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Nintendo announced today that Tears of the Kingdom sold 10 million copies in the first three days after launch. This makes it the fastest selling title in The Legend of Zelda series according to the company.
Devon Pritchard, Nintendo’s EVP of sales, marketing and communications, said in a statement: “We are grateful to all of our fans who have shown their passion for The Legend of Zelda over the years, and these sales numbers for the latest installment continue this year. showing the strong momentum for both the franchise and Nintendo Switch.
This was revealed by market analysis company GfK earlier this week, Tears of the Kingdom had the largest physical release of any game in the UK in 2023, and the second largest launch in UK history by revenue. Link’s latest adventure looks poised to break several more records in the coming months.
Nintendo revealed in its most recent financial earnings report that sales of the Switch are declining. In his explanation, Nintendo said: “Nintendo Switch has entered its seventh year since launch and while it will be more challenging to maintain the same sales momentum as before, our goal is to get more consumers to play Nintendo Switch for longer, which leads to maximum sales. We aim to achieve this by maintaining high user engagement and conveying the appeal of not only new software titles, but also titles released in previous years.”
Tears of the Kingdom is one of the “new software titles” mentioned in the financial outlook. The sales figures seem poised to fulfill the promise of the aforementioned maximum sales.
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