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Ganondorf takes the organ bench in Ocarina of Time's new trailer

Nintendo's rebuilt adventure returns to familiar bosses, while viewers inspect the villain's keyboard technique ahead of the November launch.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,320,442 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (116,442).

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – The Battle for Hyrule Begins – Nintendo Switch 2The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – The Battle for Hyrule Begins – Nintendo Switch 2

Saving Hyrule can wait a moment: viewers have questions about Ganondorf's musicianship. Nintendo of America's new Ocarina of Time trailer opens with the villain playing an organ, and the comments are giving his performance almost as much attention as Link's sword fights.

Some viewers are inspecting whether his fingers match the notes. Others are simply enjoying the contrast between a world-threatening villain and his commitment to the keyboard. The organ is a familiar touch from the original adventure, which made Zelda's leap into 3D in 1998.

This is a promotional trailer for Nintendo's Switch 2 rebuild, due November 5, 2026. It reached roughly 730,000 views in nine hours, already well beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for short uploads. Its comment section had also surpassed the usual first-day total many times over.

Beyond Ganondorf's recital, the trailer packs in encounters with Phantom Ganon, Bongo Bongo and Morpha. Navi accompanies Link, who plays his ocarina before the Great Deku Tree before the edit turns to sword combat against Ganondorf. Nintendo describes the adventure as built from the ground up for Switch 2, with the same central threat: Ganondorf seeking the Triforce and control of Hyrule.

Nintendo's quieter Game Boy announcement is prompting a different kind of recognition. Under its October games update, viewers are recommending Mole Mania and recalling hours spent with Revenge of the 'Gator, giving the smaller archive titles a conversation of their own.

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What viewers say

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  • Ganondorf is actually playing the correct keys. Love the attention to detail!
  • Dawn of the final two weeks
    @VichooPerezSee it on YouTube
  • Almost time to journey back through Hyrule 💚💛
    @ThatMichaelDunnSee it on YouTube
  • I’ve literally watched this trailer on every Nintendo channel, and plan to watch the rest of them they release in every language. My god.

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The facts
Subscribers
10,200,000
Channel views, last 7 days
7,826,155
Channel views, pace per day
775,236 (on a normal day: 1,420,277)
Video published
October 23, 2026
Video views so far
729,569 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
1,320,442

The numbers

The Zelda trailer has already passed Nintendo's usual first-day audience for short uploads, with only nine hours online.

the video's first day
usual first day here
116,442
this video
1,320,442
subscribers
10,200,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
4,182,669,458
views per day
775,236
typical day: 1,420,277
the video
views
729,569
likes
18,451
comments
1,275
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
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13,800,000
Call of Duty
8,260,000
As of October 24, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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