Everything announced at The Legend of Zelda 40th anniversary Nintendo Direct

Nintendo's September 8 The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct laid out what the next year of Zelda will look like, from the Ocarina of Time remake and special Switch 2 hardware to new amiibo, concerts, museum additions and collectibles. 

Ocarina of Time received a November release date and a much closer look at its remake, while Nintendo also showed new Switch 2 hardware, amiibo, physical collectibles, concerts, museum additions and another update on the live-action movie.

Not everything was new. Ocarina of Time, the Zelda movie and Mineru's Construct amiibo had already been announced, but the Direct added release dates, new features and several products around them. This is everything Nintendo announced during The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launches for Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, 2026. Nintendo has rebuilt the 1998 game with new environments, character models and materials, while also improving performance, loading and audio. The soundtrack has been re-recorded with a symphonic orchestra.

Link now has dedicated jump and run controls, and the Right Stick gives you full camera movement. Locations have been adjusted for the new camera, while the day-night cycle continues in areas where the original game used to pause it. Cutscenes now include voice acting and expanded dialogue. 

A new Threads of Time feature records your progress, points you toward the next objective and gradually fills out a tapestry as you continue through the story.

The ocarina has changed too. You can still use buttons to play the songs. In addition to that, the Switch 2 microphone can recognize you humming the melodies you have learned. Even compatible real instruments can trigger the corresponding songs in-game. 

The first physical print run comes in textured foil packaging while supplies last. The remake is exclusive to Switch 2.

Nintendo is releasing the Nintendo Switch 2 The Legend of Zelda Special 40th Anniversary Edition on October 29, one week before Ocarina of Time. The console, Joy-Con 2 and dock use green, black and gold Zelda artwork with prominent Triforce designs. The hardware itself is unchanged from the standard Switch 2, and Ocarina of Time is not included. 

A matching 40th Anniversary Pro Controller launches on the same day. Nintendo is also selling a version with a Hyrule-map display stand, plus a themed carrying case and screen protector. All of them are separate purchases.

Nintendo is releasing two physical ocarinas later in 2026 that work with the new Ocarina of Time remake. One is a conventional playable ocarina, while HORI has made an electronic version designed around the Switch 2's microphone support.

The HORI model includes:

It works through buttons rather than airflow, so you press the finger holes instead of blowing into the instrument. Bring either ocarina close enough to the Switch 2 microphone and the game can recognize the corresponding songs.

Young Link and Young Zelda are both getting new Ocarina of Time amiibo in 2027. Scanning either figure unlocks an in-game mask styled after the original Nintendo 64 graphics. Existing Zelda amiibo can also be scanned for other extras.

Mineru's Construct appeared again during the Direct, although that figure had already been announced. It launches on September 17, 2026 and can provide items in compatible Zelda games, including a possible special paraglider fabric in Tears of the Kingdom.

Ocarina of Time is joining Zelda Notes through the Nintendo Switch App. Today's Record keeps a daily log of what you have done in the game, including statistics such as enemies defeated. Gossip Quest sends a picture of an in-game location to your phone and asks you to track it down, rewarding you with points for new music in Play Ocarina.

Those scores work with Play Ocarina, a touchscreen instrument where you can play freely, follow a guide or let the app perform a song automatically. You can also create scores and share them through QR codes. 

Nintendo is adding an Ocarina of Time Quiz as well, with more than 2,000 questions and images. You normally get one quiz attempt per day, but you can spend rupees earned in Ocarina of Time on additional tries.

The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert series starts in Japan in January 2027. North America follows in Chicago in February, Europe begins in London in April and the Australian tour starts in Melbourne in May.

The program covers music from across the series rather than focusing on a single Zelda game. Nintendo opened the Direct with a new Triforce Medley arranged for the anniversary. The piece is divided around Wisdom, Power and Courage and combines tracks from different periods of Zelda's history.

Nintendo Museum in Kyoto begins its anniversary program on September 9. For roughly one year, museum tickets can use a Zelda 40th Anniversary design. A temporary history board also lets you scan artwork from previous games through Nintendo Today to revisit scenes and music.

A Master Sword photo spot opens on November 5. Nintendo Museum Official Book Vol. 02 launches on the same day with Zelda anniversary material and will be sold exclusively at the museum in Japanese and English editions. 

The previously announced Super Family Restaurant is also due to open in fall 2026, with Link among the Nintendo characters featured inside.

Nintendo Today receives its own anniversary content from September 9. You can collect one Zelda digital card per day from a set of more than 300. Each card comes with a quiz question. 

Nintendo is also replacing the existing Zelda calendar animations with new daily sequences covering games from across the series. With more than 300 cards to collect one per day, Nintendo can keep bringing Zelda back into the app throughout the anniversary year.

The anniversary is also moving into physical collectibles. LEGO is returning to Ocarina of Time with a 1,750-piece Link & Epona set, depicting Link on horseback and launching in spring 2027. 

Hasbro is taking a more hands-on approach with a 27-inch Electronic Master Sword that reacts to touch and motion with more than 15 sounds. It arrives in the same spring window alongside the wider Heroes of Hyrule line, which includes figures of Link, Zelda and Ganondorf.

The live-action Zelda movie now has its official title: The Legend of Zelda. Shigeru Miyamoto said the lack of a subtitle will make sense once audiences have seen the film. Rather than adapting one specific game, Nintendo describes the movie as an original story built from ideas and concepts developed across 40 years of Zelda. 

Miyamoto and members of the Zelda development team are involved in the production alongside Nintendo, Arad Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment. The Direct did not include a trailer, so the movie itself remains largely under wraps. Its worldwide theatrical release is still set for April 30, 2027, with future updates planned through Nintendo Today.

Ocarina of Time is the first major release to circle on the calendar, arriving on November 5 just one week after the anniversary Switch 2. After that, Zelda's 40th year keeps going. There are new amiibo to collect, concerts to attend, museum exhibits to visit and more physical releases arriving through 2027. The live-action movie then lands on April 30.

If you only take one date away from the Direct, make it November 5. That is when the remake arrives and the anniversary starts feeling like something you can actually take part in, rather than a list of things still on the way.