Nintendo blind auditions recast same actor as Navi in Ocarina of Time remake
A leaked credits video confirms Kaori Mizuhashi voices Navi again in the Switch 2 remake, 28 years after the N64 release.
Nintendo held blind auditions for the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and the process ended with the same actor cast again as Navi, 28 years after the N64 version. A leaked video of the game's credits confirms that Kaori Mizuhashi voices the role in the Japanese version, according to Eurogamer.
Series director Eiji Aonuma said the team picked actors solely on which voices came closest to the originals. Director HokWai Ng said the remake's cutscenes are fully voiced, a decision he tied to the improved graphics. That explanation was given in the Ask The Developer blog, published earlier in the project's promotion.
The original The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time arrived on the N64 almost three decades before the remake. The Switch 2 version has not had a release date confirmed in the material reported so far.
Quick answers
Who voices Navi in the Ocarina of Time Switch 2 remake?
Kaori Mizuhashi, the same actor cast in the N64 version, according to a leaked credits video reported by Eurogamer.
How were actors chosen for the remake?
Eiji Aonuma said the team selected actors based solely on which voices most closely resembled the originals.
Are the remake's cutscenes fully voiced?
Yes. Director HokWai Ng said the cutscenes were fully voiced because of the improved graphics.