Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 console and Pro Controller images reportedly leak

Leaked images of a The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Switch 2 bundle have surfaced online, posted to X/Twitter on August 11 by Necro Felipe, owner of Brazilian gaming site Universo Nintendo. He says his sources confirm the designs are legitimate. Nintendo has not commented.

The leaked shots show a Switch 2 dock with a golden Triforce design on one side, a Switch 2 console with black and teal Joy-Con controllers also decorated with Triforce patterns, and a matching Pro Controller — The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition — in the same black/teal colorway with a gold central Triforce, gold shoulder buttons, and gold triggers. Packaging for both items features an unrevealed 40th anniversary logo with a small NES-era Link icon.

Zelda launched on the Famicom in February 1986, making 2026 the franchise's 40th anniversary year. Nintendo has been unusually quiet about it — the actual NES launch anniversary has already passed without any official celebration. That said, the company has confirmed a Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is coming before the end of 2026, and a live-action Zelda film is set to hit theaters on April 30, 2027. Fans are expecting Nintendo to bundle all of this into a major reveal, possibly via a Nintendo Direct.

The hardware leak lands alongside a wave of casting leaks for the live-action film. The late Sam Neill was reported as part of the cast, joining previously leaked names including Dichen Lachman as Impa, Uli Latukefu as Ganondorf, Yvonne Strahovski, and Lydia Peckham in undisclosed roles. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, the House of the Dragon actor set to play Link, has also recently shared his first public thoughts on taking on the role. The volume of leaks suggests Nintendo is close to pulling back the curtain on all of it.