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[Bodomism]

BotW on Switch: 18.60 million
BotW on Wii U: 1.67 million
total: 20.27 million

Sold more than Smash Ultimate in Q1 this FY!

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (NS) as of June 2020 - 18.60m
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) as of December 2014 - 7.60m
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) as of December 2014 - 7.26m
The Legend of Zelda (NES) as of December 2014 - 6.51m
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS) as of December 2018 - 6.02m
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) as of December 2014 - 4.76m
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES) as of December 2014 - 4.61
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC) as of March 2014 - 4.43m
The Legend of Zelda: Adventure of Link (NES) as of December 2014 - 4.38m
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (NS) as of March 2020 - 4.38m
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS) as of December 2018 - 4.07m
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons (GBC) as of December 2014 - 3.99m
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GB) as of December 2014 - 3.83m
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) as of December 2014 - 3.67m
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64) as of December 2014 - 3.36m
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (3DS) as of December 2018 - 3.09m
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS) as of December 2014 - 2.96m
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA) as of December 2014 - 2.82m
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (WiiU) as of March 2020 - 2.31m
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC) as of December 2014 - 2.22m
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA) as of December 2014 - 1.76m
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU) as of December 2018 - 1.67m
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GC) as of December 2014 - 1.43m
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (3DS) as of December 2018 - 1.33m
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (WiiU) as of December 2018 - 1.12m

 

[Jeeves]

It's pretty funny that Animal Crossing got there first.

 

[Birdo]

Yet more proof that people want crossdressing in their games.

 

[Rikoi]

It's pretty funny that Animal Crossing got there first.

AC is way more casual.
I can see even the average grandma would love to buy AC.

 

[gradient]

Awesome game, glad to see it doing so well. One of those rare games I keep going back to now and again just to enjoy the experience and roam the world, yet despite putting in well over a hundred hours each time I do somehow I keep discovering new things and new ways of doing stuff.

 

[Mister Wolf]

BOTW 2 is going to win GOTY next year just like the original won in 2017.

 

[Azelover]

That's impressive.

It's dramatically more than any Zelda game before.


I hope Metroid Prime 4 enjoys the same appreciation, because that way we'll certainly get more Metroid games. Not that it has happened to Zelda at this juncture, but it certainly will.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

great news, great game

 

[Rattlehead121]

Sometimes great success like this can harm a beloved franchise. I do worry about Zelda going forward, but l haven't really lost faith yet. It's exciting for the future, but i can't help but be a bit nervous.

 

[Thaedolus]

Sometimes great success like this can harm a beloved franchise. I do worry about Zelda going forward, but l haven't really lost faith yet. It's exciting for the future, but i can't help but be a bit nervous.

They just put out a Link’s Awakening remake last year. Relax. Enjoy the ride

 

[hariseldon]

I’m just about to go kick Ganon’s arse and I’ve had an absolute blast. It’s a fabulous game, Nintendo are on fire.

 

[Bodomism]

The ceiling for this game is 30M or even more with remastered and next gen rereleased version

 

[Entroyp]

BOTW 2 is going to win GOTY next year just like the original won in 2017.

Is it coming out next year?

 

[Bodomism]

It's pretty funny that Animal Crossing got there first.

Animal Crossing is selling faster than RDR2 and second only to GTAV.

ACNH is on another tier while BOTW is selling wonderfully after 3 years on the market and still retains its $60 price point.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Most relevant launch game since Super Mario 64. Coming into the Switch, Nintendo probably knew they needed an instant hit. And boy they delivered a home run. The game does so many things so well it's still unbelievable. Happy to see it hit that milestone.

 

[Jeeves]

Animal Crossing is selling faster than RDR2 and second only to GTAV.

ACNH is on another tier while BOTW is selling wonderfully after 3 years on the market and still retains its $60 price point.

Definitely. The comparison is just crazy for how little time AC has been out, and how many rave reviews BotW got while also being Switch's killer app at the start.

