The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Becomes Fastest-Selling Game For Any Nintendo System Ever

An anonymous reader quotes a report from VentureBeat: Nintendo announced today that Tears of the Kingdom sold 10 million copies within the first three days of its launch. This makes it, according to the company, the fastest-selling title in The Legend of Zelda series. Market analysis company GfK revealed earlier this week that Tears of the Kingdom had the biggest physical release of any game in the UK in 2023, and the second-biggest launch in UK history by revenue. Link's latest adventure looks poised to break several more records within the next several months. "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the fastest-selling game in the Americas for any Nintendo system ever, and one of the hottest games worldwide for the Switch," adds Axios. "Tears of the Kingdom is on track to potentially become 2023's best-selling video game."

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[snickers]

You obviously don't have a 10 year old son that has been waiting for ages for this.

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[thegarbz]

I wouldn't even know this game existed

Your ignorance of one of Nintendo's most famous IPs doesn't translate to piracy being a driver for these sales. It just shows there's one person in the world oblivious to the single biggest platform release planned for 2023. Do you even have a Switch? I suspect you're not even a customer.

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[Osgeld]

ya right? its the franchise has only been around since 1986 and it only consumes half the library of every nintendo system since

nintendo releases zelda game "oracle of who gives a shit" on switch wii U X DS 3d super ultra 64 AKA project reality virtual boy advanced SP micro switch"

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[mark-t]

The key driver for these sales was that BotW, the prequel to Tears, was far and away the best kick-ass Zelda game ever made. The visuals are amazing, and game play was by far the best I've ever seen in any video game I can recall.

Re: Proof that piracy sells games.

[AutoTrix]

I dunno. I grew up owning Nintendo consoles, play Zelda. I even own collectors edition Zelda games... Yet I still didn't know.

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[Alypius]

I still don't care. Nintendo graphics haven't improved since 2007 and I'm tired of pretending it's some grand artistic movement. Give me a Witcher 3 equivalent and I'll buy a Switch. Charge me $350 for Wii graphics? GFY.

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[DarkRookie2]

Sure when put thru an emulator to add AA and lots of it.
And to keep the framerate above 30 or whatever it was programed too.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Who cares about improving graphics? They're fine.
It's about gameplay and story.
None of those millions of people who bought TotK were doing it for some advance in graphics quality.

Meeting the Need

[Kunedog]

That and the Mario movie suggest there's a majorly underserved market for family-friendly entertainment.

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[ravenshrike]

Is that you Mulvaney?

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[Kurrelgyre]

On a Nintendo System? Are you joking?

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[AmiMoJo]

Was the Mario movie family friendly? There were a lot of complaints about it being woke, e.g. they changed Princess Peach from a damsel in distress into a girlboss.

I'm joking of course. There's plenty of family friendly stuff from Disney and Pixar, it's just not as good.

Mario benefits from appealing to a wider age range too. People who played Mario Bros in the 80s are in their 40s and 50s now. The series has been going for decades and has a massive fan base.

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[AmiMoJo]

I wonder if the games will follow the movie and make Peach into more than a damsel in the next mainline game.

its about god damned time

[Osgeld]

that nintendo sold a zelda game

Not really much in the way of games

[DarkRookie2]

Not surprising. Not many high profile games get high profile releases on the Switch.
This is the biggest in a while.

brilliant game

[smithcl8]

Don't trash it until you play it. A stunning game.

Re: brilliant game

[Archangel_Azazel]

Just don't talk about it before daddy 'tendo says you can. What a joke.
Love seeing a company shit on its consumers and they just ask for more and reward them so they can do more shitting.

That's about the only form of entertainment Nintendo produces for me, and it's free.

Disappointed, Rehash

[omfglearntoplay]

So Breath of the Wild seemed great, despite all its flaws. Now, TOTK, apparently a complete rehash, is just amplifying the bad since there isn't enough fresh anything to distract from it. What am I talking about?

1. Piano music for everything. I mean everything. Open a pot, beat a mini-boss, enter a shrine, talk to somebody... constant annoying slowpaced piano music. OK, it's no secret that I hate 90% of piano music, but when they use it in place of the old 1980s Zelda sounds, it just grates on every nerve.

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I will not pay, Nintendo.

[rabbirta]

After seeing how their legal team goes after people, I'll stick to enjoying their products for free.

Not convinced? Read for yourself:
https://www.ign.com/articles/n... [ign.com]

They don't deserve my dime.