“Hello, I’m Eiji Aonuma, the producer of the Legend of Zelda series.” That introduction leads Nintendo’s Ask the Developer Vol. 24 on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake, the new label attached to a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive set for Thursday, November 5. The interview puts the release in platform terms first: this is not just another Zelda revisit, but one being positioned for Nintendo Switch 2.
“I’ve been involved in the development of every title in the series since The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo 64.” Aonuma says that while introducing the project, and he also served as producer for this game. Hidemaro Fujibayashi joins him in the interview with a simple, “Hello, I’m Hidemaro Fujibayashi.” He, too, served as producer on the game being introduced.
Ask the Developer Vol. 24
Ask the Developer Vol. 24 frames the game around the people who shaped the series rather than around a trailer-first rollout. That matters because the interview is doing two jobs at once: it introduces The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake and it links the project back to the series’ long production line through Aonuma’s own history with the franchise.
The same interview also reaches back to the hardware era that made the original possible. Nintendo 64 was described as Nintendo’s latest hardware at the time, and Super Mario 64 was cited as a game that took full advantage of that technology. The staff then discussed making the next game a Legend of Zelda game after Super Mario 64, which is the kind of origin detail that makes this read less like a simple remaster notice and more like a statement about continuity.
November 5 on Nintendo Switch 2
Thursday, November 5 is the date that turns the interview into a release marker. For Fans of The Legend of Zelda, the practical takeaway is direct: the game is being positioned as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, so access is tied to Nintendo’s newer hardware rather than spread across older systems.
That setup leaves one major product question in place. The interview frames the game as being brought back with a whole new look, but it does not spell out how much the visuals or gameplay have changed. For a title carrying the Ocarina of Time name, the launch date is clear; the exact scope of the overhaul is still the detail readers will be watching for when the game arrives.
