Quick answer: Nintendo says The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 sold more than 5.2 million copies worldwide in its first four days, including 810,000 in Japan. That is the best four day start for any Nintendo published Switch 2 game. Figures include physical and digital sales and are current as of Nintendo’s November 11, 2026 announcement.
The Ocarina of Time remake is a certified hit. Nintendo announced on November 11 that the Switch 2 game sold over 5.2 million units worldwide in the first four days after its November 5 launch, and that no Nintendo published Switch 2 game has ever started faster.
The numbers Nintendo confirmed
- Worldwide: more than 5.2 million units in four days
- Japan: 810,000 of those units
- Everywhere else: roughly 4.4 million, based on Nintendo’s two figures
- What counts: both physical and digital copies, per Nintendo’s own note
In other words, about five of every six copies sold outside Japan, a sign of just how global this launch was.
How it stacks up on Switch 2
Nintendo’s latest official software chart, current as of September 30, 2026, gives useful context. Mario Kart World leads Switch 2 at 16.48 million, a total that includes copies bundled with consoles. Donkey Kong Bananza sat at 5.05 million, and Pokemon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 Edition was at 4.04 million.
So in just four days, Ocarina of Time passed the lifetime total Bananza had reached by September 30. Bananza has kept selling since then, so Nintendo’s next official update will show the real order, but the pace is remarkable.
There is also an install base angle. Nintendo reported 26.35 million Switch 2 consoles sold as of September 30. The console base has grown since, but 5.2 million copies still works out to roughly one copy for every five Switch 2 systems Nintendo had counted at the end of September.
Why it matters
This launch had a lot working for it. The remake landed a 96 on Metacritic, it arrived during the series’ 40th anniversary year, and it beat GTA 6 to stores by two weeks. Nintendo now has its biggest new release of the holiday locked in before Black Friday.
If you are still deciding, our Switch 2 launch guide covers the file size and unlock details.
Our take: big numbers for a remake usually mean nostalgia, but a split this heavy outside Japan, plus a near perfect review average, suggests new players are buying in too. Do not be surprised if Nintendo leans harder into full remakes of its classics after this.
Source: Nintendo Co., Ltd. news release, November 11, 2026; Nintendo IR Top Selling Title Sales Units and Dedicated Video Game Sales Units (as of September 30, 2026). Also reported by Nintendo Life, VGC, Gematsu and Famitsu. Image: official The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo Switch 2) screenshot, Nintendo.
