Although Nintendo has announced that a remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is coming later this year, we don’t know anything about which developer is actually making it just yet. However, a recent retailer listing might have just given us our first at which team is tackling the project, and it seems to be one behind another beloved Nintendo RPG series.
As spotted by VICE, the Norwegian retail site Elkjøp recently listed a pre-order for the Zelda Ocarina of Time remake. There, it listed the game’s developer as Monolith Soft, which is the same studio behind the popular Xenoblade Chronicles games.
The Xenoblade Chronicles is another open world RPG series that sees players taking part in real-time combat battles in massive open worlds. The tone is drastically different from Zelda, but they prove that Monolith Soft has a proven track record when it comes to open world titles.
What’s more, Monolith Soft actually have a bit of a history with working on Zelda games. While Nintendo usually likes to keep quiet about which studios work on its games behind the scenes, Monolith Soft actually provided development support on both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, as well as support for Skyward Sword and A Link Between Worlds.
Nintendo hasn’t commented on the leak just yet, so there’s no official confirmation that Monolith Soft is the sole developer working on the Ocarina of Time remake. It could well be that Elkjøp has listed the developer in error, especially as the listing has since been taken down.
One user on Reddit points out that Monolith Soft updated their website earlier this year with a section dedicated to showing off their work on the Zelda series.
Meanwhile, Nintendo general manager, Daiki Iwamoto, said in a 2025 interview that he would like to see Monolith become more involved in Zelda projects moving forward. “We want Monolith Soft to take on more and more core roles as a strong partner in creating “Zelda” from the ground up,” the interview reads, translated via Google.
With Monolith Soft having such a strong history of providing support for the Zelda franchise, we don’t doubt that it likely has a hand in helping bring the Ocarina of Time remake to life. As for whether it’s the primary studio? Only time will tell.
There’s currently no Nintendo Direct in the calendar, although rumours seem to point towards one taking place on Thursday, September 10. If that’s indeed the case, we’ll likely hear more about this anticipated remake then.
