{"id":230512,"date":"2023-05-18T07:33:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T11:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=289812"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:10:39","slug":"official-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-has-broken-a-sales-record-never-before-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/official-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-has-broken-a-sales-record-never-before-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-Breaking Success: Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Shatters Sales Milestones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its release on Friday, May 12th, we have been speculating about whether it sold a lot or a little. According to reports from the United Kingdom, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/it-has-been-a-failure-the-new-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the game had managed to position itself quite well, but not as much as it has turned out to be<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"VisualBoyAdvance\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/011878c8-96d1-11e6-bb03-00163ed833e7\/4248712787\/visualboyadvance-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">VisualBoyAdvance<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/visualboyadvance.en.softonic.com\/?ex=DINS-635.0\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/visualboyadvance.en.softonic.com\/?ex=DINS-635.0\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nintendo has just announced that <strong>The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has sold over 10 million units worldwide during its first three days<\/strong>, becoming the fastest-selling title in Nintendo&#8217;s history in Europe. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-7-things-know-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here&#8217;s what you need to know before playing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom \u2013 Official Trailer #3\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uHGShqcAHlQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A sales record for Nintendo and the Zeda saga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nintendo explains that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is now the best-selling launch title for Nintendo Switch and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/has-met-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-nintendo-sale-expectations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the fastest-selling game in the Zelda series worldwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This means that no other Nintendo Switch game has sold as many units in such a short amount of time<\/strong>, and no other Zelda game has reached the 10 million units mark in just three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The action-adventure series, <strong>The Legend of Zelda, was born over 35 years ago with the original game<\/strong>, The Legend of Zelda, released for the NES console in 1987 in Europe (it was launched in Japan in 1986).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>As of March 2023, the series had sold over 130 million units worldwide<\/strong>. With the updated numbers, this figure has now risen to 140 million games sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p 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.<br> <br>Thanks to those already enjoying Link\u2019s latest adventure! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XxRSLaiWrO\">pic.twitter.com\/XxRSLaiWrO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1658819667492851713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How did Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom break all the records?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the launch of Zelda: Breath of the Wild generated more hype due to its release alongside a new console, it&#8217;s important to consider that <strong>it&#8217;s not the same to sell a game for a new platform as it is when there are already over 120 million Nintendo Switch units in circulation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, the current console user base is massive, and therefore, the potential audience is infinitely larger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The true success of Tears of the Kingdom will be determined in five years when we see the number of copies it has sold throughout its &#8220;lifecycle&#8221; as a game. 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