The Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which launched last week, has already broken a sales record just days after it launched.
The action-adventure blockbuster shifted 5.2 million units worldwide four days after it was released globally on November 5th, according to Business Wire. Its performance has made it the fastest-selling Nintendo-published Switch 2 game ever.
For comparison, the immensely popular Pokémon Pokopia sold 2.2 million copies within its first four days, and it took Mario Kart World — the current top system seller — over three weeks to reach 5.63 million sales.
If its success continues, Ocarina of Time could topple Mario Kart World’s lifetime sales which, as of September 30th, sit at 16.48 million. The remake has already crushed the lifetime sales of many other Switch 2 bestsellers, including Donkey Kong Bananza (5.05 million), Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (4.04 million), and Splatoon Raiders (2.42 million).
Last week, it was also reported that Switch 2’s Ocarina of Time sold 35% more physical copies than Switch 1 Zelda launch title, Breath of the Wild.
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Written by Reece Heather
A veteran Zelda Universe editor and First-class journalism graduate, Reece emerged with a Nintendo 64 and a lifelong obsession after a narrow escape from Santa’s Naughty List in 1998. Outside of games, he’s reading Punisher comics, being bossed around by his cocker spaniel, and cornering innocent bystanders to rant about the importance of game preservation.
