The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK), the latest installment of the Zelda series, sold at record breaking numbers. Read on to learn by how much, how this compares to previous titles, and if it's continuing its streak.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Sets New World Records
Far and Away The Fastest Selling Nintendo Game
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, also referred to as TotK, has officially surpassed Super Smash Bros Ultimate as the fastest selling Nintendo game of all time, selling 10 million copies in just three days. For comparison, the previous record, set back in December of 2018, sold 12 million copies in 24 days. Before that, it was the New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii, which sold 1.4 million copies within its first week.
This record naturally means it holds the record of fastest selling Zelda game of all time as well. The record was confirmed by confirmed by Guinness World Records themselves, after the official numbers were announced by Nintendo on their own website.
Not Done Yet
The latest game in the Zelda series is a direct sequel to Breath of the Wild, a game that has sold 29.81 million copies on its own. No doubt sales for TotK skyrocketed as avid fans of the previous iteration rushed to get the much anticipated follow up.
With it only having been three weeks released, we can only guess how many copies it has sold so far. However, the Breath of the Wild sequel seems to be continuing to ride on its hype from passionate fans of the series and from gaming fans in general.
Total monthly sales numbers are seldom put out by Nintendo themselves, but they'll often have quarterly numbers released as stockholder meetings take place.
Take to the Skies
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom follows Link, the series protagonist, as he deals with the aftermath of the Calamity, an event that threatened world peace in the previous game. A new evil has appeared under the castle of Hyrule, and after the titular Zelda and protagonist Link make contact with it, Link must now learn how he can fight this new evil.
The sequel follows the footseps of its predecessor, emphasizing on exploration and open-ended problem solving. Link will gain new abilities and have many new areas to explore and re-explore, including the vast lands of Hyrule and the expansive skies above. With hundreds of hours of gameplay packed into the game, and a physics engine that allows for experimentation, Tears of the Kingdom has already proven to be an improvement on a winning recipe.
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