September 9 at 3pm BST.
It will run for about 45 minutes and will focus on Switch 2 games launching this winter. Rumours and theories for what could be announced include Mario Kart World DLC, Luigi’s Mansion 4, and a Super Metroid remake.
That last one seems rather pointless given how perfectly formed the original is, but some fans suspect a remake will be shown after noticing that the Super Metroid soundtrack on the Nintendo Music app had been recently updated. This follows earlier rumours that Nintendo is planning to recreate the SNES classic for modern audiences.
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