The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 sold more than 5.2 million units worldwide during its first four days, Nintendo has announced. The total covers the period following the game’s global launch on November 5, 2026.
According to Nintendo’s official sales announcement, the worldwide figure includes both physical and digital versions. Of the total, 810,000 units were sold in Japan.
Nintendo says this is the highest global first-four-day sales total for any Nintendo-published Nintendo Switch 2 game. That is the company’s stated record and its scope matters: it applies to Nintendo-published software on Nintendo Switch 2 over the first four days, not to every game in Nintendo’s history or every release on the platform.
The exact release Nintendo is counting
The product named in Nintendo’s announcement is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2. It is a full remake of the 1998 Nintendo 64 game, rebuilt with reimagined visuals and playability changes while retaining the original adventure’s central structure.
The story again follows Link across two periods of his life. Young Link and Adult Link use different abilities and items as the player moves between eras, explores Hyrule and works through the game’s dungeons.
Nintendo has not broken the 5.2 million total down by physical and digital sales, nor has it provided a region-by-region table beyond the 810,000 units sold in Japan. The company also did not disclose revenue in the announcement, so the milestone should be treated as a unit-sales figure rather than a measure of earnings.
A record opening on Nintendo Switch 2
The launch establishes Ocarina of Time as Nintendo’s strongest published software debut on Nintendo Switch 2 under the specific four-day comparison the company disclosed. Nintendo did not claim that it was the fastest-selling Zelda game across every time period, platform or sales window.
The remake also supports ZELDA NOTES through the Nintendo Switch App on compatible smart devices. Nintendo says the service provides features that support players during the adventure. A free Nintendo Account is required, but a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership is not.
The 5.2 million figure arrives less than a week after release and is therefore an opening snapshot rather than a lifetime total. Nintendo has not announced when it will provide the next sales update.
What do you think made the Ocarina of Time remake’s Nintendo Switch 2 launch resonate so quickly?
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