Ever since I turned on Ocarina of Time and saw how amazing it looked, I couldn't stop thinking about how a remade version of Majora's Mask had to be next. It makes sense - all of the same assets were used in Majora, as Aonuma had to make the game in a year, so it seems like something that Nintendo would have been working on to push out during the 40th celebrations to capitalise on the Ocarina remake hype.
According to a leaker, however, it's not on the cards. Not currently, at any rate. The remake contained some files and references that dataminers have been getting excited about, including files relating to the Master Quest, which we believe is coming as a DLC.
The files in question have related to three mask Amiibos launching in 2027. The first two are Young Link and Zelda, and the third, according to Notebook Check and YouTuber Austin John Plays, being more mysterious and prevents enemies from attacking you, just like Majora's Mask.
This made people wonder whether Majora's Mask remake could be just around the corner, hot on the heels of Ocarina. Again, is this just wishful thinking on our part? Is it just something we're all hoping would be announced to give us something else to look forward to after completing Ocarina?
Unfortunately, leaker Shpeshal Nick has revealed that the next Amiibo is going to be of Ganondorf. If it's a Ganondorf mask, then enemies probably won't attack the ruler of the Gerudo, so that makes sense.
I've not even turned into Adult Link yet, and we've not even had the DLC. Yet here I am, talking to you about how good it would be to get Majora's Mask. Of course, all of this is just conjecture at this point - we don't know what Nintendo are going to do until they do it (look at the Metroid Prime Remastered shadow drop). All we can do is go off the files found by dataminers and make measured guesses. Still, rumours keep us entertained and give us something to look forward to, and I'll be checking my usual channels regularly to see if I can find any more chatter about it as the weeks go on!
It would make sense for Ninty to drop this release next year to keep us all hooked on Zelda, especially with the coming live-action movie. I'd pay £60 in a heartbeat for a Majora remake, as would pretty much every Zelda fan on earth!
If you still haven't got the new Zelda but want to see if it's worth the money, then check out my article on the best changes from the original to get a feel for how magical the new release is.
