The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the Fastest-Selling Zelda Game Ever

 

The long-awaited sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, was finally released last Friday around the world, gripping everyone with its vast kingdom of mecha building and Korok condemnation. And by everyone, we mean everyone, as Nintendo announced today that over 10 million copies have been sold in the first three days of release around the world.

 

 

The Legend of #Zelda: #TearsOfTheKingdom has sold over 10 million copies worldwide in its first three days, becoming the fastest-selling game in the history of the Legend of Zelda series.

Thanks to those already enjoying Link’s latest adventure! pic.twitter.com/XxRSLaiWrO

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 17, 2023

 

 

Going into detail, in the Americas, that’s over 4 million copies sold, making Tears of the Kingdom the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game and the fastest-selling Nintendo game in history for the Americas. In Japan, 2.24 million copies were sold in the first three days.

 

Worldwide, Tears of the Kingdom is the fastest-selling Zelda game in history and already the second-highest individual Zelda game of all time, or with remasters thrown into the mix, the fourth highest-selling game tied with Twilight Princess and Twilight Princess HD. 

 

To put into perspective how big the launch was, it’s tied with Pokémon Scarlet and Violet with one of the biggest game launches of all time, which also exceeded 10 million copies in its first three days, which was also the biggest launch for a Pokémon game ever and close to the biggest launch of all-time. 

 

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For reference, Breath of the Wild has gone on to sell over 30 million copies on Nintendo Switch and Wii U since it was released in 2017. Tears of the Kingdom is already one-third of the way there!

 

Sources: Press Release, Famitsu

 

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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.