Ocarina of Time Remake Passes 5.2 Million Sales, Sets Switch 2 Record
The remake overtook Donkey Kong Bananza’s previously reported lifetime sales in just four days.
Nintendo says its Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time sold over 5.2 million copies in four days, becoming its fastest-selling Nintendo-published game on the system.
Nintendo announced Wednesday that its Ocarina of Time remake sold over 5.2 million units in its first four days. The Switch 2 game launched on November 5.
Nintendo says it is the fastest-selling Nintendo-published Switch 2 game globally, with the same record in these markets:
- U.S.
- Canada
- Latin America
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remakes the 1998 Nintendo 64 game. Its sales have already surpassed the previously reported lifetime total for Donkey Kong Bananza.
That game, the second bestselling Switch 2 title, had sold 5.05 million copies as of September 30.
The remake introduces these features:
- Traditional camera controls and motion controls.
- A proper jump button and a roll dash action.
- The ability to equip an item to the controller’s ZR button and switch between items through a pop-up menu.
- A Threads of Time menu that recaps the story and helps players identify their next objective.
- Time passing in town, unlike in the original game.
- Music controls that let players hum into the Switch 2’s microphone or play a real-life ocarina to perform music in-game.
- Added dialogue.
- The Hall of Fallen Foes, a new area where players can view statues of defeated enemies and fight them again.
- Compatibility with the Zelda Notes function in the Nintendo Switch App.
The original game debuted on N64 in November 1998 in the U.S. and Japan. It followed in December 1998 in Europe and Australia.
It is the fifth mainline entry in The Legend of Zelda series and the franchise’s first game with 3D graphics.
The game later received rereleases across various systems, including:
- Two collection discs for Nintendo GameCube.
- The Virtual Console on Nintendo Wii.
- The Nintendo Classics app on Nintendo Switch.
A remastered Nintendo 3DS edition, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, arrived in June 2011.
The 3DS release and one GameCube collection disc included The Legend of Zelda: Master Quest. This version features different dungeons and is based on a Nintendo 64DD title.
Akira Himekawa adapted the game into manga in 2000 and has also drawn manga adaptations of other games in the franchise. Viz Media released the manga in English.
The franchise’s live-action film will open April 30, 2027, one week earlier than its previously planned May 7, 2027 opening.
The May 7, 2027 date was itself a delay from the original March 26, 2027 opening date. Unlike most games in the series, the film has no subtitle.
Sources: Nintendo press release via ANN
