The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake has sold more than 250,000 physical copies in France within just three days of its November 5, 2026, launch on Nintendo Switch 2. The figures were shared by Pierre485 on X, citing sales information from Oscar Lemaire, and make it the biggest retail game launch of 2026 in the country.
According to the figures, the remake sold three times as many physical copies during its opening period as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, which previously held the record for the year’s biggest retail debut in France.
The result also makes The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time the country’s biggest physical game launch since EA Sports FC 25. The reported sales indicate an attach rate of approximately 25% over the three-day period, suggesting that roughly one in four Switch 2 owners in France purchased a physical copy of the game.
Developed by Nintendo EPD, the remake rebuilds the original 1998 Nintendo 64 adventure with updated visuals and several gameplay improvements. Nintendo has adopted a “stylized realism” art direction while retaining the original game’s core design.
New features include button-based jumping, an expandable camera system, more fluid character movement, sprinting, voiced cutscenes, and refined combat mechanics. The remake has also received critical praise for updating the original experience without substantially changing its identity.
The Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake sales figures follow a similarly strong opening in the UK, where the game topped the physical software charts.
According to previously shared UK retail data, the remake recorded the second-biggest physical launch in The Legend of Zelda franchise’s history in that market. Its debut also placed it ahead of several major multiplatform releases, making it one of the UK’s largest boxed game launches of 2026.
The French and UK figures cover physical sales only and do not include copies purchased digitally through the Nintendo eShop.
