Nintendo has not staged a fresh Direct for this update, but the merch flyer trail still moves the remake forward. Vice reports that a two-sided advertisement appearing in select Japanese stores—first shared by Genki on X—gives the first clear look at remade Spiritual Stones art for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2, and it quietly locks a detail collectors have been watching since the September Direct: the Young Link and Young Zelda amiibo are a 2027 window, not a November day-one bundle.
The flyer’s stone art covers the trio players remember from the 1998 original: the Kokiri Emerald, Goron Ruby, and Zora Sapphire, redrawn for the HD remake. Vice also translates a short story blurb printed on the advert, framing Link’s departure from Kokiri Forest with Navi after the Great Deku Tree names him as Hyrule’s destined protector against Ganondorf. That text is marketing copy rather than a new lore reveal, but it is useful as the clearest Japanese-store packaging language tied to the November build.
Confirmed vs still open: remake status board
We built the board below from the Japanese flyer details Vice translated, plus earlier Nintendo Europe Store pre-order messaging reported by GoNintendo. Items marked unconfirmed are deliberately left blank rather than filled with speculation.
| Item | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Confirmed | Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive (no original Switch SKU announced) |
| Release date | Confirmed | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| JP physical price | Confirmed on flyer | ¥8,980 (tax included) |
| JP download price | Confirmed on flyer | ¥7,980 (tax included) |
| Spiritual Stones remake art | Newly shown | Kokiri Emerald, Goron Ruby, Zora Sapphire on JP store flyer |
| Young Link / Young Zelda amiibo | Confirmed window | 2027 (not available at November launch) |
| Amiibo in-game reward | Previously stated | Special in-game masks (gameplay effect still lightly described) |
| EU Nintendo Store pre-order bonus | Confirmed earlier | Acrylic Spiritual Stone replicas in a display box (stock-sensitive) |
| Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 hardware (JP flyer) | Confirmed on flyer | October 29, 2026; console ¥62,980 tax included |
| Western street pricing / print run extras | Unconfirmed here | Not printed on the JP flyer Vice translated |
What owners and pre-order shoppers should actually do
If you are buying the game itself, November 5 is still the date that matters, and Switch 2 ownership remains the gate. The flyer’s amiibo line mainly helps collectors set expectations: do not plan a launch-week Young Link / Young Zelda shelf clear, because Nintendo’s own Japanese advert puts those figures in 2027. For European physical buyers who care about the acrylic Spiritual Stone replicas, GoNintendo’s earlier Nintendo Europe Store report still points to that pre-order bonus—and NintendoEverything has separately noted UK Nintendo Store stock of the same replicas can sell through—so the practical move is to check the regional Nintendo Store listing rather than assume every retailer will match it.
The same JP flyer also restates the Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 hardware and accessory dates for the domestic market, with the console edition at ¥62,980 and a matching Pro Controller plus carrying case on October 29. That is a separate shopping track from the remake cartridge, but it is useful calendar context if you are trying to avoid buying a standard Switch 2 the week before a themed SKU lands in Japan.
No hands-on claims belong in this update. The Spiritual Stones art is packaging and flyer work, not a new playable build. Treat it as confirmation that Nintendo is still dressing the remake for a November Switch 2 launch, with the amiibo wave intentionally staged for the following year.
Source: VICE / GoNintendo (Nintendo Europe Store)