I think Zelda will be a big deal, not just a flat remake. They already did that on 3DS with OoT 3D.
They've been sitting on that Wii U tech demo engine which would be perfect for Zelda: OoT Remake since 2011, I don't think the Wii U or Switch 1 would have been able to run that in real time with a ton of enemies on screen and controllable camera without it being scaled down. Switch 2 is the hardware they've been waiting for.
They're going to want to introduce the game and mythos to younger gamers especially ahead of the Zelda movie in spring/summer 2027 and it will be an evergreen title that will get a big wave of sales for Christmas 2026 and then a second big bump with the movie. A lot of kids have never played OoT and this will showcase it to a new generation. Nintendo is planning to have synergy with all their movie releases.
Also because they gave the Switch 1 Tears of the Kingdom it meant the Switch 2 was going to have to go without a new Zelda for some time, a big budget remake of Ocarina of Time (maybe even with some new story elements or game content) would be the next best thing to a new Zelda, so it's a good compromise. They will also then be able to reuse the same OoT Remake engine and double dip with a Majora's Mask Remake later too, same way Square-Enix is milking FF7 Remake's engine into 3 parts.
I hope Switch Sports is more than just a Switch 2 version of the Switch 1 game ... even though Wii is not my favorite Nintendo console, 2006 was a time and a place man, the 20th anniversary probably deserves something. 2026 is also Zelda's 40th anniversary too, so a big ticket OoT remake would check all the boxes.
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