Zelda: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 Sales Top 5.2 Million in Four Days, a Nintendo Record

The Ocarina of Time Switch 2 sales are in, and they are huge. Nintendo says The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 sold more than 5.2 million units worldwide in the four days after its November 5 launch.

That is the highest four-day global total for any Nintendo-published Switch 2 game so far, and it turns a 1998 classic into one of the console's biggest launches.

Ocarina of Time Switch 2 sales: what Nintendo announced

In a corporate news release dated November 11, Nintendo Co., Ltd. confirmed the 5.2 million figure and broke out one region: 810,000 units were sold in Japan. That leaves roughly 4.4 million copies across the rest of the world in the same window.

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A footnote in the release clarifies that the total counts both physical and digital copies. Nintendo did not share the split between the two, and it did not give a sell-through number for any single market outside Japan.

The only comparison Nintendo made is the record itself: no game it has published on Switch 2 sold more in its first four days. That list includes Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza, the two system sellers from the console's first summer.

What the Ocarina of Time remake is

This is not an emulated port. Nintendo describes it as a full remake of the Nintendo 64 original, built for Switch 2 with reimagined visuals and updated controls while keeping the structure of the 1998 adventure. Link still travels between two eras, as Young Link and Adult Link, using different items and abilities in each to move forward.

The official game page lists overhauled visuals, voiced cutscenes, expanded dialogue and a symphonic orchestral score, plus jumping, dashing and a modern camera. It is a single-player game and supports TV, tabletop and handheld modes.

The game also connects to ZELDA NOTES, a section of the Nintendo Switch App for smart devices with extra gameplay-support features. Nintendo notes that a free Nintendo Account is needed for the app, but a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership is not required to use ZELDA NOTES.

For the full breakdown of features and changes, see our guide Ocarina of Time on Switch 2: Everything We Know About the Zelda Remake.

How 5.2 million compares with other Switch 2 hits

Nintendo's latest earnings data, covering sales through September 30, 2026, puts the scale in perspective. Mario Kart World, bundled with many consoles, sat at 16.48 million lifetime. Donkey Kong Bananza was at 5.05 million after more than a year on sale.

In other words, Ocarina of Time passed Bananza's lifetime total from that report in four days. It also dwarfs this year's other Nintendo releases: Rhythm Heaven Groove was at 2.89 million, Splatoon Raiders at 2.42 million, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave at 1.34 million and Star Fox at 1.17 million in the same report.

History helps too. As reported by Dexerto, the N64 original sold about 7.6 million copies over its lifetime and the 3DS remake about 6.44 million. At this pace, the Switch 2 version could pass both well before the end of its first year, although Nintendo has not made any forecast.

What this means for players

For anyone still deciding, the numbers confirm that the remake is not a niche nostalgia release. It is the Zelda series' 40th anniversary centerpiece, and Nintendo also released a special-edition Switch 2 console tied to it, so expect the game to stay visible through the holidays.

New Switch 2 owners who want to see what else is worth buying can check our list of the best Nintendo Switch 2 games.

What comes next

The next official update on Ocarina of Time sales will most likely come with Nintendo's third-quarter earnings in early 2027, which will cover the full holiday period. Those results will show whether the remake can challenge Mario Kart World at the top of the Switch 2 chart or settles in as the console's biggest single-player launch.

For now, the takeaway is simple: a 28-year-old adventure, rebuilt from the ground up, just delivered the strongest opening week Nintendo has had on its new hardware.