Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake Sells 5.2 Million Copies in 4 Days on Switch 2
Nintendo dropped the number this morning, and it is a monster. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake sold more than 5.2 million copies worldwide in its first four days on Switch 2.
That is the highest global sales for any Nintendo published Switch 2 game in its first four days, Nintendo says. Japan alone accounted for 810,000 of those copies, about one in six, and the count covers both physical and digital sales.
IT BEAT BANANZA IN FOUR DAYS
Here is the comparison that makes it land. Donkey Kong Bananza, the game everybody called the Switch 2 killer app, stood at 5.05 million copies at the end of September. The remake passed that number in four days. Mario Kart World is still the lifetime king at 16.48 million, but it had a huge head start as the console launch game.
ONE IN FIVE SWITCH 2 OWNERS ALREADY HAS IT
Nintendo counted 26.35 million Switch 2 consoles sold by the end of September. Do the quick math on 5.2 million copies and roughly one in five Switch 2 owners already bought this remake in its first weekend. For a game that first came out in 1998, that is absurd, and it is also the whole Zelda effect in one number.
WHY THIS REMAKE WORKED
This is not a quick port with a fresh coat of paint. Nintendo rebuilt the game from the ground up for Switch 2: completely overhauled visuals, voiced cutscenes, expanded dialogue, a symphonic orchestral score, and reworked camera and movement controls. Critics noticed, too. The remake has been reported at 96 on Metacritic, right where a game with this name has to live.
EIGHTH BIGGEST ZELDA EVER, IN FOUR DAYS
Four days in, the remake is already the eighth best selling Zelda game of all time. It launched November 5 in the middle of the series 40th anniversary year, with Zelda Notes support in the Nintendo Switch app and a whole new generation meeting young Link and adult Link for the first time. If you want to know where the modern series peaks, my Tears of the Kingdom review is on this site, and it is a perfect 10.
ZELDA OCARINA OF TIME REMAKE SALES: QUESTIONS EVERYBODY IS ASKING
How many copies did the Ocarina of Time remake sell? More than 5.2 million worldwide in its first four days, per Nintendo. When did the Ocarina of Time remake come out? November 5, 2026, exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2. Is it the fastest selling Switch 2 game? It holds the record for a Nintendo published Switch 2 game over its first four days, Nintendo says.
