{"id":133950,"date":"2023-05-25T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-150095"},"modified":"2023-05-25T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:30:00","slug":"japanese-charts-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdoms-strong-sales-continue-into-week-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/25\/japanese-charts-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdoms-strong-sales-continue-into-week-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Charts: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom&#8217;s Strong Sales Continue Into Week Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/912c269bd8fc0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/912c269bd8fc0\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/912c269bd8fc0\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/912c269bd8fc0\/zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week&#8217;s Japanese charts are now in from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/news\/202305\/25303797.html\">Famitsu<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/2023\/05\/famitsu-sales-5-15-23-5-21-23\">Gematsu<\/a>), and it has been yet another stellar week for <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> \u2014 <em>what a surprise!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite not having quite as many sales as it did on its debut, Link&#8217;s latest still managed to shift a nonetheless impressive 247,689 copies this time around and once again lands in the top spot. As we saw last time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild\">Breath of the Wild<\/a> has similarly seen a boost in sales (people can&#8217;t get enough of this Link fellow) and winds up in third place, fewer than 1,000 copies behind the unstoppable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/mario_kart_8_deluxe\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a> in second.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, every title on the list this time comes from the Switch, with many familiar favourites like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/minecraft\">Minecraft<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/kirbys_return_to_dream_land_deluxe\">Kirby&#8217;s Return to Dream Land Deluxe<\/a> sticking around in the upper echelons of the chart.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:149505 @ 2023-05-26T08:47:35+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p>Here&#8217;s your look at the Japanese software top ten:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>[NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo, 05\/12\/23) \u2013 247,689 (1,367,191)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04\/28\/17) \u2013 8,264 (5,301,742)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, 03\/03\/17) \u2013 7,520 (2,189,691)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW] Pokemon Scarlet \/ Pokemon Violet (The Pokemon Company, 11\/18\/22) \u2013 5,573 (5,034,295)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06\/21\/18) \u2013 5,507 (3,141,460)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW] Kirby\u2019s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Nintendo, 02\/24\/23) \u2013 5,360 (432,149)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12\/07\/18) \u2013 4,709 (5,195,387)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW] Splatoon 3 (Nintendo, 09\/09\/22) \u2013 4,658 (4,019,351)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW] Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Capcom, 04\/14\/23) \u2013 4,515 (1,081,447)<\/li>\n<li>[NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04\/29\/22) \u2013 3,422 (1,081,447)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<p>Over onto hardware now, and we once again see the Switch OLED dominating the competition, achieving over double the sales of Sony&#8217;s PS5 in second. Of course, this was always bound to happen with a big release like Zelda and the PlayStation continues to sell well nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p>With Nintendo&#8217;s schedule looking pretty quiet for the rest of the year, we wouldn&#8217;t be surprised to see Sony&#8217;s latest climb into pole position soon enough.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full Japanese hardware charts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Switch OLED Model \u2013 69,341 (4,574,041)<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 5 \u2013 32,553 (3,053,149)<\/li>\n<li>Switch \u2013 11,446 (19,321,976)<\/li>\n<li>Switch Lite \u2013 5,858 (5,303,712)<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 5 Digital Edition \u2013 4,602 (496,421)<\/li>\n<li>PlayStation 4 \u2013 880 (7,870,704)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Series X \u2013 146 (185,922)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Series S \u2013 116 (252,436)<\/li>\n<li>New 2DS LL (including 2DS) \u2013 25 (1,191,629)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2023\/05\/japanese-charts-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-dominates-surprising-no-one\">&lt; Last week&#8217;s charts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us know what you make of this week&#8217;s Japanese charts in the comments below.<\/em><\/p>\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. 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