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Nintendo reveals development team for Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake

Nintendo has confirmed that its Entertainment Planning & Development Production Group No. 3 is the team responsible for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 remake.

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In brief

  • The remake is being developed by Nintendo's Entertainment Planning & Development Production Group No. 3.
  • The development team includes director HokWai Ng, art director Aya Shida, program director Hiroki Taguchi, and music lead Masato Ohashi.
  • The game is scheduled to launch for the Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, 2026.

Nintendo reveals development team for Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake

Nintendo has officially revealed the development team responsible for the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Nintendo Switch 2. The project is being handled internally by Nintendo's Entertainment Planning & Development (EPD) Production Group No. 3.

Development Team

According to an interview in Nintendo's "Ask the Developer" series, the core team includes:

  • HokWai Ng: Director
  • Aya Shida: Art Director
  • Hiroki Taguchi: Program Director
  • Masato Ohashi: One of the sound directors and the music lead
  • Eiji Aonuma: Franchise producer
  • Hidemaro Fujibayashi: Series directing veteran

Prior to this project, HokWai Ng worked on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, while Aya Shida served as a character lead on that same title. Masato Ohashi also composed background music for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

Development Goals

Franchise producer Eiji Aonuma stated that the decision to remake the title now was intended to provide new perspectives for developers who have primarily worked on more recent entries. Aonuma said, "I wanted the team to make The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time their own, and to follow through on their own ideas about what the game should be."

He added, "I took a step back to observe how the younger members of the development team would reimagine The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time using the insights and answers they had arrived at on their own."

Art director Aya Shida explained that the visual goal was to create a "rich, dense world that felt as though it could truly exist" while maintaining the original's "mysterious, almost dreamlike charm."

Release Information

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is scheduled to launch on November 5, 2026, for the Nintendo Switch 2.

Sources

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Questions readers ask

Who is the director of the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake?
HokWai Ng is the director of the project.
Which internal team is handling the development of the remake?
The project is being handled internally by Nintendo's Entertainment Planning & Development (EPD) Production Group No. 3.
On which console will the remake be released?
The remake will be released for the Nintendo Switch 2.
What was the stated goal for the visual design of the remake?
Art director Aya Shida explained that the visual goal was to create a "rich, dense world that felt as though it could truly exist" while maintaining the original's "mysterious, almost dreamlike charm."

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