Nintendo has not announced a Majora’s Mask remake. As of November 12, 2026, a week after the Ocarina of Time remake launched on Switch 2, the only way to play Majora’s Mask on Nintendo’s current consoles is the 2000 Nintendo 64 original in Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, and nothing Nintendo has published about the Ocarina of Time remake mentions a follow-up.
There is a precedent, though. The last time Nintendo remade Ocarina of Time, for 3DS in 2011, a Majora’s Mask remake followed in 2015, and work on it had started long before its producer would confirm anything. Below we cover what Nintendo has said since the new remake launched, that 3DS history from Nintendo’s own interviews, why this time is not the same, the signs of interest, and how to play Majora’s Mask today.
Has Nintendo Said Anything About a Majora’s Mask Remake?
Not in anything tied to the Ocarina of Time remake:
- Ask the Developer Vol. 24. Nintendo’s four-part interview with the remake team, published November 2 and 3, introduces the developers, explains why Ocarina of Time was remade and never mentions Majora’s Mask.
- The launch sales news. Nintendo’s November 11 announcement of the remake’s first four days names no other remake.
- Eiji Aonuma’s interviews. The series producer told AFP in Paris, shortly before launch, that he is “very interested to see what the younger staff will imagine” for future games, and that he is happy to guide them so they can “think together” about the next Zelda. He named no project.
The closest thing to a hint is the reason Aonuma gives for the remake itself. In part 1 of Ask the Developer, he says many team members have only worked on the recent games, and that rebuilding Ocarina of Time “may trigger new insights that they can carry forward into future development.” That points at future Zelda games in general, not at Majora’s Mask. Nintendo has not commented on any of the remake rumors circulating online.
What Happened the Last Time Nintendo Remade Ocarina of Time
Nintendo’s own Iwata Asks interview for Majora’s Mask 3D, and GREZZO’s list of its games, lay out how it went:
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| June 2011 | Ocarina of Time 3D came out on Nintendo 3DS, made by GREZZO with Nintendo. |
| End of 2011 | About six months later, GREZZO pitched its ideas for a Majora’s Mask remake to Shigeru Miyamoto through Aonuma. |
| September 2013 | Asked about the chances of a Majora’s Mask remake, Aonuma laughed and told IGN, “It’s really up to them,” whether readers took that as a yes or a no. |
| June 2014 | Aonuma told Kotaku, “I do know that fans want to see Majora’s Mask. I’ve heard that voice, it’s very, very strong.” |
| November 5, 2014 | Nintendo announced Majora’s Mask 3D in a Nintendo Direct. |
| February 2015 | Majora’s Mask 3D came out on Nintendo 3DS, again made by GREZZO. |
So both of those careful answers came while the remake was already underway. In the same Iwata Asks, Satoru Iwata notes the remake took about three times as long as the one year the original was made in, and he says the reaction to its announcement was “much stronger than we had anticipated.”
The order was no accident. The original Majora’s Mask was built on Ocarina of Time: Aonuma says Miyamoto asked whether the team could make a game in a year by reusing Ocarina’s 3D models, and Nintendo notes that Ocarina’s game system and graphics carried over. On 3DS the same logic applied. “A development approach like this one was only made possible because GREZZO worked on the remake of Ocarina of Time 3D,” Aonuma says. Majora’s Mask is also a direct sequel, set a few months after Ocarina of Time, which our Zelda games in order guide places on the timeline.
Why This Time Is Not the Same
The 3DS pattern does not carry over neatly, for three reasons:
- A different team. Nintendo credits the Switch 2 remake to a core team from its recent Zelda games, led by director HokWai Ng, with Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi as producers. GREZZO’s own list of its games does not include it. Our guide to who made the Ocarina of Time remake covers the team.
- Rebuilt, not reworked. Program director Hiroki Taguchi says the team “needed to recreate everything from scratch this time” instead of porting the original’s code and data, while Nintendo’s interview describes the 3DS version as one that “largely preserved the original presentation.” Our 3DS version guide explains the difference.
- No timeline. The gap between the two 3DS remakes was about three and a half years. That is history, not a schedule, and Nintendo has said nothing about what Ng’s team does next.
What still holds is the reason the games were paired before: Majora’s Mask shares Ocarina of Time’s characters and much of its look, and Nintendo now has a rebuilt Ocarina of Time on Switch 2. Whether it plans to use that the way it did in 2000 and 2015 is something Nintendo has not discussed.
The Interest Is There
The numbers since November 5 show plenty of appetite for the series’ N64 era:
- Searches: Google Trends shows searches for Majora’s Mask up about 140% in the week to November 12, the first week after the remake launched, compared with the week before.
- Sales: Nintendo says the remake sold over 5.2 million units worldwide in its first four days, making it the fastest-selling Nintendo-published Switch 2 game. Our video game sales figures page tracks it.
- Charts: it also debuted at No. 1 on the UK’s boxed chart, as our UK chart story covers.
- Last time: Iwata’s “much stronger than we had anticipated” was about the response to a Majora’s Mask remake specifically.
If you have just finished the new remake, our review explains why it set the bar so high, and our Ocarina of Time remake PC guide covers where it can and cannot be played.
How to Play Majora’s Mask Today
Whatever Nintendo does next, two official versions exist:
- Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. The Nintendo 64 original joined the Nintendo 64 library on February 25, 2022 and is still listed in it. An Expansion Pack membership costs $49.99 a year for one account or $79.99 for a family plan on Nintendo’s US site, and Nintendo says classic games run on both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.
- Majora’s Mask 3D on Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo ended all purchases in the 3DS eShop on March 27, 2023, so it is now a game card purchase. If you bought it digitally before then, Nintendo says redownloads remain possible “for the foreseeable future.”
The two versions save differently, which can cost you progress if you switch between them, so read our Majora’s Mask save guide first. From there, our guides cover the best order to do the temples, how to get all the masks, how the Bombers Notebook works and how to slow down time. The rest are on our Zelda hub.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a Majora’s Mask remake? Not a new one. Nintendo has not announced a Majora’s Mask remake as of November 12, 2026. The most recent remake is Majora’s Mask 3D, released on Nintendo 3DS in 2015.
Is Majora’s Mask coming to Switch 2? Not as a remake. The Nintendo 64 original already plays on Switch 2 through Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack.
Has Nintendo followed an Ocarina of Time remake with Majora’s Mask before? Yes. Ocarina of Time 3D came out in 2011, and Majora’s Mask 3D followed in 2015, both made by GREZZO with Nintendo.
Who made the Ocarina of Time remake? A core team from Nintendo’s recent Zelda games, led by director HokWai Ng, with Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi as producers. Nintendo has not said what the team is working on next.
Has Aonuma talked about a Majora’s Mask remake? Not since the Ocarina of Time remake launched. Before Majora’s Mask 3D was announced, he told Kotaku in 2014 that he had heard a “very, very strong” call for the game.
Can you still buy Majora’s Mask 3D? Not digitally. The 3DS eShop stopped all purchases on March 27, 2023, so only game cards are left.
Is Majora’s Mask a sequel to Ocarina of Time? Yes. Its story takes place a few months after Ocarina of Time, with the same young Link.