The Leak of Ocarina of Time's Remake Robbed Us

The E3 dust is settling and there was a lot announced this summer. The final announcement of them all was one we heard about back in March—a full remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. And as the Direct came faded out, my reaction was not one of celebration, but a frustrated cry of "that's it?!"1 I was living out what I wrote about when the leaks occurred and the "rumors" of Super Mario Titans: It is far less exciting when the leak is just a statement on a podcast. If Star Fox is announced next month, it'll have a little "eh, I knew that was coming." More crucially, now we enter the phase on imagination, which has its own ramifications. "Leaks have immense power to shape perspective. If you like the leak and it doesn't come to pass, you can become disappointed. Same happens when inverted. I think lots of folks forget to bring along their big chunks of salt to these conversations and revel in the fun of it." Nintendo is remaking one of the greatest games of all time in 4K and…