Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition console at $519.99 drives 2026 sales
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Circana analyst Mat Piscatella reports that The Legend of Zelda: 40th Anniversary Edition console helped push US Switch 2 hardware dollar sales to a 2026 weekly high in the week ending October 31, 2026.
The Legend of Zelda: 40th Anniversary Edition console costs $519.99 and includes a black-and-gold dock featuring a Triforce symbol alongside patterned green-and-gold Joy-Con 2 controllers. Circana senior director and analyst Mat Piscatella reports that the special edition hardware pushed American revenue for the platform to a 2026 peak in the week ending October 31, 2026. Total US video game hardware spending jumped 81 percent for the week compared to the same period a year prior.
The Legend of Zelda · official art via IGDBPiscatella notes that the spending spike could also reflect broader Switch 2 hardware sales or anticipation surrounding Grand Theft Auto 6. It remains unconfirmed if additional stock will arrive in time for the Christmas shopping season, and sales data for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake arrives in November.
Background In November, the Ocarina of Time remake for the Switch 2 was released. Our earlier story
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