Update, September 8, 2026: the console pre-order window was short. It sold out at every retailer we tracked in about four hours — resellers are already listing it on eBay for $750–$900+. The pricing details below are still accurate; treat the "up for pre-order" language as describing that first window, not current availability.
Earlier today we wrote about the gap: Ocarina of Time had a release date, the anniversary hardware had a release date, and only the game was actually up for pre-order. That gap didn't last the day. Hours after the Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct wrapped (see our full breakdown of the reveal if you missed it), Nintendo opened pre-orders for the hardware too.
The price landed right where guesses put it
The Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 — console, dock, and Joy-Con — went up for pre-order at $519.99, direct from Nintendo and at Best Buy. That's a $20 premium over the standard $499.99 Switch 2, close to the Tears of the Kingdom OLED's modest $10 premium back in 2023, and right in the $499.99–$529.99 range most pre-Direct guesses landed on. No pricing surprise here — the number matched expectations about as closely as a Nintendo limited edition ever does. The surprise was how fast it moved.
Worth being precise about what that $519.99 actually buys: it's the console, dock, and Joy-Con only. The matching Pro Controller and carrying case, both shown at the same Direct, are sold separately — and now priced too: $99.99 for the controller ($109.99 for the Nintendo Store-exclusive version with a display stand) and $39.99 for the case, which includes a screen protector and cleaning cloth. If you want the full themed set, budget for two more purchases, not one box.
The game's pricing held up
The Ocarina of Time remake itself is also up for pre-order, at $59.99 digital / $69.99 physical — confirming the same figures that leaked via a since-pulled Nintendo Australia eShop listing before the Direct even happened. Unlike the console, this one landed right where the leak said it would. It launches November 5, 2026, one week after the hardware.
Where things stand now
The game is still up on the Nintendo eShop, with retailers like Best Buy also carrying it — that one hasn't sold out. The console is a different story: both Nintendo's own store and Best Buy are showing it sold out as of this writing, with no restock window announced. The Pro Controller and case are somewhere in between — the controller went fast on Nintendo's own store, but Best Buy stock has been going up and down rather than a flat sellout, and the case has been the easiest of the four to actually get. We've got current status and links on our products page, and we'll update it the moment the console restocks.
For what it's worth: all four pieces are already in our hands — console and game before the console sold out, plus the Pro Controller and case. None of it felt like a rumor anymore by the time the confirmation emails landed.
We'll post again the moment the console restocks — that's the one open question left in this whole saga.