Dark Link in Ocarina of Time Switch 2 coverage from 16 October 2026
Kotaku reported new The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time footage for Nintendo Switch 2 on 16 October 2026, featuring Dark Link in the Water Temple.
- The same report mentions 5 November 2026 as the release date, but the source set provided here does not include a separate official product page confirming that date.
- Nintendo’s official X account posted that day that a Nintendo Switch 2 commercial for 『ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ』 had been published.
What happened
Kotaku published coverage on 16 October 2026 about new footage related to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. According to that report, Dark Link appears in the Water Temple mini-boss fight. The site describes Dark Link as a mirror version of Link and ties the footage to a Switch 2 version of Ocarina of Time.
In the same Kotaku piece, 5 November 2026 is also mentioned as the release date for the Switch 2 version. However, the source set provided here does not include a separate Nintendo announcement or product page confirming that date, so in this source set it can only be presented as a reported date.
Nintendo itself shared a post on 16 October 2026 via its official X account stating that a Nintendo Switch 2 commercial for 『ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ』 had been published. The post also included the hashtags #時のオカリナ and #ゼルダの伝説40周年, showing that Nintendo framed the commercial in the context of Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda’s 40th anniversary.
The source set also includes a YouTube video with the same Japanese title as context, plus a second video whose description explicitly mentions Dark Link. That video description is not an official Nintendo source, but it does align with the reporting that Dark Link is part of the footage being discussed.
Timeline
2026-10-16: Kotaku publishes coverage of new Ocarina of Time footage featuring Dark Link in the Water Temple.
2026-10-16: Kotaku mentions 5 November 2026 as the release date for the Switch 2 version in the same report.
2026-10-16: Nintendo’s official X account says a Nintendo Switch 2 commercial for 『ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ』 has been published.
2026-10-16: The Nintendo post includes the hashtags #時のオカリナ and #ゼルダの伝説40周年.
2026-11-05: The release date mentioned in the report for the Switch 2 version.
Background
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time continues to be the subject of new Switch 2 coverage. In the source material provided here, the news cycle centers on new footage, an official Nintendo post on X, and additional video descriptions that mention Dark Link. Earlier articles in the same series also covered other new images of Link and Navi.
The available source information confirms that Nintendo shared a Switch 2 commercial centered on Ocarina of Time, but not that a full product announcement with all details was published in this source set. Dark Link’s status is also limited to the described footage; the sources do not confirm whether this is a full reveal or just a brief glimpse.