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The Nintendo Switch 2 title sold 5.2 million copies worldwide in its first four days after launching this month, Nintendo has confirmed. The company said the release is now the fastest-selling Nintendo-published Switch 2 game globally, as well as in the US, Canada and Latin America. The record specifically covers games published by Nintendo for the console. The remake brings the 1998 Nintendo 64 adventure to Switch 2 and forms part of the Zelda franchise’s 40th-anniversary celebrations, which also include merchandise, a planned concert tour and a live-action film. The Switch 2 release is a full remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, originally released for Nintendo 64 in 1998. The remake revisits that adventure for Nintendo’s newer console. The supplied report describes positive critical and audience reception but does not provide review scores or a detailed breakdown of sales by region. The first Legend of Zelda game launched in Japan in 1986. Nintendo is marking the franchise’s 40th anniversary with products and experiences extending beyond the Ocarina of Time remake. The anniversary plans include other games and merchandise, alongside a worldwide concert tour scheduled to begin in 2027. A live-action The Legend of Zelda film is scheduled to reach cinemas on April 30, 2027. You use AI every day.
Nintendo’s Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake has set a new sales record. It follows a young Link on a journey across Hyrule, with the story unfolding over two different eras. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.