Ocarina of Time remake has UK’s second-biggest Zelda launch of all time, biggest physical game launch of 2026
Posted on November 8, 2026 by Brian(@NE_Brian)
in News, Switch 2
Initial reports are in for the sales performance of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo Switch 2, and we’re hearing that it’s the UK’s second-biggest Zelda launch of all time. This is based on physical sales of the title.
The Ocarina of Time remake had a 35 percent bigger launch than Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch and Wii U in 2017. However, it is roughly half of what Tears of the Kingdom did in its first week.
Keep in mind that install bases come into play here. When Tears of the Kingdom saw its debut, Nintendo Switch had sold around 125 million copies by that point. Nintendo Switch 2 is right now at over 26 million.
Zelda: Ocarina of Time is also the biggest physical game launch of 2026 in the UK. It beat out Resident Evil, Call of Duty, EA Sports FC, and more.
Nintendo hasn’t provided official sales figures yet, but that’ll likely change soon. So far, the company said that Ocarina of Time is off to a “very strong start.”
We should also get sales data from Japan this week. Famitsu issues its weekly sales report on Wednesday.
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