Ethan Crossfield 
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will receive new merchandise in October, but not the Switch release many fans have been waiting for. Takara Tomy is preparing a historical charm collection for Japanese gachapon machines, giving the 2006 adventure a small piece of new representation while its HD remaster remains unavailable on modern Nintendo hardware. Readers hoping to play Twilight Princess should treat this as a collectible release, not evidence that the long-rumored port is imminent.
What is being released in October?
Takara Tomy’s Zelda historical charm collection is scheduled to appear in Japanese gachapon machines in October 2026. Each charm will cost 300 yen, or approximately $2. The set covers 12 games, with Twilight Princess among the represented entries. Most of the charms depict Link in the style of the relevant game; the Echoes of Wisdom entry instead features Zelda. No worldwide release has been announced, so collectors outside Japan should not assume the set will receive an official local launch.
Who should pay attention to this release?
The charms are primarily relevant to Japanese Zelda collectors and fans of the series’ visual history. They do not add Twilight Princess to Switch, Switch 2, or another current platform. The original game launched on Wii in 2006 before arriving on GameCube shortly afterward, and Nintendo later released an HD version for Wii U. That HD edition has still not been brought to modern hardware, leaving Twilight Princess as one of the notable Zelda games that remains difficult to play on current systems.
What could happen next for Twilight Princess?
Nintendo has not announced a Switch version of Twilight Princess HD. Persistent reports have claimed that both Twilight Princess HD and The Wind Waker HD are ready for Switch, but neither has been officially confirmed. A possible route remains Nintendo Classics on Switch 2, whose library includes GameCube games and already offers the original Wind Waker. That makes a future Classics release a plausible way for Twilight Princess to return, although there is no announced date or guarantee.
What players should know
- The October release is a Takara Tomy historical charm collection, not a new Twilight Princess game.
- The charms launch in Japanese gachapon machines in October 2026 and cost 300 yen each.
- The collection includes Twilight Princess among 12 Zelda games.
- No international charm release or Twilight Princess port has been announced.
- Other upcoming Zelda-related releases include a Zelda-themed Switch 2 console on October 29 and an Ocarina of Time remake on November 5.
Expert View
This is meaningful as a reminder that Nintendo and its partners still recognize Twilight Princess, but it is not the software update fans want. The charm collection offers a modest collectible for Japanese audiences, while the real story remains Nintendo’s continued silence on a modern release. Switch 2’s GameCube-focused Classics library gives fans a reasonable possibility to watch, but until Nintendo makes an announcement, waiting for a port remains speculation rather than a buying decision.
