'Young people today dont have the opportunity to play games from 10 years
ago' Nintendo's Miyamoto defends remakes like Ocarina of Time

Date:
Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:54:01 +0000

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Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto has defended the company's recent remake releases, suggesting they'll lead to sequels.

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Nintendo executive and representative director Shigeru Miyamoto
has defended the company's recent remake releases, suggesting they'll lead to sequels.

After launching Star Fox , a remake of Star Fox 64 , on Switch 2 last month, Nintendo is scheduled to launch another remake for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time sometime this year. While many fans are excited for a modern version of the beloved Zelda game, Nintendo has been criticised for
frequently re-releasing old, classic titles for its current hardware; Ocarina of Time was first released on N64 in 1998, then received a Nintendo 3DS remaster in 2011, which makes the upcoming Switch 2 title its third
iteration.

Now, speaking in an interview with Famitsu (via Nintendo Everything ), the Mario creator has addressed concerns that Nintendo is releasing too many remakes, explaining that the projects allow younger gamers to experience
older titles that aren't accessible anymore and that the games will
eventually lead to "future developments."

"Some people might say there are a lot of remakes, but after five years, a
lot of people have outgrown games and stop playing them," Miyamoto said. "Young people today dont have the opportunity to play games from 10 years
ago, so remaking them to be more playable and releasing them again is a good way to meet the demand."

He added, "Letting people know the original games also leads to future developments, so weve been actively pursuing that recently."

It's this last comment that suggests Nintendo is actively working on projects that will follow these remakes, but whether they'll be direct sequels or projects within the same franchise, we'll have to wait and see.

In 2021, Nintendo released remakes of two games in the Famicom Detective Club series, The Missing Heir and The Girl Who Stands Behind , which were then followed by a brand new Switch sequel, Emio - The Smiling Man .

It also released a remake of Metroid on 3DS, which led to Metroid Dread on Switch, as well as a The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening remake, followed
by the spiritual successor in 2024, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom .

Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/gaming/young-people-today-dont-have-the-opportunity- to-play-games-from-10-years-ago-nintendos-miyamoto-defends-remakes-like-ocarin a-of-time

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