Zelda is fastest-selling Switch 2 game as GTA 6 boss praises remake

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Nintendo has revealed record-breaking sales for Zelda: Ocarina Of Time on Switch 2, but don't expect a Majora's Mask remake anytime soon.

Nintendo has revealed record-breaking sales for Zelda: Ocarina Of Time on Switch 2, but don’t expect a Majora’s Mask remake anytime soon.

The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time remake was always bound to sell well, but it has officially become the fastest-selling Switch 2 game so far.

As announced by Nintendo, the remake has sold over 5.2 million units in the first four days following its launch on November 5. Of these 5.2 million copies, 810,000 units were sold in Japan.

According to the company, this is the highest global sales for any Nintendo-published Switch 2 game within its first four days. This suggests Zelda is outpacing sales of Mario Kart World, but a lot of that game’s sales came from Switch 2 bundles around the console’s launch, so it’s unclear if they’re included.

Nevertheless, it’s an impressive statistic – especially when you measure it against other Switch 2 games. As of September 30 this year, Donkey Kong Bananza has sold 5.05 million copies, while Pokémon Pokopia has sold 4.04 million. Within four days, Ocarina Of Time has sold roughly a third of Mario Kart World’s 16.48 million total sales.

Ocarina Of Time’s success likely means more remakes will arrive eventually, and while some fans believed there were hints towards a Zelda: Majora’s Mask remake inside Ocarina Of Time, insider Shpeshal Nick claims it is not currently in production.

‘From what I’ve been told (same source that gave me the Ocarina info in the first place) Majora’s Mask is not currently in any form of production and the third planned (production issues not withstanding) amiibo is Ganondorf,’ they wrote on X.

While it’s worth taking any Nintendo rumour with a pinch of salt, the possibility of them working on back-to-back Zelda remakes did seem like a stretch. However, considering the company has now built most of the assets required for a Majora’s Mask remake (since the original reused so many from Ocarina Of Time), it’s possible Nintendo could knock it out within a pretty short timeframe –…

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