{"id":380122,"date":"2023-05-17T10:09:11","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T15:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/?p=380122"},"modified":"2023-05-17T10:09:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T15:09:11","slug":"legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-fastest-selling-game-in-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbsgame.com\/legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-fastest-selling-game-in-series\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the fastest selling game in the series"},"content":{"rendered":"
It may have just come out on Friday, May 12, 2023, but The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/i> is already selling faster than any other title in the series.<\/p>
How many? Holy crap, 10 million so far. I come from an era when 1 million was this massive, unattainable milestone that few ever reached. Now games are crossing that mark in a few days. And as the press release points out (via BusinessWire<\/a>), \u201cwith over 4 million sold in the Americas, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/em> is also the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game and the fastest-selling Nintendo game for any system in that territory.\u201d<\/p> Fun fact, the original Legend of Zelda<\/i> sold an estimated 6.5 million<\/a> on NES. Meanwhile, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/i> has sold around 30 million copies<\/a>. So, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom <\/i>still has some catching up to do, but it\u2019s off to an incredible start<\/a>.<\/p> <\/iframe><\/p> Tears of the Kingdom<\/i> is the perfect storm for sales. Its direct predecessor (ignoring the Link\u2019s Awakening<\/i> remake) was already well-received and sold like hotcakes. Any game in The Legend of Zelda<\/i> series is already going to be hotly anticipated, and Tears of the Kingdom <\/i>was well-received by critics<\/a>. It was announced back in 2019, and since then has been like a cow being slowly lowered into a tank of piranhas. There\u2019s no surprise that the piranhas are now gorging themselves.<\/p> Personally, I\u2019m enjoying it. I\u2019m among the many who loved Breath of the Wild<\/i>, and Tears of the Kingdom<\/i> feels like an extension of that. A lot of puzzle-solving is based around building things, which is a feature that works just fine for me. I don\u2019t spend a lot of time getting overly creative because I prefer to focus on the exploration, but I still enjoy it just fine. I guess I\u2019m just joining the chorus here.<\/p> The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/i> is available now on Nintendo Switch.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":380128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"article_type":"","gamurs_wordpress_blocks_hide_tags":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[478,851,21815],"internal-label":[],"invoiceable_action":[],"article_type":[],"coauthors":[{"id":17,"display_name":"Zoey Handley","user_login":"Adzuken","user_nicename":"adzuken"}],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n