The newest Zelda game, according to Nintendo, has sold more than 10 million copies in just three days.
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It claimed that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was the Zelda title with the quickest sales to date.
In contrast, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which has the highest rating on the gaming review site Metacritic, has sold 7.4 million copies overall.
On Friday, Tears of the Kingdom became a Nintendo Switch exclusive title.
This game is similar to some of the best-ever debuts, although it falls short of the biggest with expected total sales of well over $600 million (£480 million).
Grand Theft Auto V, for instance, generated nearly $1 billion in sales over its three-day debut period.
Nintendo fans have long liked the Zelda series, but the Switch's popularity and the series' transformation into an open-world adventure have changed the appeal of the series.
And aside from Breath of the Wild, which is a sequel, it has already sold more copies than any other Zelda game.
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.
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 17, 2023
Thanks to those already enjoying Link’s latest adventure! pic.twitter.com/XxRSLaiWrO
According to Statista, the 2017 Switch and Wii U game Breath of the Wild sold close to 30 million copies.
Elden Ring, the winner of the 2022 Game Awards, sold an estimated 20.5 million units as of March 2023. But the fantasy game, created by the team behind the popular Dark Souls role-playing series, was made available on a variety of systems, including the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and even PC.
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Tears of the Kingdom has outsold Hogwarts Legacy in the UK, becoming the largest physical video game launch of 2023.
"The huge opening sales of the latest Zelda place it among the biggest paid-for games ever released," Piers Harding-Rolls of Ampere Analysis.
