Nintendo announced that the remake of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time sold 5.2 million copies during its first 4 days on Nintendo Switch 2. The release sets a new launch record for first party software on the console, combining physical cartridge shipments with digital Nintendo eShop sales. The commercial milestone arrived despite the prior circulation of unauthorized community PC ports.
Japan accounted for 810000 units of the worldwide opening total. In the United Kingdom, retail trackers identified the game as the largest physical software launch of 2026. First week boxed copy sales in the British market ran 35% higher than Breath of the Wild achieved during its launch period. Within the broader history of the franchise, only Tears of the Kingdom generated a larger physical opening week in that territory.
The release updates the foundational 1998 title originally published on the Nintendo 64. Developers rebuilt the visual assets, remapped the control scheme for modern hardware, and added voice recording for story cinematics. The core narrative remains identical to the original release, tasking Link with exploring Hyrule and traveling across 2 distinct life periods to rescue Zelda.
