Nintendo announced on November 11 that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 sold over 5.2 million units worldwide in the four days after its November 5 global launch, counting both physical and digital copies.

The company says that is the highest four-day global total for any Nintendo-published Switch 2 game, making it the fastest-selling Nintendo-published Switch 2 title in the U.S. and around the world. The count includes roughly 810,000 units sold in Japan, according to Nintendo's news release.

The pace is striking even by Nintendo standards. mlq.ai notes that the 2024 Zelda release Echoes of Wisdom had sold 4.09 million copies after seven months, as noted by Video Games Chronicle, while this remake cleared 5.2 million in four days.

mlq.ai also observes that the four-day total equals roughly one in five of the 26.35 million Switch 2 consoles Nintendo had shipped through September — a high ratio for a launch week, though console figures count units shipped to retailers rather than units in players' hands.

The game is a full remake of the 1998 Nintendo 64 original, with reimagined visuals, orchestral music, voice acting, expanded cutscenes and reworked camera and movement controls, and serves as the centerpiece of the Zelda series' 40th anniversary.

PCWorld's hands-on review calls it the game the Switch 2 was made for, praising 4K HDR output docked at 60Hz, dynamic shadows and a reimagined orchestral soundtrack. Consequence reports the title has earned universal acclaim with a 96 on Metacritic.

The record arrives as Switch 2 hardware demand cools. According to mlq.ai, Nintendo shipped 6.49 million Switch 2 units in the six months to September 30, down 37.4% from a year earlier, while software shipments rose 18.8% to 24.49 million units.

Nintendo kept its forecast of 16.5 million consoles and 60 million Switch 2 games for the fiscal year to March 2027, meaning it needs about 10 million more consoles shipped during the October-March half that includes the holidays.

The launch is part of a wider Zelda 40th anniversary celebration that includes a worldwide concert tour beginning in 2027 and The Legend of Zelda live-action film arriving in theaters on April 30, 2027. Pricing runs $59.99 for the digital version and $69.99 for physical, per PCWorld.

Nintendo reports its October-December quarter in early 2027.