Nintendo says the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time sold more than 5.2 million copies worldwide in its first four days after launching November 5, setting a record for a Nintendo-published Nintendo Switch 2 game over that period.

The rounded-down total includes physical and digital purchases, though Nintendo did not break out the figures by format.

Nintendo Korea announced the sales figure November 11; by comparison, Mario Kart World sold about 3.5 million copies, Pokémon Pokopia 2.2 million and Donkey Kong Bananza 1.5 million.

The full remake reworks the 1998 Nintendo 64 classic with overhauled visuals, gameplay refinements and convenience features such as jumping, while keeping the original’s core story of Link’s journey through childhood and adulthood.

Its appeal may lie in returning to a more traditional Zelda adventure after Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, while refreshing rather than replacing the experience fans remember.

Reviews have been exceptional: the remake earned a 96 Metacritic score from 102 critic reviews, a 95 on OpenCritic and a 9.6 Metacritic user score, making it the highest-rated game of 2026 so far; the original still holds the series’ overall record with 99.

The updated edition also adds voiced dialogue, with Erica Mendez as Zelda and Sheik, Matt Mercer as Ganondorf and Lisa Reimold as Navi, among other performers.

Players can use Zelda Notes, a companion feature in the Nintendo Switch App that offers gameplay tools and requires a Nintendo Account but not a paid Nintendo Switch Online subscription.

The release is part of celebrations marking The Legend of Zelda’s 40th anniversary, alongside new games and merchandise; a worldwide concert tour is set to begin in 2027, and the franchise’s first live-action film is scheduled for April 30, 2027.

Early UK retail data points to similarly strong demand: first-week physical sales were about 35% higher than Breath of the Wild’s 2017 launch, making the remake the UK’s biggest physical game launch of 2026 and its second-biggest Zelda launch, though digital sales were excluded.

The launch underscores how recognizable franchises can quickly draw buyers, an advantage as the video game industry contends with rising hardware prices and competition for semiconductors.

The success could strengthen the case for remaking other beloved games, but Nintendo has announced no such plans; players are already hunting for speedrun strategies, while dataminers have found possible signs of Master Quest DLC and fans are speculating about a Majora’s Mask remake.