Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Sells Over 5.2 Million in 4 Days, Nintendo's Biggest Switch 2 Game Launch Yet

The Ocarina of Time remake sold more than 5.2 million copies in its first four days. That's Nintendo's own number, from a press release on November 11. The game came out November 5 on Switch 2, and 810,000 of those copies were sold in Japan.

Nintendo says it's the best first four days for any Nintendo-published Switch 2 game so far. The count includes both physical and digital copies.

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The numbers

Nintendo only said "over 5.2 million," so anything more exact than that is a guess.

How it compares to other Switch 2 games

Nintendo doesn't publish four-day numbers for every game, so the fairest comparison is its top-sellers list. That one runs to September 30, 2026, which was before Ocarina came out. Here's what was on it:

Those are lifetime totals, not launch weeks. So in four days, Ocarina sold more than Donkey Kong Bananza had sold in its whole life up to the end of September. Bananza has kept selling since then, so that's not a final ranking. Still, that's a big start.

Mario Kart World is the only one clearly ahead, and that's a bit of a special case. A lot of its copies came in the box with the console at launch, and Nintendo counts those in the total.

For context, Splatoon Raiders came out in July and was at 2.42 million by the end of September. Ocarina more than doubled that in four days.

What it means for Switch 2 going into the holidays

Nintendo had shipped 26.35 million Switch 2 consoles by September 30. Do the rough math and that's about one Ocarina for every five Switch 2s out there. Some of those buyers got a console after September, so the real share is a little lower, but it's still a lot of people picking up one game in its first week.

Nintendo needs that kind of push. Switch 2 hardware sales were 6.49 million from April to September, down 37.4% from the same months last year, when the console was brand new. Nintendo's target for the full year (April 2026 to March 2027) is still 16.5 million consoles. It kept that target unchanged in its November 5 earnings. That leaves about 10 million to go in the last six months, and the holidays are where most of that has to happen.

The plan is pretty clear from Nintendo's own report. The Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition Switch 2 came out in October, Ocarina in November, and Metroid Ravenous is next in January. We covered how the anniversary edition gave Switch 2 its best US sales week of 2026. A huge Zelda launch on top of that is about as good a holiday setup as Nintendo could ask for.

The one thing working against it is cost. Nintendo says rising component prices, mostly memory, plus tariffs will take about 100 billion yen out of its numbers this year. Black Friday on November 27 is the real test of how many people still buy a console this year.

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Still thinking about getting it?

The game is $59.99 on the eShop and $69.99 for the physical copy. We've got the review scores, release time and price, plus a where to buy guide with the accessories. If you're new to it, our first look at the remake covers what's changed from the N64 original.

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If you want the boxed version, Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 is on Amazon. If this is the game that finally gets you a Switch 2, grab a microSD Express card too, since big games eat into the 256GB built-in storage. And the Zelda 40th Anniversary Pro Controller is a nice match if you're a Zelda fan anyway.

FAQ

How many copies has the Ocarina of Time remake sold?

Nintendo says more than 5.2 million worldwide in its first four days after the November 5, 2026 launch, including 810,000 in Japan. Physical and digital both count.

Is it the fastest-selling Switch 2 game?

Nintendo says it's the best first four days for any Nintendo-published Switch 2 game. It doesn't compare it to games from other publishers.

What's the best-selling Switch 2 game?

Mario Kart World, at 16.48 million as of September 30, 2026, including copies bundled with the console.