{"id":133781,"date":"2023-05-17T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-149574"},"modified":"2023-05-17T13:35:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T13:35:00","slug":"zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-has-surpassed-10-million-sales-in-three-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/17\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-has-surpassed-10-million-sales-in-three-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Has Surpassed 10 Million Sales In Three Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/45d0750e69b8e\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/45d0750e69b8e\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Link TotK\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/45d0750e69b8e\/link-totk.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTE5Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"519\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/45d0750e69b8e\/link-totk.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Link TotK\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Zion Grassl \/ Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Well, we were expecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_tears_of_the_kingdom\">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/a> to sell well, but this is frankly <em>astonishing<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo has confirmed that the latest entry to the Zelda franchise has sold over 10 million copies in just three days, becoming the fastest-selling Zelda game of all time. In a press release, the company has also confirmed that the game has also sold over 4 million copies in the Americas, becoming the fastest-selling Nintendo game for any system in that territory.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/nintendouk\/statuses\/1658819692553809921 @ 2023-05-17T16:09:30+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Legend of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Zelda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Zelda<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TearsOfTheKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TearsOfTheKingdom<\/a> has sold over 10 million copies worldwide in its first three days, becoming the fastest-selling game in the history of The Legend of Zelda series. Thanks to those already enjoying Link\u2019s latest adventure! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BcPtzy3OmC\">pic.twitter.com\/BcPtzy3OmC<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoUK\/status\/1658819692553809921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The milestone also puts the game more or less on par with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/11\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-surpass-10-million-sales-in-first-three-days-setting-new-nintendo-record\">also sold over 10 million copies within the first three days of sale<\/a>. It&#8217;s unknown at this time whether Tears of the Kingdom has beaten out Scarlet and Violet, but we&#8217;d be willing to bet that Nintendo would make it known if this were the case.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, 10 million in three days is simply incredible for a Zelda game. For context, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\">Breath of the Wild<\/a> now officially stands at a total of 29.81 million sales as of March 2023, which means that Tears of the Kingdom has managed to sell more than a third of those sales in just three days. That&#8217;s <em>ridiculous<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma recently stated that Tears of the Kingdom &#8220;has created a new kind of format for the series to proceed from&#8221;. If these numbers are anything to go by, we reckon we&#8217;re in for a <em>lot<\/em> more open-world Zelda in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:149478,148637 @ 2023-05-18T08:31:16+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-products article-products-list\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item\" data-product-id=\"22370\">\n<div class=\"image\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nintendolife.com\/p\/22370\/149574\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/products\/22370\/100x100.jpg?v=c180dfadf17699d741ed7c53a613800c\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>What do you make of this milestone for Tears of the Kingdom? Have you already picked up your copy? Share your thoughts with a comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Zion Grassl \/ Nintendo Life Well, we were expecting The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to sell well, but this is frankly astonishing. Nintendo has confirmed that the latest entry to the Zelda franchise has sold over 10 million copies in just three days, becoming the fastest-selling Zelda game of all time. 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