The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake recorded the second-biggest launch in Zelda history in the UK based on physical sales, according to NielsenIQ retail data shared by Chris Dring. Digital sales are not included in the comparison.
Nintendo Everything reported that the remake’s first week was 35% higher than the physical launch of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild across Nintendo Switch and Wii U in 2017.
Tears of the Kingdom remains Zelda’s biggest UK launch
Ocarina of Time reached roughly half the first-week physical sales of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, leaving Tears of the Kingdom in first place among Zelda launches in the UK.
No absolute unit total was provided. Because the figures cover boxed copies only, they cannot show the remake’s full launch performance once digital purchases are considered.
The UK’s biggest physical game launch of 2026 so far
The remake also became the biggest physical game launch in the UK so far in 2026. Its opening finished ahead of the boxed launches for Resident Evil Requiem, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and EA Sports FC 27.
Readers looking for more on the release can also see our overview of the remake’s changes from the original game.
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