Nintendo updates The Legend of Zelda’s timeline, plus Ocarina of Time tidbits
Posted on September 11, 2026 by Brian(@NE_Brian)
in General Nintendo, News
The Legend of Zelda has received a timeline update following the proper reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s remake. Zeltik spotted the news and shared his findings on YouTube.
The timeline has always been a talking point among fans. For a very long time, players were left to speculate where each title slots in. Then with the release of the official Hyrule Historia book, Nintendo shared the official timeline for the series.
Following the conclusion of The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct, Nintendo opened the official Japanese website for the Ocarina of Time remake. It’s here where we get into the timeline update. We’ll be going into story-related discussion, so keep that in mind before continuing.
The timeline itself hasn’t been massively changed. However, alongside “founding of the Kingdom of Hyrule” after Skyward Sword, it now shows “founding of the Kingdom of Hyrule” just before the Imprisoning War.
Why is this a big deal? Well, fans have wondered about whether the events shown in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with King Rauru the Zonai are the first founding of Hyrule. Was it the same Hyrule shown in games like Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess or a second founding / refounding connected only to Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom?
Based on the updated timeline, it looks like King Rauru had the second founding of Hyrule. Also, in the”, or the ending to all timelines rather than separate canon
Zeltik also shared some interesting tidbits about the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake. When using the Sheikah Eye, an effect can be seen with a swirling texture pattern, which is similar to the Breath of the Wild-era Sheikah pattern. It can be found on Impa’s armor as well.
That’s not all. Some Kokiri, like Mido, now have white tattoos on their arms which look very much like the tattoos Queen Sonia has in Tears of the Kingdom.
Zeltik speculates that we’re seeing the origins of these patterns or the earliest iteration of them in the chronology.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s remake is heading to Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, 2026. We rounded up a list of improvements, changes, and additions here.
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