The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake leads UK software chart

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake on Nintendo Switch 2 claimed the UK chart’s number one spot for the week ending Nov. 7, 2026, moving past Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

Inkfall Game said the Official UK Software Sales Chart for that week came out on Nov. 9, 2026. The remake’s debut produced a spike in unit movement that pushed it past the previous chart leader. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered opened at number nine, while Stellar Blade appeared at number 12.

Shattered said the GfK-based UK boxed chart leaves out digital downloads. The outlet also noted that downloads drive many Xbox and PC purchases, so a physical chart may not fully show sales on those systems. Shattered said Nintendo and PlayStation retail still rely on discs and cartridges. Inkfall Game said the Official UK Software Sales Chart counts physical copies and digital downloads through all major retail channels, a description that conflicts with Shattered’s and leaves the chart’s scope disputed.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 held the top spot on the UK retail software chart in the week that ended Oct. 31, 2026. EA SPORTS FC 27 was second, Minecraft third, Nintendo Switch Sports Resort fourth, and Resident Evil Requiem fifth.

10 titles made the top 10 for the week ending Oct. 31, 2026. Only two were Nintendo-published: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort and Mario Kart World, which finished seventh. Five publishers shared the first five places, with Activision’s flagship at number one, Electronic Arts’ football title at number two, a Nintendo pair in the middle, and Capcom claiming two places.

Minecraft appeared on the chart listed as MINECRAFT with no platform tag attached. Shattered said no outlet has named a Switch 2 edition of Minecraft, provided a Switch 2 sales split for it, or called the week its first appearance on the platform. Shattered also noted that rank by itself cannot tell a slow week with modest sales from a busy week with large sales.

VGChartz reported that PlayStation 5 accounted for 75 percent of Modern Warfare 4 boxed sales, with Xbox Series X at 20 percent and Nintendo Switch 2 at 5 percent, for the week ending Oct. 31, 2026. The three shares add up to 100 percent, accounting for all physical sales of the game that week.

Shattered pointed to an earlier look showing a 27 percent drop in Xbox Series units and a 43 percent rise in PS5 dollar sales. Circana data followed by Shattered indicated a 12 percent decline in Switch 2 sales in the United States. Shattered noted that the chart week ending Oct. 31, 2026 fell on Halloween, when seasonal timing can raise a genre for a few days.

Shattered said Nintendo’s November slate is heavy, and new boxes will reach UK shelves in the coming chart cycles, drawing shopper attention from annual franchises. Shattered said Minecraft comes back to the UK chart annually, rising after a new edition, bundle, or seasonal promotion arrives and sliding back when interest fades. The title appears on every major console and has been on Nintendo systems for years, so a next-generation console naturally brings a fresh push.

My Nintendo News reported on Nov. 8, 2026 that the remake’s physical launch sales ran 33 percent above The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in the UK. TwistedVoxel reported the same day that Christopher Dring of The Game Business said its first week was 35 percent larger than Breath of the Wild. Breath of the Wild came out on Nintendo Switch and Wii U in March 2017. It opened at number two on the UK physical sales chart behind Horizon Zero Dawn.

The remake’s first-week physical sales came to roughly half of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s total. The remake ranks as the second best-selling Zelda title in UK history and the largest physical game launch of 2026 to date. Its opening physical sales beat major 2026 releases, including Resident Evil, Call of Duty, and EA Sports FC, giving it the year’s biggest boxed launch in the UK so far. Christopher Dring described it as the fastest-selling old school Zelda adventure he has covered.

Nintendo released the remake on Nov. 5, 2026. The remake is exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo built it for that platform, with an official reveal during the September 2026 Nintendo Direct. The title rebuilds the Nintendo 64 classic using high-definition visuals, a fully free-moving camera, quality-of-life upgrades, and a remastered soundtrack. The original story and dungeon layouts remain unchanged.

TwistedVoxel said digital spending makes up a meaningful part of Nintendo’s business, so the remake’s total first-week sales probably exceed the physical figures. The Nielsen IQ figures count physical copies only and leave out digital downloads. My Nintendo News called the United Kingdom Europe’s largest gaming market and said the remake is available worldwide. Christopher Dring of The Game Business said there are “plenty of install base-related reasons,” especially since the Nintendo Switch 2 is still early in its life cycle.