The Take-Two Interactive CEO, Strauss Zelnick, praises Nintendo’s Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as “terrific” amid heavy attention on its November release timing against Grand Theft Auto VI.
Across outlets, Zelnick’s remarks are presented as part of a broader view of competition in entertainment: the idea that audiences have many options for how they spend time and money, and that game makers must focus on delivering standout entertainment. Nintendo Life and My Nintendo News both highlight that he acknowledges the remake’s quality and frames Nintendo’s work as something the company should be proud of.
GameSpot also places the comments into a wider context, noting the scale of both releases for November and adding additional discussion of how review scores and platform demand are shaping early conversations. While some coverage references Ocarina of Time’s Metacritic position, other outlets emphasize the general “compete with everything and nothing” framing and the question of whether the Zelda remake is a direct rival to GTA 6.
