Ocarina of Time Remake Sells 5.2 Million Units in Four Days on Switch 2
Nintendo announced on Wednesday that its Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time sold over 5.2 million units in its first four days, making it the fastest-selling Nintendo-published Switch 2 game globally and in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.
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Why it matters
Four days of Ocarina of Time sales have already cleared the lifetime total Nintendo last reported for Donkey Kong Bananza, which puts the remake at the top of the Switch 2 software chart by the company's own numbers.
Key Facts
- Nintendo announced on Wednesday that the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time sold over 5.2 million units in its first four days.
- Nintendo called the remake its fastest-selling Nintendo-published Switch 2 game globally and in the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.
- The remake passed the 5.05 million lifetime sales of Donkey Kong Bananza as of September 30.
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launched on November 5.
- The remake adds traditional camera controls, motion controls, a jump button, and a roll dash action.
The remake launched on November 5 and has passed the 5.05 million lifetime sales of Donkey Kong Bananza as of September 30.
The remake launched on November 5 and adds traditional camera controls, motion controls, a jump button, and a roll dash action. Players can assign an item to the ZR button and swap between items in a pop-up menu, and a new Threads of Time menu recaps the story and names the next objective.
Time passes in town, unlike the original. Players can hum into the Switch 2 microphone or play a real ocarina to perform music in-game. The remake adds dialogue and the Hall of Fallen Foes, where players view statues of defeated enemies and take rematches. It also connects to the Zelda Notes function in the Nintendo Switch App.
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