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Nintendo Reveals Development Team Behind The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake
Nintendo has confirmed that its Entertainment Planning & Development Production Group No. 3 is developing the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The reveal settles speculation that Monolith Soft might be leading the project and shows that the remake is in the hands of a team with long experience on the series.
Producer Eiji Aonuma said he encouraged developers to pursue changes they felt were needed, while still offering guidance. Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi said the team agreed early on what to preserve from the Nintendo 64 original and what could change. The game launches for Switch 2 on 5 November; the article says the full development credits may reveal whether other studios, including Monolith Soft, also contributed.
In short
- Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 is making the remake.
- Aonuma encouraged developers to shape their own version.
- The Switch 2 game launches on 5 November.
Explained simply
The Legend of Zelda is one of Nintendo’s long-running adventure series, following the hero Link as he explores a fantasy world and confronts threats to the kingdom of Hyrule. Ocarina of Time first appeared on the Nintendo 64 in 1998 and helped establish ideas and gameplay that later entries built on.
Nintendo’s Entertainment Planning & Development Production Group No. 3 is making the remake for Switch 2. Producer Eiji Aonuma and director Hidemaro Fujibayashi are guiding decisions about which parts of the original to retain and where the team can make changes.
The remake matters to fans because Ocarina of Time is a widely recognised entry in the series, and updating it raises questions about how a classic should be adapted for a newer console. The full credits may show whether other studios also worked on it.