It’s no secret that Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a huge success. To the point of being crowned best game of the license? Whether we agree or not, he has just made history.
On May 12, fans of the license rushed to Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, the oh so promising sequel to Breath of the Wild. And one thing is certain, it did not disappoint the community or the editorial staff of Gameblog. The game is nothing but a masterpiece. This is felt even in sales and precisely, this new opus has just marked the history of the license.
Zelda Tears of the Kingdom stronger than Breath of the Wild?
To give you some context, Nintendo has just released the results for the first quarter of its 2023-2024 fiscal year. The period extends from April 2023 to June 2024 and inevitably, it also counts the figures of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. The balance sheet is simple, at the end of June, the game had sold 18.5 million copies in the world, knowing that dematerialized versions are taken into account.
In addition to the insane nature of this observation, it is important to note that this is the best start for a Zelda title. Never seen. In comparison, Breath of the Wild is currently at just over 30 million copies sold on Switch. It therefore seems very likely to see Zelda Tears of the Kingdom overtake its elder shortly.
It is also the second best launch in Nintendo history for a game produced by Big N, just behind Pokémon Scarlet and Purple (20.61 million). After only a month and a half on the market, it is the ninth best-selling Nintendo Switch title. He thus ejects Ring Fit Adventure of the top 10 and glue Super Mario Party with its 19.14 million copies sold. Pokemon Legends: Arceus (14.83 million), Luigi’s Mansion 3 (12.82 million) Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (11.38 million), Splatoon 3 (10.67 million) are totally out of the race.
But that’s not all. Indeed, this impressive record allowed this sequel to enter the top 50 best-selling video games in Japanese history, coming in just behind Monster Hunter Generations. No luck for Final Fantasy X which is forced to leave the ranking. Given how far along it is, it’s only a matter of time before we watch Zelda Tears of the Kingdom ascend to the Pantheon.
Nintendo rides the wave of success
For Nintendo, it’s a great fiscal year that begins. We just mentioned the performance of the new Zelda game, but the Super Mario Bros. also had its “small” effect with the number of spectators worldwide reaching 168 million. Not to mention the sales of the Nintendo Switch between April and June 2023, which amount to 3.91 million. In short, these are staggering figures to say the least and it is not about to stop there.