Tears of the Kingdom's latest numbers show it and Breath of the Wild are gaining on the rest of the Zelda series' sales.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom producer Eiji Aonuma and director Hidemaro Fujibayashi celebrate the first anniversary with special emssages.
Art is a vital part of The Legend of Zelda's identity, and Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom have honored it beautifully.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom reveals massive "Master Works" art book for Japan and worldwide pre-orders are open.
19.5 million for TOTK. Nicely done Nintendo.
Great news
No surprise. People always wildly overestimate how well games sold before about 2010. People also have a habit of lumping all Nintendo first party games together and assuming that because 3D Mario, Smash, and Mario Kart games sell like crazy, Metroid and Donkey Kong must also sell like that. It's only really with the last few games that Zelda has jumped up into that higher Nintendo sales echelon.