{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3d4a600a80812c0b28c54977","clusterId":"c_c787fc62ba476bbb738e346e","slug":"switch-2-hardware-hits-its-best-2026-sales-week-on-ocarina-of-time","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Switch 2 Hardware Hits Its Best 2026 Sales Week on Ocarina of Time","summary":"Nintendo released the Switch 2 version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on November 5, 2026, and the game sold more than 5.2 million units worldwide in its first four days, Nintendo announced on November 11. The figure covers both packaged and download versions and is the highest four-day total for a Nintendo-published Switch 2 title. Japanese sales alone account for 810,000 units, according to Automaton. The remake rebuilds the 1998 Nintendo 64 original with new graphics, fully voiced cutscenes, free camera control, jumping, and dashing. It was announced at the June 2026 Nintendo Direct. The download version costs 7,980 yen and the package version 8,980 yen. Separately, Circana's Mat Piscatella reported that US Switch 2 hardware dollar sales reached their highest weekly total of 2026 in the week ending October 31, 2026, driven by the Switch 2 The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition console.","whyItMatters":"The hardware record Piscatella measured landed in the week ending October 31, before the game's November 5 launch, so the lift came from the 40th Anniversary Edition console rather than from Ocarina of Time itself.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCircana\u0026#39;s Mat Piscatella posted the hardware figures on Bluesky on November 10, 2026, and tied the week\u0026#39;s total to the console launch rather than to the game. \u0026#34;Total US video game hardware spending was up 81% compared to the same period last year,\u0026#34; he wrote in the same post.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 40th Anniversary Edition console carries a Zelda theme. Its left and right Joy-Con 2 are colored to evoke Link\u0026#39;s green clothes, and the Triforce appears on both the Joy-Con 2 and the dock. Amazon.co.jp sells a bundle of the console, the game, and a peripheral set (Pro Controller and carrying case) for 73,588 yen including tax.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNintendo\u0026#39;s own statement on the sales milestone looked past the launch window. \u0026#34;We will continue to take on the challenge of delivering \u0026#39;Nintendo\u0026#39;s unique entertainment\u0026#39; to customers around the world, in order to increase the reasons for people to choose Nintendo as \u0026#39;unique and safe entertainment,\u0026#39;\u0026#34; the company said.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe remake keeps the original\u0026#39;s structure. Link travels between two eras, child and adult, which differ in what he can do and which items he can use, and progress depends on making use of each era\u0026#39;s traits. The 1998 original was the first game in the series to use 3D graphics and became the foundation of the 3D Zelda line, with ports and remakes following before this full remake.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Young Link amiibo based on the Ocarina of Time model is up for pre-order on Amazon.co.jp at 2,709 yen, 9% off, as of November 11. It is scheduled for release in 2027. Holding it over a compatible device in the game yields a special Link mask, and dialogue shifts slightly depending on which mask is worn.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The 5.2 million copies of Ocarina of Time in four days and the best 2026 hardware week are separate events: the hardware high came in the week ending October 31, before the game launched on November 5.","twitterPost":"Ocarina of Time sold 5.2 million in four days, but Switch 2's best 2026 hardware week ended October 31, before the game launched.","threadsPost":"Ocarina of Time moved 5.2 million units in four days, yet Switch 2's best 2026 hardware week came in the week ending October 31, before the November 5 launch. The hardware lift tied to the game itself has not shown up in a weekly figure yet.","newsletterBlurb":"Nintendo's Ocarina of Time remake cleared 5.2 million units in four days, the best opening for a Nintendo-published Switch 2 title. The hardware sales record being tied to it comes from Circana data for the week ending October 31, which predates the game's November 5 launch.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2155566.html\",\"title\":\"Switch 2 \\\"The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time\\\" Surpasses 5.2 Million Units in 4 Days After Launch! Most Ever for a Nintendo Switch 2 Title\"},{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261111-478662/\",\"title\":\"The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Tops 5.2 Million Units in 4 Days; Fastest Pace for a Nintendo Switch 2 Title\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2611112t\",\"title\":\"[Strong Start] 'The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time' Remake Tops 5.2 Million Units in 4 Days After Launch!! 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