Leaker Claims Star Fox, Ocarina of Time Remake Coming to Switch 2 in 2026

Fox McCloud is about to have a very busy year. Hours after Glen Powell was confirmed as the voice of the Star Fox protagonist in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, opening April 1, leaker NateTheHate dropped a podcast episode claiming Nintendo is preparing to bring the franchise back to gaming in a big way: a new, classic-style Star Fox game is reportedly headed to Switch 2 this summer, with an April reveal planned.

The major Nintendo leak was revealed during NateTheHate's March 27 podcast episode. The new Star Fox title would mark the return of the spacefaring Fox McCloud after a decade spent in Nintendo's unloved mascot closet. NateTheHate said on the podcast: "Star Fox is coming back in summer 2026. We're getting a new Star Fox game in the very near future. I've been told it's a classic style Star Fox game, [and that] the visuals are supposed to be very good, and I've heard it does have online multiplayer." IGN adds that the game was intended as a surprise reveal timed to follow the movie announcement, with a formal announcement expected in April.

The Star Fox reveal is not the loudest claim NateTheHate made. Nintendo is reportedly planning to release a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 to coincide with the franchise's 40th anniversary. "What I can share with you today is that in the second half of 2026, approaching the holidays, we are going to receive an Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2," NateTheHate said on his podcast.

The scope of that remake remains an open question. NateTheHate said in his podcast that a remake of the seminal Nintendo 64 game would be coming to Switch 2 in the second half of 2026. But he hedged on what form it would take. In his own words: "We are going to receive a Zelda Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2. This is something I was a bit hesitant about when I first heard about it." He said he initially feared it would be only an HD remaster, but his sources now point to something more ambitious, possibly a 1:1 rebuild similar to Demon's Souls or a remake with more freedom to reinvent design choices. Vice reported a Summer 2026 launch for the title, while IGN, Engadget, and Eurogamer all place the release in the second half of the year, approaching the holiday window.

NateTheHate describes the Ocarina of Time remake as Nintendo's big game for holiday 2026. VGC corroborated his claims about Star Fox, 3D Mario, and the Ocarina of Time remake, saying the details line up with information it heard from its own sources.

The 2026 lineup reportedly extends beyond those two titles. NateTheHate also discussed additional Nintendo Switch 2 games during his podcast, including Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, which he places in Summer 2026, though he did not give an exact date. A Splatoon single-player spinoff was also mentioned as part of the year's slate.

What is conspicuously absent from NateTheHate's 2026 picture is a new 3D Mario. NateTheHate said directly: "One game that will not be releasing in holiday 2026 is 3D Mario. 3D Mario will be releasing in 2027." The last new 3D Mario game was Super Mario Odyssey, which launched as effectively a launch title for the original Switch in 2017. The Ocarina of Time remake, by this reading, fills the holiday anchor role that a new Mario platformer would typically occupy.

As for NateTheHate's credibility, he is considered one of the most credible leakers in the industry, with a long track record of accurate information and a deliberate practice of waiting for multiple sources before sharing. He broke the specific timing of the Switch 2 reveal last year, which established him as a trustworthy source in the Nintendo community.

There is also a retail dimension to the Ocarina of Time timing. The remake is targeting the latter half of 2026, with speculation that the release is intended to coincide with the Zelda series' 40th anniversary celebrations. Physical buyers will have a separate decision to weigh: Nintendo has announced that physical versions of first-party Switch 2 games are set to become more expensive than their digital counterparts, a pricing shift that takes effect when Yoshi and the Mysterious Book launches on May 21.

Nintendo has not confirmed any of the titles NateTheHate described. NateTheHate suggests there may not be another Nintendo Direct until June, meaning official confirmation of any of these titles could still be months away. Until then, the Switch 2's second half rests entirely on the credibility of one podcast and the independent sources that say it checks out.