The remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is due to arrive on Switch 2 on November 5, but some players who preordered physical copies are unsure whether their games will reach them in time. Buyers have reported tracking pages that have not updated and emails warning of delays.
Several customers have raised concerns on X about orders placed with Micromania. One said they had made four preorders on September 8 but had seen no change in their delivery tracking. They also noted that preorder bonuses were missing from the order summary.
Another buyer said Micromania sent an shipping email on October 31, but La Poste had still not recorded the parcel four days later. The customer reported that Micromania’s support team was receiving many calls about the issue and had said it affected everyone, while directing the customer to La Poste. Other buyers described similar experiences in replies.
Some customers have received more direct warnings. One reported an email announcing a delay but did not identify the retailer or say how long it might last. Another said they had encountered the same problem with Leclerc. Orders reported to be in preparation at Cultura and awaiting updates from Micromania have also added to the uncertainty.
The reports do not establish whether the affected parcels will arrive after launch, and no connection has been confirmed between the delivery problems and separate difficulties Micromania faced preparing the release. The retailer had reassigned preorders from stores affected by looting on October 17 and cancelled planned midnight launch events. The source publication said it had contacted retailers and would update its report if they responded.
Similar concerns have surfaced in North America. Customers with Amazon preorders were also waiting for updates, although shipments there can leave warehouses on the day before launch or on launch day, according to Notebookcheck. Canadian retailer Video Games Plus said Nintendo had barred it from shipping copies before November 4, the day before release, and that the restriction was not the retailer’s decision. It remains unknown whether the same instruction applies to French sellers.
Nintendo had previously said demand for the game exceeded its expectations. Bill van Zyll, the company’s vice president and general manager for Latin America, told the YouTube channel Coelho that preorders were reaching their limits, particularly in Brazil, and that Nintendo was working on replenishing stock of both the game and special hardware, including a Zelda 40th-anniversary Switch 2 edition. He did not give a timeline or quantities. Without responses from retailers, it is unclear whether the French delivery reports stem from strong demand or from late-shipping instructions like the one described in Canada.
Sources: Numerama.