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Nintendo’s latest Zelda remake is a smash hit. World News
The Verge • 3d ago

Nintendo’s latest Zelda remake is a smash hit.

More than 5.2 million copies of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were sold in the first four days following its launch on November 5th. That’s the blockbuster hit the Switch 2 console has been waiting for, and a thematically appropriate throwback to the boost that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gave to the original Switch. [Link: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 Sells Over 5.2 Million Units Worldwide in First Four Days | https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2026/261111.html | Nintendo Co., Ltd.]

*Link rolling noises.* World News
The Verge • 1w ago

*Link rolling noises.*

Nintendo added a sprint button to the Ocarina of Time remake so you wouldn’t have to spam the roll button, but people have already found a roll spam that seemingly is faster anyway. My hands hurt just watching this. [Media: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1xpl9c7/you_can_roll_faster_in_ocarina_by_canceling_with/]

“Hey! Listen.” Technology
The Verge • 1w ago

“Hey! Listen.”

Nintendo revealed yesterday that it held blind voice auditions for the Ocarina of Time remake and ended up casting an actor for the same role they had in the original. That actor was apparently Kaori Mizuhashi, who played Navi in the original and is listed as Navi’s Japanese voice in a leaked credits sequence for the remake, Eurogamer reports. [Link: After 28 years, Nintendo unintentionally recast the actor behind Navi in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's remake to preserve "the feel of the original" | https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-cast-navi-actor-zelda-ocarina-of-time | Eurogamer.net]

Keep on rolling. World News
The Verge • 1w ago

Keep on rolling.

For the Ocarina of Time remake, Nintendo developers said in a new interview that they wanted to “preserve the experience of spamming the Roll Attack to forward roll your way across Hyrule Field.” I have very fond memories of rolling around the world in the original. In the remake, you can still spam Roll Attack, but you can also dash. [Link: Ask the Developer Vol. 24: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Part 3 | https://www.nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask-the-developer-vol-24-the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-part-3/ | Nintendo]

Type “zelda” into Google for a little Easter egg. Technology
The Verge • 1w ago

Type “zelda” into Google for a little Easter egg.

As a nod to this week’s Ocarina of Time release, you can click the Master Sword that pops up to be transported back to a classic list of blue links, complete with a retro “Google!” logo. I wish this was an option for every search. [Image: Searching “Ocarina of Time” works, too. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/Screenshot-2026-11-02-at-9.37.37-AM.png?quality=90&strip=all]

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