Zelda: Majora's Mask remake is coming as all evidence points to sequel's return

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (2026) has been a colossal success for Nintendo and the Switch 2.

With 10/10 scores across the board, including our own review written by yours truly, it quickly rose through the ranks to become one of Metacritic’s highest-rated games, joining the original release from the Nintendo 64.

Despite the game only launching last week, fans around the world are already wondering what’s next, and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask fans are going to be happy.

Ocarina of Time datamines and Amiibo hint at Majora’s Mask remake, but that’s not all

Datamines from the Ocarina of Time remake have yielded a lot of information on what Nintendo could release next.

For starters, the Master Quest mode looks like it’ll be an upcoming DLC, with remixed dungeons and enhanced difficulty.

Austin John Plays has been looking at the upcoming Amiibo, of which there are two. Both the Young Link and Zelda Amiibo will give you a new mask to wear in the game, but while looking through the game’s code Austin found dialogue related to a third unannounced mask.

NPCs react to the masks Link wears in-game, and the unused dialogue used for the third mystery mask suggests it’s an unnerving one.

“Sorry… Can you take that mask off? It’s distracting,” reads one of the lines, whereas another says, “Ah… Have you come for me?.. Wait, it’s just a mask.”

“Hm, I don’t really get that mask”, reads one more. Other lines comment on its rarity.

Something about this mask clearly upsets NPCs, and there’s only one mask in the Zelda universe that strikes so much fear into those who see it: Majora’s Mask. It sounds like Nintendo is planning on releasing a Skull Kid amiibo to coincide with a Majora’s Mask remake announcement.

The Ocarina of Time remake’s new-and-improved character models support this

If Nintendo doesn’t release a Majora’s Mask remake next, it’d be one of the most hilarious blunders in gaming history, as half of the work has been done already.

Because the original Majora’s Mask was released just a year after Ocarina of Time, it reuses a lot of the same assets, including characters.

The Happy Mask Salesman, Dampé, The Running Man and many more all return, although they play different roles.

All of these characters look fantastic in the remake despite them only being minor characters, which suggests the developers might have had the Majora’s Mask remake already in mind while developing it.

This new Amiibo discovery just adds further credibility to the theory. However, a 2027 launch might be a little optimistic. There’s no guarantee that history will repeat itself like with the OG launches.

If it’s anything like the Ocarina of Time remake, however, there’s cause to be excited. Nintendo outdid itself with this legendary second-coming and once again, and to not follow it up with a Majora’s Mask remake next would be a huge injustice.

READ NEXT: Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake already running on PC as Switch 2 exclusivity faces early challenge