Zelda 40th Anniversary on Switch 2: What Canadians Actually Pay

Nintendo released the Switch 2 – The Legend of Zelda – 40th Anniversary Edition on October 29, 2026, and followed it a week later with the Ocarina of Time remake on November 5. Both are on store shelves now, and both are more expensive than the headlines implied, because the console bundle does not include a game.

Here is what each one actually costs in Canada, what is in the box, and which parts of the 40th anniversary campaign are confirmed rather than rumoured.

The console is $709.99 in Canada, and there is no game in the box

Nintendo’s Canadian store lists the 40th Anniversary Edition system at a regular price of $709.99. That is the console itself. The listing is explicit that the game is not included, and Nintendo’s own product page repeats it: “Game not included.”

If you want to play something on day one, budget for the software separately. The Ocarina of Time remake is $84.99 on the same store. Console plus game lands at roughly $794.99 before tax, which is the number worth comparing against a standard Switch 2.

What is inside the box

Nintendo’s release notice for the anniversary system lists the following contents:

The Nintendo Switch 2 system in the anniversary design.
Joy-Con 2 controllers (left and right), also in the anniversary design.
Joy-Con 2 wrist straps.
The Nintendo Switch 2 dock with anniversary decoration.
Joy-Con 2 grip.
Nintendo Switch 2 AC adapter and USB-C charging cable.
An ultra high-speed HDMI cable.

The design details are the selling point. The Canadian product page describes a black and gold dock with the Triforce symbol on the front, and Triforce motifs carried onto the back of the system and the Joy-Con 2 controllers. Functionally, this is a standard Switch 2 in a different finish.

A detail for Quebec buyers

The Canadian listing carries a line that is easy to miss: for Quebec consumers only, the video game console includes a three-year legal warranty of good working order. That is a provincial consumer protection rule rather than a Nintendo promotion, but it is a real difference in coverage depending on where in Canada you buy.

The Ocarina of Time remake is the real draw

The console is a finish. The game is the reason the search traffic spiked this week. Nintendo rebuilt the 1998 original for Switch 2 rather than re-releasing it, and the company’s own description of the changes is specific enough to judge.

What Nintendo says changed

Nintendo’s announcement lists completely overhauled visuals, fully voiced cutscenes, expanded character dialogue, symphonic orchestral music, and reworked camera and movement controls. The Canadian product page adds that the remake has “enhanced controls and modern camera movements” and positions it as an entry point for people who never played the original.

There is also a microphone trick that only works because of the hardware. You can play Link’s ocarina with button controls as before, or hum or play an instrument into the Switch 2’s built-in microphone and have Link perform the song. It is a gimmick, but it is a hardware-specific one, which is more than most remakes manage.

The physical version’s first print run ships in special packaging with textured foil cover art, while supplies last. If packaging matters to you, that is a reason not to wait.

Accessories, and what they cost here

Two anniversary accessories launched alongside the console on October 29. The Switch 2 Pro Controller in the 40th Anniversary design is listed at $124.99 in Canada. Nintendo also released a carrying case with screen protector in the same Triforce styling, and a version of the Pro Controller that ships with a display stand.

The Japanese release notice gives the yen prices for the full set, which is useful context but not what you will pay: 62,980 yen for the console, 12,980 yen for the Pro Controller with display stand, and 3,980 yen for the case and screen protector, all tax included. Canadian pricing for the case and the stand bundle should be checked on the store listing rather than converted.

Small details worth knowing

Early purchase bonus. Buying the digital version before November 23, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. PT gets you a 40th Anniversary digital wallpaper, delivered through a My Nintendo link after the promotion period. The Canadian product page carries the same terms.

ZELDA NOTES support. The Nintendo Switch App service adds Ocarina of Time support, with adventure tracking, hint images for finding in-game locations, a virtual ocarina, and a daily quiz drawing on more than 2,000 questions.

amiibo. Young Link and Young Zelda figures are scheduled for 2027 and unlock in-game masks with a retro graphical style.

Beyond the games. Nintendo has also confirmed a global Zelda 40th Anniversary concert series running into 2027 and a live-action film, neither of which has a date attached that matters for a purchase decision today.

Confirmed versus not confirmed

Confirmed: the October 29 console release and its $709.99 Canadian price; the absence of a bundled game; the November 5 release of Ocarina of Time at $84.99; the $124.99 Pro Controller; the listed changes to the remake; the November 23 digital bonus deadline; the 2027 amiibo window; the Quebec warranty note.

Not confirmed: whether the anniversary console will be restocked after the current run sells through, how long the first-print foil packaging will last, and Canadian pricing for the carrying case and display-stand controller bundle. Nintendo has not published a production end date for any of it, so treat “limited” as unquantified.

Is the bundle worth it

If you were buying a Switch 2 this month anyway and you have any attachment to the series, the anniversary edition costs a finish premium and gives you a console you will not see on every shelf. If you mainly want to play the Ocarina of Time remake, buy a standard console and the $84.99 game, and put the difference toward the Pro Controller, which you will actually feel in your hands.

For more on what is landing on the platform this season, our look at Nintendo Switch Sports Resort on Switch 2 covers the other first-party release competing for the same console time.