The full-fledged remake of the legendary action-adventure The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time released last week on Nintendo 64 has already become a great success for the Japanese platform holder.
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How reported Nintendo said in an official press release that total sales of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo Switch 2 in the first four days amounted to 5.2 million copies. More than 810 thousand units were in the Japanese region.
The achieved result became a new sales record for games on Switch 2 and secured The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time second place among platform’s biggest hits. The leader remains the arcade Mario Kart World with 16.48 million.
On the eve of the release, the remake earned extremely high marks from the specialized press (96% on Metacritic, 95% on OpenCritic), however, it did not reach the original The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with its 99% on Metacritic.
The remake was created from scratch and offers redesigned graphics, voiced dialogue, an updated combat system, jump and sprint functions, a free camera, an orchestral soundtrack and Russian language support.
In the story, the warrior Link must stop the desert king Ganondorf from obtaining the Triforce relic. To do this, the hero moves between two time periods in which he appears young and adult, respectively.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time goes on sale November 5 for Nintendo Switch 2 for $60. It is noteworthy that this is the second remake of the legendary game – the first was released in 2011 for Nintendo 3DS.
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