Nintendo has struck gold once again with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as the company has announced that Tears of the Kingdom sales have now exceeded over 10 million units sold in just the first three days of availability!
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In the press release sent out, Nintendo has announced that Tears of the Kingdom is now the fastest-selling game in The Legend of Zelda franchise history! Out of the 10 million units sold, four million came from the Americas. With this feat, Tears of the Kingdom has now become the fastest-selling Switch game and the fastest-selling Nintendo game for any system in the US.
Devon Pritchard, Nintendo of America’s Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Communications. had this to say regarding the accomplishment:
“Many players are returning to Hyrule with all its new mysteries and possibilities, and with the record-breaking launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch, we can’t wait to see what they’ll create in the game and the stories they’ll share next. “We’re grateful for all of our fans who’ve shown their passion for The Legend of Zelda over the years, and these sales numbers for the latest installment continue to show the strong momentum for both the franchise and Nintendo Switch this year.”
No doubt about it: Nintendo has once again hit a grand slam with Tears of the Kingdom. If you’re still on the fence about it, go read our review of the game hitting the site very soon.
It’s just funny that Final Fantasy 16 devs made their game a devil may cry clone because they said games like BotW and TotK don’t sell anymore. They are shaking in their boots and showcasing easy mode every other week to try to get gamers to play their DMC game instead of actual open world games like Zelda. Now that TotK is breaking records, I wonder how pissed everyone is at the FF16 director for forcing their games to be level based hack and slash over a true open world game.