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Switch 2 Hardware Hits Its Best 2026 Sales Week on Ocarina of Time

Nintendo released the Switch 2 version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on November 5, 2026, and the game sold more than 5.2 million units worldwide in its first four days, Nintendo announced on November 11.

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Reporting from 5 sources: GAME Watch (Impress), ASCII.jp, Denfaminicogamer, Automaton, and 1 more.

Why it matters

The hardware record Piscatella measured landed in the week ending October 31, before the game's November 5 launch, so the lift came from the 40th Anniversary Edition console rather than from Ocarina of Time itself.

Switch 2 Hardware Hits Its Best 2026 Sales Week on Ocarina of Time

Key Facts

  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 sold more than 5.2 million units worldwide in the four days after its November 5, 2026 release.
  • Nintendo said the 5.2 million figure is the highest four-day total for a Nintendo-published Nintendo Switch 2 title.
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake sold 810,000 units in Japan, according to Automaton.
  • The download version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time costs 7,980 yen and the package version costs 8,980 yen.
  • Circana's Mat Piscatella reported that US Switch 2 hardware dollar sales hit their highest weekly total of 2026 in the week ending October 31, 2026.

The figure covers both packaged and download versions and is the highest four-day total for a Nintendo-published Switch 2 title. Japanese sales alone account for 810,000 units, according to Automaton. The remake rebuilds the 1998 Nintendo 64 original with new graphics, fully voiced cutscenes, free camera control, jumping, and dashing. It was announced at the June 2026 Nintendo Direct. The download version costs 7,980 yen and the package version 8,980 yen. Separately, Circana's Mat Piscatella reported that US Switch 2 hardware dollar sales reached their highest weekly total of 2026 in the week ending October 31, 2026, driven by the Switch 2 The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition console.

Circana's Mat Piscatella posted the hardware figures on Bluesky on November 10, 2026, and tied the week's total to the console launch rather than to the game. "Total US video game hardware spending was up 81% compared to the same period last year," he wrote in the same post.

The 40th Anniversary Edition console carries a Zelda theme. Its left and right Joy-Con 2 are colored to evoke Link's green clothes, and the Triforce appears on both the Joy-Con 2 and the dock. Amazon.co.jp sells a bundle of the console, the game, and a peripheral set (Pro Controller and carrying case) for 73,588 yen including tax.

Nintendo's own statement on the sales milestone looked past the launch window. "We will continue to take on the challenge of delivering 'Nintendo's unique entertainment' to customers around the world, in order to increase the reasons for people to choose Nintendo as 'unique and safe entertainment,'" the company said.

The remake keeps the original's structure. Link travels between two eras, child and adult, which differ in what he can do and which items he can use, and progress depends on making use of each era's traits. The 1998 original was the first game in the series to use 3D graphics and became the foundation of the 3D Zelda line, with ports and remakes following before this full remake.

A Young Link amiibo based on the Ocarina of Time model is up for pre-order on Amazon.co.jp at 2,709 yen, 9% off, as of November 11. It is scheduled for release in 2027. Holding it over a compatible device in the game yields a special Link mask, and dialogue shifts slightly depending on which mask is worn.

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