Is a Zelda Wind Waker Switch port available?

Honestly, Switch for Wind Waker sounds like something out of a dream. Few games have ever really captured the beauty and wonder that exude from every second of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. I have been a fan of Zelda since I could hold a controller. I have spent many years exploring the regions of Hyrule or riding the waves on the King of Red Lions.

Nintendo has been eager to port or remaster a lot of older games, but it hasn't gotten around to releasing Wind Waker or its enhanced HD edition to the Switch just yet. Thus, let's conjecture and make some educated guesses as to when Ninty could act sensibly and release one of the greatest games ever created on a top-tier system.

All the information you want regarding a possible Wind Waker Switch port is provided here.

Speculation on the release date of Wind Waker Switch

Since the Nintendo Switch's introduction, there have been yearly reports of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess making their way to the system, but a release date for Wind Waker Switch is still unknown. It only makes sense, considering that two of the most popular Wii U games are the result of their respective HD remakes, and two of the most critically lauded games are part of one of Nintendo's flagship series. So are the rumors based on anything more than idle speculation?

First of all, Nintendo wouldn't typically publish two Zelda games in a single year. It dilutes the brand and has an impact on advertising. Breath of the Wild enjoyed enormous success in 2017, and sales and attention continued to rise far into 2018 because to the DLC packs The Master Trials and The Champions Ballad. In 2019, the announcement of the Breath of the Wild sequel, now named Tears of the Kingdom, was made along with the release of Cadence of Hyrule and the remake of Link's Awakening.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, a Musou-action game released in 2020, is a prequel to Breath of the Wild that takes place 100 years before the events of the Great War. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, a comprehensive reimagining of the Wii game that mapped motion controls to buttons and significantly improved the game's graphics, was released in 2021.

Since 2022 marked the first year without any Zelda material in a long time, many people believed that this would be the year when fans would finally receive a port of Wind Waker Switch, and maybe even a version of Twilight Princess Switch. Since both games are now in high definition and work well on the Wii U, transferring them shouldn't be as difficult as creating a brand-new or comprehensive remake. Correct? Correct? However, even though Tears of the Kingdom has been out for some months now in 2024 and is visible in our rearview mirror, we are still unable to wake the wind on our Nintendo Switch.

2022 seems like the most probable year for a Wind Waker Switch release date, however given the current state of affairs, it seems more and more likely that these titles won't be hitting the system anytime soon. If there is a release date for Wind Waker Switch, it may be for future hardware, such as Wind Waker HD HD, which has enough graphic improvements over the ten-year-old version (oh god) to justify charging customers once again. Given time restrictions, Nintendo could even be able to add the dungeons they took out in the first release.

Perhaps one day it will be available on the Nintendo Switch 2.

Exist any leaks in the Wind Waker Switch?

Even though there hasn't been even the slightest screenshot, leaked classification, or hint of Wind Waker Switch, a number of well-known leakers and industry insiders have nevertheless spoken authoritatively about the game's Switch port, which has helped to fuel player hopes over the years and further stir up rumors.

During many episodes of Games Mess Decides, industry insider and Giant Bomb staff member Jeff Grubb and his podcast co-host Mike Minnoti discussed Wind Waker HD, Twilight Princess HD, and a Metroid Prime remake that will all be coming to Switch in the next months. Twilight Princess HD and Wind Waker HD were rumored to be shown at the September 2022 Nintendo Direct, but that never happened. Link, one day, one day.

Why is Wind Waker off the switch?Because the Nintendo Switch does not yet have a collection of Gamecube games available as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service, Wind Waker is in a difficult situation. Wind Waker HD, a Wii U version that would work flawlessly on the Switch, isn't available for free, and Nintendo may not want to charge customers for a transfer without significant changes, similar to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

Fans have long wondered whether Nintendo would include Twilight Princess and Wind Waker in the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, but it would seem extremely out of character for the company. Every Zelda release is regarded with awe and reverence; even re-releases of Zelda ports are celebrated and come in a box. Maybe in the future, fans may be able to justify the cost and need of a box by seeing a Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD double bundle.

With any luck, this tutorial will clear up any doubts you may have had and shorten the time you have to wait for our beloved green little explorer kid to make his Switch debut. Alternatively, use our guide to the best Zelda games to decide where to start if you still have a few games left in the series.