Nintendo Reveals Limited-Edition Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 Hardware

Nintendo has officially unveiled a limited-edition Nintendo Switch 2 console and a matching Switch 2 Pro Controller themed around the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda. The company revealed the hardware during its dedicated The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on September 8, 2026, and confirmed that both items launch on October 29, 2026.

The hardware celebrates four decades of the Zelda franchise rather than tying to any single game. Nintendo finished the special-design console with the Triforce emblem, the recurring symbol at the center of the series. The same anniversary branding extends across the accompanying accessories, giving the console, controller, and case a unified commemorative look.

Pricing and Release Date

All three items in the anniversary range go on sale on October 29, 2026. On its official product page, Nintendo lists the Nintendo Switch 2 Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition console at a suggested retail price of 62,980 yen including tax. The matching Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller carries a suggested retail price of 12,980 yen including tax, and the Nintendo Switch 2 carrying case is priced at 3,980 yen including tax.

The Pro Controller comes bundled with a display stand. The carrying case includes a screen-protection sheet.

What Is Included in the Console Bundle

The anniversary edition bundles a specially designed Nintendo Switch 2 system with a set of themed accessories. The package contains a special-design Nintendo Switch 2 console, special-design Joy-Con 2 controllers, special-design Joy-Con 2 straps, a special-design Nintendo Switch 2 dock, a Joy-Con 2 grip, a Nintendo Switch 2 AC adapter with a USB-C charging cable, and an ultra-high-speed HDMI cable.

Nintendo’s product page notes that the Nintendo Switch 2 game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is not included with the console. The bundle is therefore a hardware package rather than a game-and-console set.

The console shown on Nintendo’s Japanese page is the Japanese-language, Japan-only model of the Switch 2. That version of the system supports only the Japanese language and links only with Nintendo accounts registered to the Japan region.

An Anniversary Across the Franchise

Nintendo positioned the anniversary hardware within a broader program marking the series’ 40th year. The original The Legend of Zelda launched in 1986 for the Famicom Disk System, and the franchise has since spanned 3D worlds, touch controls, motion controls, and the open-air design of Breath of the Wild.

The anniversary edition centers on the Triforce, the artifact around which the stories of Link, Zelda, and Ganondorf have revolved across the series. Nintendo’s anniversary logo features Link as he appeared in the original 8-bit era, connecting the new hardware to the franchise’s first release.

Part of a Wider Zelda Presentation

The hardware reveal formed one segment of the anniversary Direct, which also covered games and other anniversary projects. During the presentation, series producer Eiji Aonuma detailed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2, a remake of the 1998 Nintendo 64 title, and confirmed that it launches on November 5, 2026. That software announcement was covered separately on Gaming.net in Ocarina of Time Remake Launches November 5 on Nintendo Switch 2.

The hardware is dated to arrive just ahead of that software. With the console, Pro Controller, and carrying case all launching on October 29, 2026, the anniversary hardware reaches stores a week before the Ocarina of Time remake’s November 5 release.

Nintendo has released Zelda-themed hardware across several generations of its systems over more than two decades, and the Switch 2 anniversary edition continues that pattern for the company’s current platform. The Triforce-branded console, controller, and case represent the first Zelda-themed special edition announced for the Switch 2.