The video game “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide in just three days, becoming the fastest-selling game of the entire saga, welcomed Japanese giant Nintendo on Wednesday.
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For comparison, the video game “Hogwarts Legacy: Hogwarts Legacy”, from the Harry Potter universe, has sold more than 15 million units worldwide in three months since its launch. February 10.
Eagerly awaited by players who had formed queues in front of stores to get it as soon as it was released overnight from Thursday to Friday, the new Zelda has become in Europe and on the American continent “the fastest-selling game on the Nintendo Switch console”, and “the fastest-selling Nintendo game on all consoles”, specified the group.
In Japan, it sold 2.24 million units, he revealed.
The “Legend of Zelda” saga around the adventures of Link, an elf in a tunic armed with a sword, began more than 35 years ago. With these new figures, it exceeds 140 million games sold worldwide.
The latest installment “Tears of the Kingdom” is the direct sequel to “Breath of the Wild” released in 2017, recognized as one of the best Switch titles and which revolutionized the “open world” video game format. which gives the most room to the player’s creativity.
“Seven years after its arrival on the market, the Nintendo Switch continues to attract players, like this new release breaking all records,” said Nintendo of Europe President Mr. Stephan Bole, quoted in the communicated.
The series focusing on adventure and exploration was created in 1986 by Shigeru Miyamoto, star creator of Nintendo and father of flagship characters like Mario or Donkey Kong. According to Kantan Games analyst Serkan Toto, the new “Zelda” should be “by far the biggest contributor to Nintendo’s sales this fiscal year.”