The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Becomes Nintendo’s Fastest-Selling Switch 2 Game Ever

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has become the fastest-selling Nintendo-published game on Switch 2, with more than 5.2 million copies sold in the four days following its November 5 launch. It is Nintendo’s second remake of the original Nintendo 64 adventure, which debuted in 1998.

Those sales also make the remake Nintendo’s second-best-selling Switch 2 game, trailing Mario Kart World, which has sold 16.48 million copies to date. Ocarina of Time could eventually challenge that lead if its momentum continues, though the Mario Kart series has a strong history of staying on top: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remains the best-selling game on the original Switch by a wide margin.

The remake is a centerpiece of Nintendo’s celebration of the Zelda series’ 40th anniversary, alongside other games, merchandise and a forthcoming worldwide orchestral tour. A live-action Legend of Zelda film is also scheduled to open in theaters worldwide on April 30, 2027.

Game Informer awarded the remake 9.25 out of 10. Reviewer Kyle Hilliard praised the care taken to preserve and enhance the original, writing that he was surprised by how moved he felt revisiting the adventure 28 years later.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is available exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2.

For more on the remake, read the interview with its producers about changes to the original, Easter eggs, the Bombchu bowling alley operator and more. You can also explore which Easter eggs made it into the 2026 remake and learn how the Switch 2 Pro Controller can improve the experience. An interview with award-winning composer and musician Jon Batiste also explores the game’s score.

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