The Ocarina of Time remake has had a huge launch. Nintendo says the Switch 2 exclusive sold 5.2 million units in its first four days, up to the end of November 9, 2026, Video Games Chronicle reported. The game came out on November 5.
A Switch 2 record
Nintendo calls it the fastest-selling first-party Switch 2 game worldwide so far. VGC notes it is probably the fastest-selling Switch 2 game of all, but Nintendo can only claim its own record because some third-party publishers do not share per-console figures. The 5.2 million include physical and digital copies, so trackers that only count boxed sales will show lower numbers.
Ahead of other Zelda games in under a week
- Echoes of Wisdom: 4.09 million after seven months
- A Link Between Worlds: 4.26 million
- Phantom Hourglass: 4.13 million
- Spirit Tracks: 2.61 million
Still far from the biggest
The two best-selling games in the series remain well ahead: Breath of the Wild, with 35.76 million, and Tears of the Kingdom, with 22.71 million. The remake also arrived with excellent reviews: it is the best-rated game of 2026 on Metacritic, as we reported in our earlier article.
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