No sooner was it released than the new Zelda already entered into legend. In just three days, “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom”, the latest installment in the saga, has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. It has thus become the fastest-selling game of the entire saga, Japanese publisher Nintendo welcomed on Wednesday.
In three days, The Legend of #Zelda: #TearsOfTheKingdom sold over 10 million copies worldwide, marking the best debut in the series’ history.
Thank you to all those who accompany Link in his new adventure! pic.twitter.com/2x07UcYjX4— Nintendo France (@NintendoFrance) May 17, 2023
Highly anticipated by players who had formed queues in front of stores to get it as soon as it was released overnight from Thursday to Friday, the title also became in Europe “the fastest-selling game on the Nintendo Switch console”. , as well as all consoles combined, the group said in its press release. In Japan, already 2.24 million copies have been sold.
Upon its release, a player had finished the game in just 94 minutes, using a few tricks… That’s how important the game is to its fans.
The “Legend of Zelda” saga around the adventures of Link, an elf in a tunic armed with a sword, began more than 35 years ago. With these new figures, it exceeds 140 million games sold worldwide. The latest installment “Tears of the Kingdom” is the direct sequel to “Breath of the Wild” released in 2017, recognized as one of the best titles on the Switch and which revolutionized the “open world” video game format. which gives the most room to the player’s creativity.
“Seven years after its arrival on the market, the Nintendo Switch continues to attract gamers, like this new release breaking all records”, declared the president of Nintendo of Europe, Mr. Stephan Bole, quoted in the press release. .
The series focusing on adventure and exploration was created in 1986 by Shigeru Miyamoto, star creator of Nintendo and father of flagship characters like Mario or Donkey Kong. According to Kantan Games analyst Serkan Toto, the new Zelda should be “by far the biggest contributor to Nintendo’s sales this fiscal year”.
Upon its release, a player had finished the game in just 94 minutes, using a few tricks… That’s how important the game is to its fans.
Nintendo is also not at its first sales record. The Switch Console had sold more than 7 million copies between 2017 and 2022 in France.