The Nintendo Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has set a platform record in its first week of release.
The much-anticipated remake of Nintendo’s beloved RPG has sold 5.2 million copies in its first four days of release. That makes it the platform’s fastest-selling title to date globally, as well as in Australia and New Zealand.
When contacted for comment, Nintendo ANZ declined to disclose local sales figures.
As seen in Nintendo’s most recent quarterly financials, as of September 2026, Nintendo has sold 26.25 million Switch 2 systems since its launch in mid-2025.
That means, in just four days, a little under one-in-five Nintendo Switch 2 owners around the world purchased a copy of the Ocarina of Time remake.
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time sales – quick links
Nintendo Switch still selling
Another interesting piece of information from Nintendo’s recent financials is that the original Switch hardware is still selling. Not as quickly as it once did, and certainly slowly against the Nintendo Switch 2, but units are still moving. Nintendo has sold 380,000 original consoles in 2026 as of the end of September.
The original Nintendo Switch console is within striking distance of the PlayStation 2’s crown as the best-selling video game console of all time.
The PlayStation 2 sits at a lofty 160 million units sold globally across its lifetime. The Nintendo Switch is right on its heels at 157.2 million units sold. At that distance, all the original Switch needs to do to take the crown is maintain a trickle of sales across the next 12 months that roughly match its 2026 haul.
That, of course, grows more difficult by the year, as the Nintendo Switch 2’s install base grows, and a game like Ocarina, exclusive to the Switch 2, will be no help.
A different story in software
On the software side, things look a bit different.
Nintendo Switch 2 games, either exclusives or console-specific versions of existing games, made up just 26% of the 185,620,000 games sold in 2026 to date.
To the casual observer, that might seem low. but it actually makes sense – the Nintendo Switch 2 still has a very small install base compared to the older hardware. It’s also backwards compatible, meaning owners can buy games made for the original hardware and have them work fine on the new.
Top of the pops
The Ocarina remake will be barging into the Nintendo Switch 2’s best selling titles in the #2 slot the next time Nintendo updates its financials.
Life to date, Mario Kart World leads the way with a whopping 16.48 million units sold. Quite an attachment rate.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, with its 5.2 million copies sold, is followed by Donkey Kong Bananza (5.05 million), Pokemon Legends Z/A: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (4.04 million) and Pokemon Pokopia (4.04 million).
What does 2027 look like for Nintendo?
Nintendo’s 2027 will start with Metroid: Ravenous on 27 January 2027. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will arrive in late February.
Forthcoming titles like Pokemon Winds and Waves, Kirby and the World Beyond, and Xenoblade Genesis don’t have confirmed release dates yet, but it’s safe to expect Pokemon to release in November as usual.
Between these first-party releases, sales of Nintendo Switch 2 games will be bolstered by major third-party drops, including Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Kingdom Hearts 4, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Resident Evil: Veronica.
Like 2026, the year ahead promises to be very good for Switch 2 early adopters, as many major publishers use its improved hardware to make up for the lack of big, cross-platform titles on the original Switch.
As for The Legend of Zelda fans, pushing for more after the critical and popular success of Ocarina of Time, these numbers would suggest Nintendo will be back for more. Majora’s Mask, anyone?
