A year ago, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's first month outsold all of May 2024's best-selling games combined
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The top ten best-selling games from this May reportedly don’t hold a candle toThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’sEuropean performance from this time last year.
Tears of the Kingdom was, obviously, a massive game - and I’m not just talking about its three-tier, cloudy, grassy, subterranean overworlds. The smashsequel sold over 10 million copies in three days alone, andalongside other Nintendo Switch-era Zelda games, it accounts for 40% of all series sales.
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