New Ocarina = New amiibo? Nintendo Needs To Make These Zelda Figurines

I've got a shelf in my office that's basically a shrine to Ocarina of Time. The gold cartridge N64 edition. The GameCube Player's Choice disc. The 3DS remake in its box. A little Skull Kid figure from First 4 Figures that cost more than I want to admit. And yeah, a couple amiibo — the Ocarina Link from the Super Smash Bros. line, the 30th Anniversary one with the cel-shaded eyes.

So when I heard the Ocarina of Time remake rumor — and let's be real, at this point it's less rumor and more "when's the announcement" — my first thought wasn't about frame rates or whether they'd fix the Water Temple. It was: what new plastic are they going to sell me?

Nintendo knows the amiibo play. They've been running it since 2014. And with Zelda's 40th anniversary happening this year, there's no way they're not planning a Limited Edition. Steelbook, artbook, Triforce paperweight — something like that. But the real question is whether they'll drop a new line of figures alongside the game.

Let me tell you who I want and why.

Sheik is the obvious first pick. The Sheik amiibo from the Super Smash Bros. line exists, sure, but it's Smash Sheik — same design, but it's a Smash figure, not a Zelda figure. The difference matters. A proper Ocarina remake Sheik with the harp, the ninja pose, the red eyes — that's a shelf centerpiece. And honestly, it's the one character from the game who never got a dedicated figure in the original amiibo run. We got Wolf Link, we got the Champions, we got Skyward Sword Zelda. No Sheik. That's a hole.

Ganondorf — not Ganon, the pig beast, but Ganondorf the Gerudo king. The Smash amiibo exists, but again, it's Smash. I want the Ocarina version. The cape, the sword, the sneer. The one who walked into Hyrule Castle and made himself at home. Nintendo's been weird about villain amiibo — we got Bowser, we got Ridley, but Ganondorf's been relegated to Smash crossovers. Give him his own line.

Here's where I make the connection nobody asked for: the Ganondorf amiibo should work like the Wolf Link amiibo in Breath of the Wild. Scan it, and a phantom Ganondorf appears in the world — not as an ally, but as a roaming boss. It'd be like the Black Phantom system from Demon's Souls, but optional and amiibo-gated. Nintendo loves that kind of thing. They did it with the Guardian amiibo dropping a chest. They did it with the Champions giving you their weapons. Why not have Ganondorf stalk you across Hyrule Field until you beat him for a unique reward? That's the kind of design thinking that connects eras — Demon's Souls' online invasions filtered through Nintendo's toy-to-life lens.

Darunia dancing. This is the one I want most. The Goron leader, arms up, doing his little shuffle. No weapon, no battle stance — just pure joy. It'd be the most expressive amiibo they've ever made. And it would scan to give you a Goron roll ability in whatever game supports it. Simple. Perfect.

Ruto — specifically the scene where she demands Link marry her. That's the pose. Hands on hips, chin up, looking down at you. It's absurd and it's perfect and it's the most quotable moment in the game for anyone who played it as a kid. The amiibo could unlock a water-themed dungeon in a future game. Or just make the sound effect when you scan it. I'd take that.

The Happy Mask Salesman. Creepy. Hunched. That grin. The Majora's Mask in his pack. This is the amiibo that makes people uncomfortable in the best way. Scan it and it resets your inventory or something equally punitive and hilarious. Nintendo won't do it because they don't like punishing players, but a man can dream.

I know what you're thinking. "Ted, you're asking for six new amiibo for one remake. That's not happening." And you're right. We'll probably get one — Link on Epona, or Zelda with the Ocarina, something safe. Maybe a two-pack if we're lucky.

But here's the thing. The amiibo line has always been about celebrating moments, not just characters. The 30th Anniversary set gave us 8-bit Link and Wind Waker Zelda. The Super Mario line gave us the wedding outfit. They've proven they'll go deep. An Ocarina remake is the perfect excuse to go deep again.

Who's your must-have? I'm genuinely asking. Because I've been wrong before — I didn't think anyone would want a Skull Kid amiibo, and that thing sold out in hours. Maybe the Happy Mask Salesman has a bigger audience than I think.

Either way, I'm clearing shelf space.