Zelda: TOTK is already the second-bestselling Zelda game

Nintendo’s latest quarterly investor report reveals that Tears of the Kingdom: The Legend of ZeldaIt sold 18,51 million copies between May 12th and June 30th. It is easily the best-selling Zelda game, behind its predecessor Breath of WildThe album has now sold over 30 millions copies.

There was no doubt about it. Tears Of The Kingdom This milestone would be reached. This game sold 10,000,000 copies in its first weekend, which is more than all other Zelda releases combined. If you add up the sales of all their reissues then Link’s Awakening12 million Game Boy Color and Switch copies have been sold. Ocarina Of TimeThe Nintendo 64 original, and 3DS remaster sold 14 million copies. Then, no longer.

The feat underlines the extent to which Hidemaro Fujibayashi and Eiji Aonuma’s dynamic, open-world redefinition of Zelda games has revolutionized the series’ commercial appeal (helped along by the success of the Nintendo Switch platform). Zelda has always been a popular Nintendo franchise and critically acclaimed cornerstone for the medium of videogames, but it was never a major sales force. Breath of Wild.

Now, Tears Of The Kingdom has joined the list of the top ten best-selling Switch games, and will certainly climb higher than its current ninth position in the coming months — perhaps even eclipsing the sales of the Switch’s mainline Pokémon games, SwordThe following are some examples of how to get started: Shield25.9 millions Scarlet The following are some examples of how to get started: Violet (22.7 million).

It also helped revive the Switch’s flagging sales. Nintendo announced that the sales of its consoles were up by 14% in comparison to the same period last year. This was almost entirely due to OLED versions, such as the Switch. Tears Of The KingdomSpecial edition Switch now has sold over 129.5 millions units and is the 3rd best-selling console in history.

But there’s no escaping that Switch is in its twilight years. Nintendo predicts it will only sell 15,000,000 Switches this fiscal year. This is down 16.5% from the previous year. Nintendo has outlined plans to make Switch more relevant by releasing new games like Super Mario Bros. WonderDLC is available for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, it looks increasingly likely that Switch’s successor will launch in 2024, with development kits reportedly going out to key partners now.

Nintendo, however, is in a position of commercial health. The company has an installed base that rivals its most popular console and the game it released, which was a massive hit. Not to mention, the financial investment in the movie of the year. The company’s 185.4B yen first-quarter profit was a record, surpassing even 2020 during which Covid-19 lockdowns boosted sales. Animal Crossing New Horizons.

The transition from one console generation to another is not easy, especially when it has been a successful previous model. Nintendo’s next step could not be better.