Ocarina of Time Switch 2 sales topped 5.2 million copies worldwide in the remake’s first four days, and Nintendo says no game it has published on Switch 2 has ever opened bigger. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launched everywhere on November 5. Nintendo posted the number in a November 11 news release, counted through four days on sale, and said the total includes physical and digital copies.
810,000 of Them in Japan
Nintendo broke out one region. Japan accounts for 810,000 of the 5.2 million, which leaves roughly 4.4 million across the rest of the world. Nintendo’s release calls it the best four-day worldwide total for any Switch 2 game it has published.
That’s a big showing for a full remake of the 1998 Nintendo 64 game, rebuilt from the ground up. Our first-chapter impressions covered what changed, from the new lighting to the guidance tools that tell you where to go next.
Past Donkey Kong Bananza’s 5.05 Million
Nintendo’s own six-month report gives the four-day number some scale. As of September 30, Donkey Kong Bananza had sold 5.05 million copies since its July 2025 launch. Pokémon Pokopia stood at 4.04 million, and Splatoon Raiders, the biggest of Nintendo’s new Switch 2 releases this fiscal year, at 2.42 million. Ocarina of Time passed every one of those September 30 totals in four days.
Mario Kart World is still the Switch 2’s top seller at 16.48 million, helped by the console bundles it shipped in at launch.
About One Copy for Every Five Switch 2s
Nintendo had shipped 26.35 million Switch 2 consoles by September 30, according to the same six-month report. Put 5.2 million against that and you get about one copy for every five consoles shipped. The real share is a bit lower, since Nintendo kept shipping hardware through October, including the Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition Switch 2. It’s still a huge chunk of the audience buying one game in its first weekend.
Nintendo’s forecast leans on that. The company still wants to ship 16.5 million Switch 2 consoles this fiscal year, and it named Ocarina of Time as one of the holiday games meant to get it there.
Five million in four days says plenty of people wanted to go back to Hyrule, and plenty more are visiting for the first time. With the holidays still ahead, the next number Nintendo shares for Ocarina of Time should be a lot bigger.