We now have our first large rumor about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Swap 2.
He shared a rumor he initially posted on Discord, dated March 30, 2026:
It’s nothing particular however all I’m allowed to say in the intervening time is that it’s developed by an exterior dev co-developing with an inner crew
We all know that Nintendo has a devoted The Legend of Zelda crew at EPD, led by director Eiji Aonuma. In order that half is not any shock.
If Nick believes the exterior dev is ‘nothing particular,’ that may very well be as a result of it’s somebody that Nintendo has labored with earlier than.
There’s a number of straightforward to establish candidates right here. For instance, Tecmo Koei’s two studios, Staff Ninja and Omega Power, have labored on the The Legend of Zelda IP via the Hyrule Warriors franchise.
On one other finish, Bandai Namco is well-known to have partnered with Nintendo on a lot of their first occasion franchises, significantly Tremendous Smash Bros.
There’s additionally an off probability that this simply means Nintendo is working with Epic Video games, if The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is constructed on Unreal.
We’ll see if Nick – or Nintendo themselves – shed extra mild on this quickly.