Zelda Tears of the Kingdom sold north of 2.24 Million units in Japan alone in it’s first 3 days!
Zelda Tears of the Kingdom sold north of 2.24 Million units in Japan alone in it’s first 3 days!
by Riomegon
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Riomegon
For more context on how crazy these sales are:
* 4 Million copies sold in the Americas
* 2.24M coming from Japan
* Already outsold all Zelda games, barring BotW
* 500k units at retail in France
* 208k units at retail in the UK
* 170k+ units at retail in Spain
Sales comparison with other Nintendo Games for same time period:
* The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 10.000.000 units
* Pokémon Scarlet/Violet – 10.000.000 units
* Pokémon Legends: Arceus – 6.500.000 units
* Pokémon BD/SP – 6.000.000 units
* Pokémon Sword/Shield – 6.000.000 units
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 5.000.000 units
* Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu/Eevee – 3.000.000 units
* Super Mario Odyssey – 2.000.000 units
It already outsold the Japanese life-time sales of Breath of the Wild (2.22 million copies) in just 3 days.
Crazy considering how Zelda had lost significant popularity in Japan over the years since the Gamecube era started. These are Dragon Quest or Pokémon tier sales.
retroanduwu24
10 million overall in the first 3 days.
superyoshiom
Make good games, get good numbers. Makes me wonder if they let Pokémon games cook instead of rushing them out what kind of monstrous titanic sales we could get.
wuskis
Do we think TotK has a chance of beating BotW’s lifetime sales? I know everyone says sequels rarely sell more than their predecessors; however, I think LoZ games are a unique case – considering people tend to view each release as a standalone game.
I mean, it’s not like this game is called Breath of the Wild 2, or Zelda 20. It kind of has its own legs.
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I did not hesitate to pre-order this game, and I was not disappointed in the slightest. Makes me thankful Nintendo and devs took their time working on this game. I hope other studios/companies take note.
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For more context on how crazy these sales are:
* 4 Million copies sold in the Americas
* 2.24M coming from Japan
* Already outsold all Zelda games, barring BotW
* 500k units at retail in France
* 208k units at retail in the UK
* 170k+ units at retail in Spain
Sales comparison with other Nintendo Games for same time period:
* The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 10.000.000 units
* Pokémon Scarlet/Violet – 10.000.000 units
* Pokémon Legends: Arceus – 6.500.000 units
* Pokémon BD/SP – 6.000.000 units
* Pokémon Sword/Shield – 6.000.000 units
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 5.000.000 units
* Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu/Eevee – 3.000.000 units
* Super Mario Odyssey – 2.000.000 units
Huge shoutout to [InstallBase](https://twitter.com/InstallBaseF/status/1658823178263691264?s=20) for these details.
Other [Sources](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230517005400/en/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Tears-of-the-Kingdom-Sells-Over-10-Million-Worldwide-in-First-Three-Days-Becoming-the-Fastest-selling-Game-in-Series)
It already outsold the Japanese life-time sales of Breath of the Wild (2.22 million copies) in just 3 days.
Crazy considering how Zelda had lost significant popularity in Japan over the years since the Gamecube era started. These are Dragon Quest or Pokémon tier sales.
10 million overall in the first 3 days.
Make good games, get good numbers. Makes me wonder if they let Pokémon games cook instead of rushing them out what kind of monstrous titanic sales we could get.
Do we think TotK has a chance of beating BotW’s lifetime sales? I know everyone says sequels rarely sell more than their predecessors; however, I think LoZ games are a unique case – considering people tend to view each release as a standalone game.
I mean, it’s not like this game is called Breath of the Wild 2, or Zelda 20. It kind of has its own legs.
I did not hesitate to pre-order this game, and I was not disappointed in the slightest. Makes me thankful Nintendo and devs took their time working on this game. I hope other studios/companies take note.
I am not in hurry will wait for sale