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A 28-year-old Zelda game posts Switch 2's best launch while console sales slow
Nintendo says its Ocarina of Time remake sold more than 5.2 million units in four days. That is Nintendo's own count, it doesn't say what the count measures, and the console the game needs is selling more slowly.
What we knew first
- 5.2m+Units sold worldwide in four days, per Nintendo
- 810,000Of those, units sold in Japan
- 19.7Copies per 100 Switch 2 consoles sold to date
- -37%Switch 2 shipments, six months to September
- The remake launches worldwide on the same day Nintendo reports a 37% drop in half-year console shipments.
- Nintendo announces more than 5.2 million units sold in four days.
Still open then
- Whether the four-day figure counts copies shipped to retailers or copies bought by players.
- How the launch compares with the first days of other Switch 2 games, which Nintendo hasn't published.
We said we'd watch for
- Nintendo's figures as of December 31, expected with its next quarterly results, likely in early February.
- Whether Switch 2 console sales pick up over the holidays.
