News

Launch week has three stories worth separating. Demand and restocks are one. A French midnight event is another. Review scores are a third. I am not blending them into a single “chaos” headline.

Hyrule key art for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 — © Nintendo. Key art from the official store page.

Link character artwork from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo Switch 2 — © Nintendo. Link artwork from the official store page.

What is filed

Nintendo has not printed a unit total. GameRant and Nintendo-Town report an admission that demand was underestimated and that stock is being replaced. That is a statement, not a sales chart. Micromania’s cancelled midnight opening is a robbery report from Numerama, and the sleeve gift is a different sentence. Scores live on Metacritic and OpenCritic as of this date.

Leaks from before the announcement are not recycled here as news. If a claim fights the store page, it belongs on the fact-check page with a rumor label.

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Restock statement, no unit count	Reported	Read
Micromania midnight event	Reported	Read
Review scores on launch day	Confirmed totals	Read

Questions

How many copies sold?

Nintendo has not said. Do not trust a number on this site.

Where are the scores?

The review roundup, plus a short launch note in this section.

RestockMicromaniaScoresRumors

Sources

GameRant — checked 2026-11-05
Numerama — checked 2026-11-05
Metacritic — checked 2026-11-05