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Ocarina of Time Sells 5.2 Million in 4 Days on Switch 2

By Jessy • Nov 11, 2026

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Key Points

  • Nintendo says the Ocarina of Time remake sold over 5.2 million units worldwide in four days.
  • It launched November 5, 2026, at $69.99 physical and $59.99 digital, as reported.
  • The total counts physical and digital together, and Nintendo has not said how it splits.

Nintendo announced on November 11, 2026 that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 sold more than 5.2 million units worldwide in its first four days. That includes 810,000 units in Japan, and Nintendo calls it the biggest four-day global launch of any game it has published on Switch 2. For resellers, a launch this big decides how much Zelda stuff stays on shelves into Black Friday and the holidays.

What the Ocarina of Time Remake Is

According to Nintendo's press release, the game is a full remake of the 1998 Nintendo 64 classic. Link still jumps between two eras as Young Link and Adult Link, with different items and abilities in each. Nintendo says the visuals were redone and the controls improved while the original adventure stays the same.

The game's page on the Nintendo Store lists it as a Switch 2 exclusive. It adds orchestral music, voice acting, longer cutscenes and better controls. It also works with ZELDA NOTES, a companion feature in the Nintendo Switch App. Nintendo says you need a free Nintendo Account for it, but not a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership.

The release is part of the series' 40th anniversary. Nintendo of America's version of the announcement also points to a live-action Legend of Zelda movie in theaters April 30, 2027, and a concert tour starting in 2027. That gives the series more reasons to stay in the news well past this launch.

If you missed the launch coverage, the Ocarina of Time remake team, date and price post covers who built it and what was announced before release day.

When It Came Out and What It Costs

The remake launched worldwide on November 5, 2026. Nintendo Life lists the US prices as:

VersionUS price, as reported
Switch 2 physical$69.99
Nintendo eShop digital$59.99

Prices at big box stores can change, and holiday sales may drop them, so check the shelf tag or the store's site before you buy. You can find it at Walmart, Target, Best Buy, GameStop and the Nintendo Store.

Here is how the record stacks up, based on what Nintendo and the outlets covering it reported:

  • 5.2 million units in four days, physical and digital combined, from Nintendo's internal data.
  • Fastest-selling Nintendo-published Switch 2 game worldwide, and in the US, Canada and Latin America, per Nintendo of America.
  • Second on the all-time Switch 2 list behind Mario Kart World, according to Nintendo Everything. Nintendo Life notes it already passed the 5.05 million lifetime figure Nintendo gave for Donkey Kong Bananza.
  • For scale, Nintendo Life cites a 7.6 million lifetime total for the original N64 game. The remake got most of the way there in four days.

Early Resale Signs

Here is what named outlets have reported so far. It is mostly about how many people bought the game, not resale prices.

  • UK physical sales: Nintendo Life reports that this was the second-biggest boxed Zelda launch in UK history, behind Tears of the Kingdom, and the biggest physical game launch in the UK in 2026 so far.
  • No physical and digital split yet: Nintendo has not said how much of the 5.2 million was boxed copies. Nintendo Life expects more detail once Japan's weekly boxed charts come out.
  • US numbers come later: Nintendo Everything says the US November sales report is due December 17.

As of November 11, 2026, none of these outlets has reported the standard game selling out in the US, and nobody has counted resale sold listings for it. A game that sold millions and has a digital version usually stays easy to buy, so check eBay sold listings yourself before paying over retail for any copy.

The bigger Zelda resale story this fall has been the hardware. For the console side, see the Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 restock dates and the follow-up on Target and Best Buy Zelda restocks.

Bottom Line

Nintendo confirmed that Ocarina of Time sold more than 5.2 million units in four days, the best four-day start of any game it has published on Switch 2. Nobody has reported a sellout of the game itself, so the real takeaway is demand: a lot of new Switch 2 owners are buying Zelda going into the holidays, and Nintendo is building the series up toward a 2027 movie. Watch shelf prices and sold listings rather than guessing where resale goes.

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