Released on November 5, 2026, the full-fledged remake of the legendary action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, originally introduced on the Nintendo 64, has already turned into one of Nintendo's most notable commercial successes on the new platform. According to the company's official press release, combined sales of the reissue for the Nintendo Switch 2 in the first four days after launch reached 5.2 million copies, with more than 810,000 units coming from the Japanese region. For Switch 2 exclusives, this figure has set a new sales velocity record.
Second Place in the Platform's Hits Ranking
The achieved result secured Ocarina of Time the second place among Nintendo Switch 2's top bestsellers. The leader in cumulative circulation on the platform remains the arcade racer Mario Kart World, whose sales, according to Nintendo, have reached 16.48 million copies. Thus, the remake of the 1998 classic entered the platform's top 2 in less than a week after release, emphasizing the audience's sustained interest in the company's reimagined iconic titles.
High Press Scores and Comparison with the Original
Ahead of its release, the remake received extremely high ratings from specialized publications: 96% on Metacritic and 95% on OpenCritic. At the same time, the reissue fell short of the original The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which scored 99% on Metacritic, reflecting the high standard initially set by the genre classic. Nevertheless, the combination of positive reviews and record sales indicates that both the nostalgic audience and new players have embraced the updated version with interest.
What Has Changed in the Reissue
The remake was built from scratch and offers reworked graphics, voiced dialogue, an updated combat system, as well as jump and sprint features. Among other innovations are a free-roaming camera, an orchestral soundtrack, and support for multiple languages, making the game accessible to a wide international audience. According to the plot, the warrior Link must prevent the desert king Ganondorf from obtaining the Triforce relic, for which the hero travels between two time periods, appearing both young and adult.
Context: Second Remake and Pricing Policy
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time went on sale on November 5, 2026, for the Nintendo Switch 2 priced at $60. Notably, this is already the second full remake of the legendary game: the first was released in 2011 for the Nintendo 3DS handheld console. The combination of record sales, high ratings, and updated gameplay demonstrates that the Zelda classic remains one of the key pillars of Nintendo's library and a reliable sales driver on the Switch 2.
