The Legend of Zelda: 40th Anniversary Edition console helped Nintendo Switch 2 reach its highest weekly US hardware dollar-sales total of 2026 to date, according to Circana.
Circana senior director and video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella reported the result for the week ending October 31, 2026, citing the Circana Retail Tracking Service. The milestone measures money spent on Switch 2 hardware, not a disclosed number of consoles sold.
Piscatella also said total US video game hardware spending for the week was 81% higher than a year earlier. That increase applies to the overall US hardware market rather than Nintendo Switch 2 alone, so it should not be treated as an 81% jump for the console.
The Zelda-themed Nintendo Switch 2 launched October 29 at a US price of $519.99. Its special-edition design includes a Triforce motif on the dock and green-and-gold Joy-Con 2 controllers.
Nintendo has not disclosed how many units of the 40th Anniversary Edition were sold. Because Circana’s milestone is based on revenue, the result does not establish that the week was also Switch 2’s strongest of 2026 by unit sales.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launched for Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, after the measured hardware week. The game is not included with the anniversary console.
The Circana data nevertheless shows that the limited Zelda hardware gave Switch 2 a major US spending boost at the start of the holiday period, producing the console’s best hardware dollar-sales week of the year so far.
Would the Zelda design be enough to make you choose this Switch 2 edition?
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