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Bandai Namco Studios details its work on Ocarina of Time for Switch 2

Nintendo commissioned the studio to create some of the remake's visual assets, including work on characters, terrain, animations and cutscenes.

Barak Eliyahu – site manager of The Checkpoint DailyNovember 10, 2026 at 05:48

Young Link carries a torch through a stone room with a glowing fairy nearby — Image: Nintendo, via the official game pageScreenshot from the Nintendo Switch 2 version

Bandai Namco Studios disclosed on November 9 that it contributed to the visual design of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo commissioned the studio to make some of the visual assets for characters, terrain, animations, cutscenes and the user interface. Bandai Namco Studios project page

Nintendo released the remake on November 5. The project page lists the areas the studio worked on and leaves the individual characters and scenes unspecified. Nintendo game page

Source: Bandai Namco Studios(opens in a new window)

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