How many people are playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time does not publish a public player count and is not on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts figure. The closest live popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 899 people are watching right now, peaking at 9,221 this week.

What platforms is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on?

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released on Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 3DS, iQue Player.

Is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time still popular?

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is declining. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is down 20%.

When did The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time release?

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was first released on November 21, 1998.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Nov 21, 1998PuzzleAdventureWii Nintendo 6464DDWii ULinux

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timeplayer count & live stats

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. The closest public, real-time popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 899 people are watching The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Twitch right now, peaking at 9,221 this week (last checked 24 minutes ago).

DecliningTwitch viewership is down 20% over the last 30 days.

Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U +7
First released: Nov 21, 1998

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time live stats

Watching on Twitch

899

Concurrent viewers · hourly

3,823 24-hour peak viewers

9,221 7-day peak viewers

19,686 30-day peak viewers

19,686 12-month peak viewers

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time monthly peaks

Highest concurrent viewers recorded each month, most recent first.

Month	Peak viewers	Share of peak
October 2026so far	9,221	47%
September 2026	19,686	100%
August 2026	4,837	25%
July 2026	5,271	27%
June 2026	13,510	69%
May 2026	5,200	26%

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Top 3 streams · 809 viewers

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — frequently asked questions

How many people are playing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time does not publish a public player count and is not on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts figure. The closest live popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 899 people are watching right now, peaking at 9,221 this week.
Is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Steam?: No. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on?: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was released on Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 3DS, iQue Player.
Is The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time still popular?: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is declining. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is down 20%.
When did The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time release?: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was first released on November 21, 1998.

About The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the fifth main installment of The Legend of Zelda series and the first to be released for the Nintendo 64. It was one of the most highly anticipated games of its age, and is listed among the greatest video games ever created by numerous websites and magazines. The gameplay of Ocarina of Time was revolutionary for its time, it has arguably made more of an impact on later games in the series than any of its predecessors even though they had the same cores of exploration, dungeons, puzzles and item usage. Among the gameplay mechanics, one of the most noteworthy is the time-traveling system. The game begins with the player controlling the child Link, but later on an adult Link becomes a playable character as well and each of them has certain unique abilities. Ocarina of Time also introduces the use of music to solve puzzles: as new songs are learned, they can be used to solve puzzles, gain access to new areas and warp to different locations. Dungeon exploration is somewhat more puzzle-oriented than in earlier games but they are not too complex.

Summary via IGDB.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Wikipedia

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a 1998 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was the first Legend of Zelda game with 3D graphics. It was released in Japan and North America in November 1998 and in PAL regions the following month.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 3DS, iQue Player
Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher: Nintendo
ESRB rating: E
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Sandbox, Open world
Series: The Legend of Zelda
Official site: Visit

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

92/100

from 2,102 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Nintendo 64	1998	$48	$185	$600	High

Release timeline

Nintendo 64Nov 21, 1998
WiiFeb 23, 2007
Wii UJul 2, 2015

First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.

We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22

Loose

$48

Complete

$185

Sealed

$600

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Collector's Edition	$160	$642	$2,421
Player's Choice	$43	$124	$580
Not for Resale	$636	—	—
PAL release	$39	$121	$228
PAL release: Collector's Edition	$106	$344	—
Japanese release	$15	$65	$275

What it needs to play

OptionalRumble Pak — supported (game manual).

How often it sells

Loose: about 10 times a day
Complete: about 2 times a day
Sealed: about once a month

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.

Price over time

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A loose copy sold for about $15.54 in Jan 2007, $39 five years ago, and $45 as of Oct 2026.

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Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2007	$15.54	—
Jan 2008	$13.99	—
Jan 2009	$12.00	$15.09
Jan 2010	$12.99	$18.69
Jan 2011	$12.24	$21
Jan 2012	$17.61	$53
Jan 2013	$23	$33
Jan 2014	$24	$40
Jan 2015	$26	$33
Jan 2016	$28	$49
Jan 2017	$21	$46
Jan 2018	$23	$49
Jan 2019	$22	$55
Jan 2020	$25	$59
Jan 2021	$33	$89
Jan 2022	$36	$125
Jan 2023	$35	$99
Jan 2024	$28	$105
Jan 2025	$34	$130
Jan 2026	$43	$141
Oct 2026	$45	$190

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Cartridge serial	Known board
North America	23 November 1998	NUS-CZLE-USA	NUS-03A-01
Europe / PAL	11 December 1998	NUS-NZLP-AUS / NUS-NZLP-EUR	NUS-03A-01
Japan	21 November 1998	NUS-CZLJ-JPN	NUS-03A-01

Source: Serials and board numbers: MAME's Nintendo 64 software list (read from dumped cartridges); serials cross-checked against the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database and, for North American carts, gameverifying's N64 board list, and published only where two of them agree

Region: NA+EU+JP
Released: 1998
Authenticity: High

Modern re-releases, such as Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereHigh counterfeit risk

Nintendo 64 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

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Ocarina of Time was the first 3D Legend of Zelda game, developed and published by Nintendo and released in Japan on November 21, 1998, in North America two days later, and in PAL regions on December 11, 1998. Nintendo EAD built it under five directors, including Eiji Aonuma and Yoshiaki Koizumi, with Shigeru Miyamoto producing, Kensuke Tanabe writing and Koji Kondo composing. Its cutscenes are generated in real time on the console, and the controller's buttons mirror the ocarina's holes, since the player must learn songs to progress.

Next Generation said Nintendo could not afford another holiday season without a real marquee title and called Zelda one of the decade's most anticipated games, and its February 1998 show report said that delegates who played an early slice thought it better than Super Mario 64. Nintendo first planned to release it for the 64DD disk drive.

How it was made

Developed and published by Nintendo, by its Entertainment Analysis & Development division.

What the press said at the time

“Far bigger in game size than any previous 2D outing, and visually, aurally, and emotionally unprecedented, Zelda boldly strides forward, taking gaming firmly into the realm of art.”
— Next Generation, December 1998

“This is a masterpiece, full stop. A perfect mix of graphics, sound, control, story and one man’s vision.”
— N64 Magazine, January 1999

“Simply put, this is the gaming event of the decade. … This company doesn’t just present quality, they create and define it.”
— GameFan, January 1999

Also on other platforms

GameCube · iQue Player

Before you buy

Fakes of this cartridge are documented by two or more independent sources, so treat the fake risk as high. Ask for a clear photo of the circuit board before you pay, and remember that a cart that boots proves nothing. The game saves to a battery inside the cartridge, so a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake. Several editions exist: the gold Collector's Edition costs a few times as much as the standard game, Player's Choice copies sell for about the same loose as the original, and Not for Resale demo carts are much dearer with no published way to spot a fake, so buy those graded or with a board photo. PAL and Japanese copies are cheaper than US ones, loose and complete, and the Rumble Pak is optional.