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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is selling way more physical copies than digital in Japan
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New Japanese sales figures show the Ocarina of Time remake sold nearly twice as many physical copies as digital ones, adding detail to its strong launch. The split points to continuing demand for boxed games amid debate over the future of physical releases.
Famitsu recorded 537,041 physical copies sold at Japanese retailers. Nintendo reported 810,000 total sales in Japan and more than 5.2 million worldwide in the first four days, a record for a Nintendo-published Switch 2 game; the figures imply about 272,959 digital sales in Japan. The article notes that the special boxed edition may have helped physical sales.
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- Physical sales in Japan reached 537,041.
- That is about two-thirds of the game's 810,000 Japanese sales.
- The launch topped 5.2 million copies worldwide in four days.
How this story developed
- 10 minutes ago The Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2 sold almost twice as many physical copies as digital copies in Japan, according to Famitsu sales figures. The split highlights continued demand for boxed games amid debate about the future of physical releases.
- 15 minutes ago New Japanese sales figures show the Ocarina of Time remake sold nearly twice as many physical copies as digital ones, adding detail to its strong launch. The split points to continuing demand for boxed games amid debate over the future of physical releases.