Green controllers and a gold Triforce cover Nintendo’s Zelda Switch 2 anniversary hardware. Nintendo revealed the console during its September 8 Zelda Direct, alongside a matching controller and carrying case. The special edition brings the look of The Legend of Zelda across the system, dock and accessories. Reports place its arrival just ahead of the new Ocarina of Time remake. What does Nintendo include, and which details still need a closer look? [1, 2]
Zelda Switch 2 Changes Its Colors
Nintendo starts with the parts players hold. The anniversary system’s Joy-Con 2 controllers swap the usual dark exterior for green, with gold accents around the sticks. Triforce patterns run across the controllers, tying them to the larger design on the dock. Dexerto describes artwork across the hardware itself, distinguishing this release from earlier packages containing a standard console and a game. The anniversary treatment reaches beyond the packaging. [2]
The black console carries gold Triforce patterns on its back. Its dock repeats the motif across the front, including a larger central emblem. DualShockers also describes the symbols of the three goddesses inside that central design. Nintendo gives the controllers smaller details: pixel artwork of Link appears on the left Joy-Con, while Zelda appears on the right controller’s back. Those characters sit alongside the repeating patterns and gold accents. Taken together, the system’s surfaces carry several different references, rather than repeating one large logo everywhere. Siliconera independently describes the green controllers, rear console patterns and pixel Zelda artwork. The details continue onto the separately announced accessories. [1, 3]
Kotaku and Dexerto call it the first special edition Switch 2. Both describe a redesign of the console’s appearance. [2, 4]
The Controller Gets Matching Details
Nintendo carries the green, black and gold colors onto a separate Switch 2 Pro Controller. Siliconera describes a green right grip and black left grip, with gold trigger buttons. A Triforce pattern spreads across its face. The controller therefore shares the console’s visual theme while arranging the colors differently. Nintendo also showed a carrying case and screen protector under the same anniversary branding. [3]
The carrying case uses a black background with gold Triforce imagery. DualShockers describes a brown outline around the case, adding another detail to the matching set. Its report distinguishes the system’s included dock and Joy-Con controllers from the additional accessories. That distinction matters when looking at promotional pictures showing several products together: the announcement covers multiple items. A themed Pro Controller or case should not automatically count as part of the console purchase. [1]
Nintendo has another accessory for anyone planning to display the Pro Controller. Nintendo Everything reports an optional stand, available through Nintendo Store, Nintendo New York and Nintendo San Francisco. DualShockers describes an image of Hyrule on that stand. The named outlets apply to this display accessory; the report does not establish the same restriction for every anniversary product. The next practical detail is when the hardware reaches those shoppers. [1, 5]
Hardware Arrives Before the Remake
The five full reports reviewed here agree on October 29, 2026 for the anniversary hardware. They attribute that schedule to Nintendo’s presentation. DualShockers and Kotaku put the Ocarina of Time remake on November 5, placing the Zelda Switch 2 launch one week earlier. The console and the game therefore have distinct reported release dates. Nintendo’s official product page is not included among the available source texts. [1–5]
Nintendo announced the system during a presentation devoted to Zelda’s 40th anniversary. Siliconera says the hardware reveal closed the Direct, bringing the broadcast to the console and matching controller. The coverage places those products alongside the upcoming remake, but that timing alone does not establish a game bundle. Readers should check a retailer’s included-items list before treating a photograph of the console and game as one purchase. [1, 3]
The anniversary reports describe changes to colors and artwork. They do not establish a performance upgrade for the Zelda Switch 2. Nor do they provide a complete country-by-country availability list. For someone choosing between this edition and the standard model, the documented difference is its exterior design. The remaining purchase question concerns the amount on the price tag—and the reports capture that information at different stages. [1–4]
A Retail Listing Adds a Price
Nintendo did not give prices during the presentation, according to Siliconera. Dexerto and DualShockers also reported missing prices when they published. Kotaku subsequently added a retailer figure: its September 8 update says Best Buy listed the anniversary console at $519.99. That is a reported store listing, not a Nintendo price announcement independently checked here. The distinction keeps an early shopping detail from becoming a claim about every market. [1–4]
Kotaku rounded the listing to $520 in its update and reproduced the more precise $519.99 figure below it. Both refer to the same reported offer. The available reports do not establish a complete price list for the matching Pro Controller, carrying case and display stand. DualShockers speculates about accessory pricing, but those estimates cannot serve as confirmed prices. Anyone budgeting for the full set still needs the separate product listings. [1, 4]
Nintendo Everything also recalls a leak from the previous month that showed the products early. Its September 8 report then attributes the announcement to Nintendo’s Direct. The hardware reveal therefore has reporting beyond that earlier leak. The store price remains a separate detail, with its own source and limitations. What else does the anniversary coverage actually support? [5]
More Collectibles, Separate Announcements
Nintendo’s anniversary plans also extend to smaller collectibles. Siliconera reports Young Link and Young Zelda amiibo figures, a Link and Epona Lego set, and two Hori ocarina products. Its description distinguishes a playable ocarina from an electronic one. Kotaku also mentions the two young-character amiibo alongside the remake. Those items expand the merchandise lineup, but their appearance in the same coverage does not establish shared pricing or release dates. [3, 4]
Readers looking for concert dates need a different set of supporting details. The concert articles in the supplied coverage are available only as feed summaries. Their full reports and official event listings are missing, so they cannot substantiate a tour itinerary here. Venues, ticket sales and performance dates remain unverified in this source set. The hardware reports establish no link between buying a Zelda Switch 2 and gaining access to a concert.
For the console, start with the exact edition name on the product listing: Nintendo Switch 2 – The Legend of Zelda – 40th Anniversary Edition. Then check the included hardware, local release date and final price. Review the Pro Controller and case separately if you want the matching accessories. For the display stand, check the Nintendo outlets named in the announcement coverage; its reported availability follows a more specific route. [1, 5]
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