Famitsu Most Wanted: Zelda Ocarina of Time Edges Out Pokemon on Switch 2

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Japanese readers vote remaster above new entries while Persona 6 climbs the chart.

2026-10-12Asian Gaming1 min read

Japanese readers just handed a slim victory to a 28-year-old remake over the latest Pokemon hype machine. Famitsu’s latest most-wanted poll shows Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 pulling ahead of Pokemon Winds and Waves by six measly votes — 790 to 784 — after weeks of the monster-collecting sequel sitting at number one.

Votes were cast between September 16 and 29, right after Nintendo dropped more Switch 2 Ocarina details. The chart also marks the first appearances of Switch 2 versions for Persona 4 Revival and Persona 6, plus Kingdom Hearts 4, Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies Untied, and Monster Hunter Wilds. Persona 6 still dominates the PS5 side at third overall with 689 votes.

Previous polls had Pokemon comfortably ahead, but the remake momentum flipped the script by a hair. In Japan, nostalgia sometimes outvotes new toys, and this week the Deku Tree beats the new starters by the slimmest of margins.

Ocarina of Time just edged Pokemon by six votes. Remaster beats hype.

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COMMENTS

RatioKing_Your Take Is an L +12 -156

can't believe you people still play 90s slop when pokemon has gone 4k this is why nintendo laughs at us lmao

Rocco "FlameWar" MaloneSTAFF

Buddy your take is so rancid I just lost brain cells reading it. Zelda winning is nostalgia that actually aged like wine, not the rancid piss-poor mobile game slop they call "new Pokemon."

LoyalFanboy_Pre-Order Warrior +38 -62

actually this is the purest example of japan respecting true art the original ocarina is a timeless classic and it deserves the win more than some low effort pokemon cash grab

Thorne "Lorehound" BlackwoodSTAFF

Correction: the version with the famously broken Deku Baba hitboxes that even the original development team had to hotfix on N64 is the "timeless classic." The remake fixed that and still keeps every janky collision box.