The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has sold 5.2 million units in four days

Nintendo's remake of one of the greatest games of all time is boasting massive sales numbers in its first week.

Less than a week has passed since Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo Switch 2. It is already proving to be a big success for the company. On Tuesday evening, Nintendo announced that Nintendo Switch 2 remake has sold over 5.2 million units in a four-day period.

The following was posted to the Nintendo investor relations website:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Minami-ku, Japan; President and Representative Director: Shuntaro Furukawa, "Nintendo" hereafter) announced that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 sold over 5.2 million units worldwide (including 810,000 units sold in Japan) in the first four days following its launch on November 5, 2026. This is the highest global sales for any Nintendo-published Nintendo Switch 2 game in its first four days.

To put this figure into perspective, Nintendo issued its latest earnings report the night before Ocarina of Time's release. In that report, Nintendo noted that Rhythm Heaven Groove sold 2.89 million units, Splatoon Raiders sold 2.42 million units, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave sold 1.34 million units, and Star Fox sold 1.17 million units. None of those come close to the 5.2 million units that Ocarina of Time sold in just four days.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's early sales numbers give it the potential to be among the Switch 2's highest selling titles alongside Mario Kart World (16.48 million life-to-date global sales units) and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (8.83 million life-to-date global sales units). Plus, it's worth noting that the latter released on both Switch 2 and the original Nintendo Switch. There will undoubtedly be more to say about this on a future episode of This Week in Switch 2, so be sure to subscribe on your podcasting platform of choice to hear more.

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