Nintendo has announced that the Nintendo Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time sold more than 5.2 million units worldwide in its first four days on sale. The game launched globally on November 5, 2026, and the four day total makes it the fastest selling Nintendo published Switch 2 game to date, according to the official Nintendo announcement.
- Game: The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (full remake)
- Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
- Global launch: November 5, 2026
- Four day sales: More than 5.2 million units, physical and digital combined
- Japan sales: 810,000 units in the same window
- Record: Fastest selling Nintendo published Switch 2 game globally and in the US, Canada and Latin America
A record first four days
The sales window covers November 5 through November 9, and Nintendo counts both physical cartridges and digital downloads from the Nintendo eShop in the total. Because Nintendo does not share digital figures with outside chart firms, independent trackers are expected to report lower numbers that reflect physical sales only, a point VGC reports in its breakdown of the announcement. Even with that caveat, the total gives Nintendo its strongest Switch 2 launch so far by a wide margin.
Japan contributed 810,000 of the 5.2 million units, a figure highlighted in the breakdown published by Vice. The same report notes that the remake took the top spot on the United Kingdom physical chart from Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 and sold about 35 percent more boxed copies at launch than Breath of the Wild managed across Switch and Wii U combined. Our earlier launch coverage tracked the November 5 release date, and the sales pace since then has outrun every other first party Switch 2 debut.
Second place on the Switch 2 sales chart
The four day total already pushes the remake past the lifetime sales of Donkey Kong Bananza, which Nintendo last reported at 5.05 million copies sold through September 30. That move makes Ocarina of Time the second best selling Switch 2 title on the official chart, with Mario Kart World still holding first place at 16.48 million copies lifetime, as Anime News Network notes in its summary of the new rankings.
The comparison flatters the remake further when launch windows are put side by side. Nintendo says the game outpaced the opening periods of fellow Switch 2 releases such as Pokemon Pokopia and Mario Kart World, and the reported attach rate equals roughly one fifth of the consoles shipped install base heading into the holiday season. For context on how crowded this release window has become, fellow role playing fans can read about the Metaphor ReFantazio launch on Switch 2, another major arrival competing for attention in the same season.
What the remake changes
This is a full remake of the 1998 Nintendo 64 adventure, built for Nintendo Switch 2 hardware. Players again guide Link across two eras as Young Link and Adult Link, using era specific items and abilities while the story unfolds across Hyrule. The remake adds reimagined visuals, orchestral music, voice acting, expanded cutscenes and reworked camera and movement controls, per the official announcement. The package is rated Animated Blood and Fantasy Violence.
The release also ties into ZELDA NOTES through the Nintendo Switch App on smart devices, which offers companion features designed to assist players through the adventure. A themed Switch 2 console and Pro Controller launched alongside the game, which Crunchyroll notes in its report on the debut. Readers who want a critical take can find it in our remake review, which weighs the classic puzzles against the new presentation.
Part of the Zelda 40th anniversary
The launch sits inside the Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary celebration, which marks four decades since the first game in the series launched in Japan in 1986. Nintendo says the anniversary program also includes other games and products, a worldwide concert tour beginning in 2027 that celebrates music from the series and a live action Legend of Zelda film scheduled to reach theaters on April 30, 2027. More detail on the anniversary program is available through the official anniversary site at zelda40th.nintendo.com.
What the numbers mean for the holidays
A 5.2 million unit start gives Nintendo a second evergreen seller beside Mario Kart World just as the holiday shopping season begins. The one fifth attach rate suggests that a large share of early Switch 2 owners bought the remake within days, which points to strong demand for first party software on the new hardware rather than a slow build over months. Whether that pace holds through December will depend on stock, gift buying and how the rest of the holiday lineup performs, but the opening sets a high bar for every Switch 2 release that follows.
When did the Ocarina of Time remake launch on Switch 2?
The remake launched globally on November 5, 2026 as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, and Nintendo measured the 5.2 million unit total across the first four days through November 9.
How many copies did the Ocarina of Time remake sell?
Nintendo reports more than 5.2 million units sold worldwide in four days, covering physical and digital sales combined, with 810,000 of those units sold in Japan.
What is new in the Ocarina of Time remake?
The full remake adds reimagined visuals, orchestral music, voice acting, expanded cutscenes and reworked camera and movement controls, plus ZELDA NOTES companion features through the Nintendo Switch App.
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