Overview
- Pre-orders opened Wednesday for the Switch 2‑exclusive The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, with digital priced at about $59.99 and physical at about $69.99, and Nintendo announced a Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 line that launches Oct. 29 with the limited console priced near $519.99.
- Major retailers and Nintendo’s online store quickly showed the limited‑edition console, Pro Controller, carrying case and some amiibo as sold out, and Nintendo’s store banner directs shoppers to enable notifications in the Nintendo Store app for phased restock announcements.
- Nintendo said the first print run of the physical game will include textured‑foil cover art, and EB Games Canada confirmed a region‑exclusive holographic N64‑style slipcover bonus for qualifying pre-orders while supplies last.
- Several retailers briefly offered roughly $10 off the physical game or discounted Nintendo gift cards that lowered effective prices, but scalpers moved fast, relisting consoles and preorders on eBay for several hundred dollars to nearly $1,000.
- The fast sellouts follow a familiar pattern for Zelda limited editions and mean collectors and fans will likely need to monitor app alerts, check local stores in person, and watch for retailer restock windows to avoid inflated secondary‑market prices.