Ocarina of Time Switch 2 sells 5.2 million in four days

Ocarina of Time Switch 2 sold over 5.2 million units in its first four days, Nintendo says, the best start yet for a Nintendo-published Switch 2 game.

FireGhost

November 11, 2026, 01:30 PM5 min read

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Ocarina of Time Switch 2 sales passed 5.2 million units in the remake's first four days. Nintendo's official November 11 news release says that is the best four-day start for any Nintendo-published Switch 2 game so far.

The remake launched worldwide on November 5, and the figure runs to the end of November 9. Critics loved it too, as we covered in our Ocarina of Time Metacritic 96 reviews roundup. Now the sales back that up.

Death Mountain under a cloudy sky in Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 — Death Mountain in the Switch 2 version of Ocarina of Time (Source: Nintendo)

Why do the Ocarina of Time Switch 2 sales matter?

This is a remake, not a brand-new Zelda adventure. Even so, it crossed five million in four days. Nintendo says 810,000 of those copies sold in Japan, so roughly 4.4 million came from the rest of the world.

There is an important detail here. VGC's report on the Ocarina of Time sales points out that Nintendo's number includes digital sales. Third-party trackers usually only see boxed copies, so their figures tend to come in much lower.

The wider Switch 2 picture makes the result even clearer. Mario Kart World is still the console's best seller at 16.48 million. Donkey Kong Bananza stood at 5.05 million as of September 30, as we noted in our Switch 2 sales report at 26.35 million. Ocarina of Time looks to have passed Bananza's lifetime total in just four days.

Ocarina of Time sales record at a glance

Sales: over 5.2 million worldwide in four days
Japan: 810,000 units
Period: November 5 to 9, 2026
Platform: Nintendo Switch 2 only
Scope: physical and digital combined
Record: best first four days for a Nintendo-published Switch 2 game

Young Link looking towards the castle across Hyrule Field — Young Link in Hyrule Field (Source: Nintendo)

Which Zelda games has it already passed?

In less than a week, the remake has outsold the lifetime totals of several Zelda games. Using official figures, VGC notes that Echoes of Wisdom sold 4.09 million after seven months. A Link Between Worlds on 3DS reached 4.26 million. On DS, Phantom Hourglass sold 4.13 million and Spirit Tracks 2.61 million.

The top of the list is still a long way off. Breath of the Wild leads the series at 35.76 million, with Tears of the Kingdom on 22.71 million. Both have been selling for years. If you are still playing the latter, our Tears of the Kingdom tips and tricks guide is still a good place to start.

How is it doing in the UK and US?

Nintendo Life's Ocarina of Time sales report says it was the second-biggest physical launch in Zelda history in the UK, behind only Tears of the Kingdom. It is also the biggest physical game launch of 2026 so far. US numbers will take longer, with Circana's November report due on December 17.

What does it mean for players?

The remake was rebuilt from scratch for Switch 2. Link still travels between two eras as Young Link and Adult Link, using different items and abilities in each. The visuals are new and the controls are smoother, but the core structure of the 1998 N64 game stays the same. The game also supports ZELDA NOTES in the Nintendo Switch App on smart devices.

A start like this makes more remakes of Nintendo classics feel likely. The race for the year's biggest launch is not over, though. GTA 6 pre-orders well above expectations suggest the charts could look very different by the end of November. For a refresher on what changed, see our Ocarina of Time Switch 2 new features list.