Quick answer
No—the 2026 Ocarina of Time remake is not the fastest-selling Nintendo game overall. Nintendo says it sold over 5.2 million copies worldwide in its first four days on Switch 2. Tears of the Kingdom sold over 10 million in its first three days on the original Switch in May 2023. Guinness World Records lists Tears of the Kingdom as its fastest-selling Nintendo videogame record holder.
Ocarina of Time vs Tears of the Kingdom: launch sales
| Game | Platform | Reported launch window | Worldwide units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tears of the Kingdom (2023) | Nintendo Switch | First three days | Over 10 million |
| Ocarina of Time remake (2026) | Nintendo Switch 2 | First four days | Over 5.2 million |
These are Nintendo's published figures, not estimates of Egyptian sales. Nintendo says the totals include physical and digital copies. The observation windows differ, so they should be quoted with their dates rather than converted into a speculative daily rate.
What each record actually means
Nintendo's 2023 announcement called Tears of the Kingdom the fastest-selling game in the Legend of Zelda series worldwide after its 12 May release. It also called the game the fastest-selling Nintendo game for any system in the Americas. Guinness records the 10-million-in-three-days achievement as the fastest-selling Nintendo videogame.
Nintendo's 11 November 2026 release gives the new Ocarina of Time a different title: the fastest-selling Nintendo-published Switch 2 game worldwide over its first four days. The 5.2 million total includes 810,000 units in Japan. It does not say this remake beat every Nintendo title across every console.
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet were also reported at more than 10 million combined copies in their first three days in 2022. Nintendo later named both Pokémon and Tears of the Kingdom as examples of that pace. So a single “fastest Nintendo game” label needs its source, region and counting method; the directly comparable Zelda-series launch figure still favors Tears of the Kingdom.
What about the 1998 Ocarina of Time?
The Nintendo 64 original is widely reported at about 7.6 million copies over its lifetime. Industry shipment figures for the separate 2011 Ocarina of Time 3D release reached 6.44 million by the end of 2022. Added as two historical editions, those figures are about 14 million; they are not a single launch result and do not include the 2026 Switch 2 remake. The periods and reporting bases differ, so this sum should be treated as context, not an official all-version total.
Quick questions
Is the Switch 2 Ocarina of Time the fastest-selling Nintendo game?
No. Its official record is for Nintendo-published Switch 2 games over their first four days, not all Nintendo games across all systems.
Which Zelda game sold 10 million in three days?
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom did, according to Nintendo's May 2023 announcement.
Did the original Ocarina of Time sell 14 million?
The commonly cited roughly 14 million combines approximately 7.6 million for the Nintendo 64 original and 6.44 million for the later 3DS edition. It is not one release's launch figure.
Sources and method
- Nintendo: Ocarina of Time Switch 2 sales, 11 November 2026
- Nintendo: Tears of the Kingdom sales, 17 May 2023
- Guinness World Records: fastest-selling Nintendo videogame
- Nintendo and The Pokémon Company: Scarlet/Violet launch sales, 2022 (Japanese)
- Historical N64 original figure reported by Kotaku
- CESA White Book 2023 figures summarized by Perfectly Nintendo
The newer sales totals come from Nintendo's announcements. Historical edition totals use the cited later reporting and are not combined into a new Nintendo-certified record. Figures are current to the cited publication dates.
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