The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sells 20 million copies in 1 year, right on the cusp of a quiet period for Nintendo
May. 7, 2024Super Mario Bros Wonder has also sold 13 million copies
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomhas sold a staggering 20.61 million units in approximately one year since launch.
Nintendo just announced the sales figure for Tears of the Kingdom earlier today, May 7, while reporting its latest financial results (as perGamesIndustry.biz). The latest Zelda game released right around a year ago on May 12, so in approximately 12 months, Tears of the Kingdom has managed to sell 20.61 million units.
Despite this though, we’re entering a quite period for the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo’s next two first-party games are remakes/remasters - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door releases later this month, while Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD arrives next month in June.
Thankfully, anew Nintendo Directcould be about to change all that. A new showcase from Nintendo is set to air next month in June, and Nintendo revealed it would be focusing on new games for the Nintendo Switch, which should go a long way to alleviating worries about its first-party line-up.
Elsewhere today,Nintendo also acknowledged the Switch successorfor the first time, and revealed it would be announced officially for the first time within the current fiscal year. After at least three years of expectations from fans around the world, Nintendo finally looks poised to pull back the curtain on its next hardware.
Check out ourupcoming Switch gamesguide for a look ahead at all the titles coming to Nintendo’s console in the near future.
Sign up to the GamesRadar+ Newsletter
Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more
“It seems we’ve missed the mark”: As their Steam review score drops to 14%, Dauntless devs wade into feedback after a disastrous update that gutted progress
How to complete the Indiana Jones Light Chamber puzzle
Get hundreds of hours of RPG goodness for $30 with this bundle of 8 games that includes the first two Baldur’s Gate games, which are absolutely worth playing
