Nintendo has confirmed that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake has sold more than 5.2 million copies worldwide within its first four days on the Nintendo Switch 2. The November 5 release recorded 810,000 sales in Japan, with the total including both physical and digital copies. According to Nintendo, this is the highest four-day sales figure for any Nintendo-published Switch 2 game since the console launched.
The remake is a complete rebuild of the original 1998 Nintendo 64 classic, bringing one of the franchise’s most popular entries to Nintendo’s latest hardware. Its launch performance is particularly notable when compared with the Switch 2’s initial hardware sales. The console sold more than 3.5 million units during its first four days following its June 2025 launch, while the Ocarina of Time remake managed to sell more than 5.2 million copies over the same period.
Nintendo’s latest financial results show that Switch 2 shipments reached 26.35 million units worldwide as of September 30, 2026. The remake’s four-day sales figure is equivalent to roughly one-fifth of that installed shipment base, although the comparison does not account for additional console shipments since September or the difference between shipped units and active owners.
The game has also surpassed the lifetime sales of Donkey Kong Bananza, which reached 5.05 million units by the end of September. This gives the Ocarina of Time remake one of the strongest software launches on Nintendo’s latest console.
The release also arrives at an important time for Nintendo, as Switch 2 hardware shipments declined by 41% last quarter, while software sales increased by 26%. The strong performance of Ocarina of Time could help maintain software momentum as Nintendo continues to expand its Switch 2 lineup.
For comparison, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sold more than 10 million copies during its first three days in 2023. However, that release benefited from the much larger installed base of the original Nintendo Switch. Despite having a smaller potential audience, the Ocarina of Time remake has already recorded more than 5.2 million sales in four days, highlighting the continued demand for Nintendo’s Zelda franchise.
