Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Clip Shows Off Ganondorf in More Detail

Nintendo dropped a 16-second clip through its Nintendo Today! app giving fans a closer look at Ganondorf in the upcoming Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2. It's brief, but it expands on the dream sequence footage shown during Nintendo's dedicated Direct earlier this month.

The clip shows Ganondorf riding on horseback in slow motion, accompanied by the voiceover line "And now… An evil has appeared, yearning after that power." Nintendo also shared official character text describing him as "a man from the Gerudo, a tribe in which men are said to be born only once in a hundred years," who seeks the Triforce. That slow-motion presentation is actually a small but deliberate change — in both the original Nintendo 64 version and the 3DS remake, the same scene plays at normal speed. It's a minor tweak, but it signals the remake isn't a pure one-to-one recreation.

Ocarina of Time is widely regarded as one of the most influential games ever made, and Ganondorf's introduction in that dream sequence is one of gaming's most iconic villain reveals. The remake has already stirred debate among fans — the art style divided opinion when it was first shown, and specific design choices like a dedicated jump button and the intentional retention of the original's loading screens have kept discussion lively. Nintendo seems to be threading a careful line between modernising the experience and preserving what made the original memorable.

The remake launches on Switch 2 on November 5, 2026. Community reaction to the Ganondorf clip has been enthusiastic — fans on social media are calling the new look "so cool" — though the broader conversation about the remake's changes is still very much ongoing.