23 Daily — According to gamedeveloper.com, Nintendo announced that the remake of the classic game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Switch 2 has sold over 5.2 million copies in its first week after release on November 5, 2026, making it the second highest-selling title on the platform.
Record-breaking first-week sales near original game’s pace
The 1998 classic remake reached 5.2 million copies sold—including both physical and digital versions—within just four days. By comparison, the original game took two years to hit 7.6 million copies sold, indicating a significant acceleration in sales speed for the remake.
Ranks second among top-selling Switch 2 titles
Nintendo’s data place Ocarina of Time’s remake as the second best-selling title on Switch 2, trailing only Mario Kart World. This underlines how classic games, when modernized for current platforms, can quickly attract a large player base and achieve considerable market success.
Editor's take: Market implications and opportunities for startups
The strong performance of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake demonstrates that reviving classic IPs with modern updates can effectively engage nostalgic players and new audiences alike, yielding a high-impact market response. For game startups, this suggests a viable strategy: targeting well-loved classic titles to create quality remakes or reimaginings that maintain core legacy elements while introducing innovative features.