Nintendo has released a new official The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask animation, putting Skull Kid and Young Link back in the spotlight at a time when speculation about a potential Nintendo Switch 2 remake is already growing.
The seven-second animation appeared through the Nintendo Today! app for users with The Legend of Zelda theme selected. It brings the classic Majora’s Mask key artwork to life, beginning with Skull Kid moving beneath the game’s threatening moon before shifting toward Young Link. The Goron and Zora masks also emerge around him during the sequence.
Nintendo has not announced a Majora’s Mask remake for Switch 2. However, the animation arrives alongside several official promotions centered on the 2000 Nintendo 64 game, giving fans more reason to watch Nintendo’s next moves closely.
NINTENDO IS SUDDENLY PUTTING MAJORA’S MASK BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The animation is only the latest part of Nintendo’s renewed Majora’s Mask push. Nintendo confirmed on October 5 that Majora’s Mask collectible cards are being distributed through Nintendo Today!, while themed Nintendo Switch Online icon parts have also been released. The game’s soundtrack is additionally joining Nintendo Music as part of The Legend of Zelda’s 40th anniversary celebrations.
The timing is particularly notable because Nintendo is preparing to release its new The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, 2026. Nintendo confirmed that release date during its Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct in September.
Majora’s Mask originally followed Ocarina of Time on Nintendo 64 and later received Majora’s Mask 3D on Nintendo 3DS. That history naturally makes another remake a potential follow-up, although Nintendo has provided no confirmation that one is being developed.
MAJORA’S MASK HD LISTING PREVIOUSLY SPARKED REMAKE SPECULATION
Rumors intensified in July after an IMDb listing for an apparently unannounced project called The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask HD surfaced. The listing associates longtime Link voice actor Nobuyuki Hiyama with the project and currently labels it as being in post-production. However, IMDb information can be user-edited, meaning the listing should not be treated as evidence of an official Nintendo project.
Interestingly, this is not the first time Nintendo has faced intense demand for another version of Majora’s Mask. Before Majora’s Mask 3D was announced, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma acknowledged that demand in a 2014 interview with Kotaku.
“I’ve heard that voice, it’s very, very strong, and I’m always listening.”
Nintendo eventually released Majora’s Mask 3D in 2015.
For now, the new animation, collectible cards, soundtrack release, and NSO icons are officially part of Nintendo’s broader Zelda anniversary celebrations. Whether the unusually concentrated attention is also building toward a Majora’s Mask Switch 2 remake remains speculation until Nintendo makes an announcement.
