Zelda gives Switch 2 its biggest sales week of 2026
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake has pushed Nintendo Switch 2 hardware to its best week of 2026 in the United States. Circana analyst Mat Piscatella shared the data on 9 November: the 40th Anniversary Edition console, which launched on 29 October at $520, drove total US Switch 2 hardware dollar sales to their highest weekly total of the year for the week ending 31 October. Total US video-game hardware spending jumped 81% year on year for the same week. The special-edition console carries a Zelda-inspired geometric design with a Triforce on the dock, but it does not include a copy of the game, which launched on 5 November at $60 digitally and $70 on cartridge. The remake is the highest-rated game of 2026 so far on GameSpot’s scoring, though Nintendo has not published its own sales figures for the game yet.
Sources: GameSpot — Switch 2 Just Had Its Best Sales Week Of 2026, And It’s All Because Of Zelda, 9 Nov · Circana (Mat Piscatella) — Switch 2 hardware dollar sales post, 9 Nov