Ocarina of Time sold over 5.2 million copies in four days, Nintendo says
Link’s return to Hyrule has given Nintendo a new Switch 2 sales record. The rebuilt The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time sold more than 5.2 million copies worldwide in its first four days, according to the company.
That is the highest four-day global launch total for a Nintendo-published Switch 2 game. The figure covers both physical and digital copies, so it is not limited to one way of buying the remake.
Nintendo says 810,000 of those copies were sold in Japan. The game launched worldwide on November 5, bringing the 1998 Nintendo 64 adventure back with a new look and reworked controls.
Young Link explores a wooded area in Nintendo’s Switch 2 remake. Image: Nintendo
What the new Zelda record actually covers
The comparison in Nintendo’s announcement is specific: it measures the first four days for games published by Nintendo on Switch 2. It does not claim that Ocarina of Time has become the console’s bestselling game overall, or that it has beaten every game from every publisher.
Japan’s 810,000 copies are part of the global total, not an additional number to add to it. Nintendo has not given a physical-versus-digital split in the announcement.
Link’s adventure takes him across Hyrule in two different eras. Image: Nintendo
What is different in the Switch 2 remake?
This is a full remake rather than a straight re-release of the Nintendo 64 game. Nintendo says it has rebuilt the visuals, added voice acting and orchestral music, and changed the camera and movement controls. You can also play the in-game ocarina by humming or singing into the Switch 2 microphone. The story still follows Link through two eras of Hyrule, with different abilities and items available as a child and an adult.
The remake keeps the original adventure’s mix of exploration and combat. Image: Nintendo
If you missed the original, the premise is easy to pick up: Link explores dungeons, solves puzzles and sets out to stop Ganondorf, with Navi along for the journey. Nintendo also supports its optional Zelda Notes companion service through the Nintendo Switch app. A free Nintendo Account is required, but Nintendo says you do not need a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership to use Zelda Notes.
The remake is made for Nintendo Switch 2, and is not playable on the original Nintendo Switch. The Switch 2 game is also listed at Amazon; check the selected edition and format before ordering.
Image credit: Nintendo.
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