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Nintendo Sets October 29 For Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 Edition

The anniversary Direct put the October 29 hardware, the 2027 amiibo, and the anniversary merchandise on the calendar while leaving the Ocarina of Time game itself at a 2026 window, so the date Nintendo fixed is the console, not the title.

Key Facts

  • Two Ocarina of Time amiibo, Child Link and Child Zelda, are scheduled for release in 2027.
  • The Nintendo Museum will distribute an admission pass with a Zelda 40th anniversary design for about one year starting September 9, 2026.
  • The Legend of Zelda Collection Cards in the Nintendo Today! app start September 9 with more than 300 types, one obtainable per day.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 is scheduled for release in 2026.

Reporting from 9 sources: Anime News Network, 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress), Denfaminicogamer, and 5 more.

Nintendo Sets October 29 For Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 Edition

Nintendo announced the Nintendo Switch 2 "The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition" during its September 8 Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, with a release date of October 29. The special edition console has a green and gold color scheme with Triforce designs. A Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller and a Nintendo Switch 2 Carrying Case release alongside it in the same design. The roughly 30-minute stream also covered the Nintendo Switch 2 action-adventure game "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time," which is scheduled for release in 2026, and non-game anniversary projects. Those include two amiibo, Child Link and Child Zelda, set for 2027; a Nintendo Museum admission pass with a special anniversary design distributed for about one year from September 9; a series history board inside the museum; a Super Famicom Restaurant with a Link figure opening this autumn; a new photo spot from November 5; and a Nintendo Today! app update with Zelda Collection Cards, more than 300 types received one per day from September 9. Nintendo also scheduled a main Nintendo Direct for September 9.

The Ocarina of Time showing is a remake, not just a re-release, and the two amiibo tie into it. Scanning either Child Link or Child Zelda lets players wear a special mask in the game. Sales details beyond the 2027 window are still pending.

The museum changes run on their own schedule. The 40th anniversary admission pass is distributed for about one year from September 9. Inside, a history board traces the series timeline, and a Super Famicom Restaurant with a Link figure opens this autumn. A new photo spot arrives November 5.

In the Nintendo Today! app, the Zelda theme updates September 9. The animated calendar switches to art themed on titles from throughout the series' history. The Zelda Collection Cards also start that day, with more than 300 types and one card per day. Each card unlocks a quiz.

The two Directs ran on consecutive nights. The anniversary stream was September 8 at 23:00 and ran about 30 minutes. The main Nintendo Direct followed September 9 at 23:00, running about 45 minutes and covering Switch 2 software releasing this winter. Both streamed on YouTube and were viewable in the Nintendo Today! app.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 9 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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