 

[jshackles]

Definitely well deserved, the game is brilliant. Crazy to see the other games sales figures by comparison though.

 

[Bitmap Frogs]

Well deserved.

BOTW is a landmark.

 

[Bodomism]

Legends

 

[Jadsey]

Well deserved. Great game.

 

[ExKing]

I'm so happy the best game of this generation got the commercial success it deserved.

 

[carlosrox]

Deserves double that.

 

[LordOfChaos]

1.67M on Wii U, wow that's low!

I was one of the sub 2 million Wii U players, yeah the console only sold 13 million, but I thought the game that was supposed to be its savior turned its swan song would have sold more on it though. Definitely seems with Nintendo, they don't suffer as much of a slump after the opening sales as everyone else, they often have stronger ongoing sales for lifetime totals vs just first few weeks sales.

 

[Carna]

I wouldn't call it the best Zelda game, but I still really like it, the shrines with motion control puzzles were ass though.

 

[SantaC]

it is a good game with an empty overworld.

 

[noise36]

Enjoyed playing it with my kid, one of the only reasons o grabbed a switch.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Is it coming out next year?

Well I doubt it releases this year. I expect it next year.

 

[Porcile]

It wasn't perfect but I was hooked for every single minute of the 70 hours I played it which is insane for a single player game. Probably the best game I've ever played if I think about it in that way.

 

[Brofist]

It's pretty funny that Animal Crossing got there first.

Casual game, very wide target audience, celebrities all over Twitter playing it. None of which is a bad thing, but it adds up to insane sales.

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

Well deserved.

 

[Arkam]

Great game. Put a couple hundred hours into that game just exploring. I am hoping for good things with the sequel apparently being built off that foundation.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

My favorite Zelda title, and definitely the one that I invested the most hours into.

 

[KINGMOKU]

I hope it hits 30million or more. I've got over 500 hours on this game and cannot wait for the sequel.

As soon as it gets a launch date, I'll be adding an additional 60+hours getting prepared!

 

[Astral Dog]

1.67M on Wii U, wow that's low!

I was one of the sub 2 million Wii U players, yeah the console only sold 13 million, but I thought the game that was supposed to be its savior turned its swan song would have sold more on it though. Definitely seems with Nintendo, they don't suffer as much of a slump after the opening sales as everyone else, they often have stronger ongoing sales for lifetime totals vs just first few weeks sales.

1.6 million seems low but most hardcore Nintendo fans really wanted to leave the Wii U behind and play BotW on the Switch day one , they wanted the new hotness, casual players only saw Nintendo advertise BotW as a Switch game lol, they never had any idea another version existed or would have cared.

For comparison, Skyward Sword only sold 3.5 million on the 100million+ Wii userbase

 

[Darkmakaimura]

BotW will be one of my first games I'll get when or if I get a Switch (if another 1200 stimulus goes through) and it'll be my first Zelda game in decades.

 

[hariseldon]

BotW will be one of my first games I'll get when or if I get a Switch (if another 1200 stimulus goes through) and it'll be my first Zelda game in decades.

Do it. The Switch is amazing. BOTW is gorgeous, Mario Odyssey is pure gameplay, the joy of movement, Mario kart is evil genius, Mario bros u Deluxe penis will make you tear your hair out, and Astral Chain will make you cum.

 

[JimmyRustler]

And without a price drop as well.... unbelieveable. No wonder Nintendo is shitting money.

 

[Rat Rage]

It deserves it. It is the vision of the very first Legend of Zelda game come to life in a magnificent way.

 

[The Shepard]

My most played switch game, well deserved! I just hope hyrule can hire some better blacksmiths in the future as them swords were some shoddy workmanship, fell apart way to easy.

 

[The Rain King]

Deserved. I played it on Wii U coz I didn't have a Switch at the time, and it was still excellent.

 

[Lupin3]

For a while I believed that this was the Zelda game I wanted to play the least. I was wrong. Way wrong!

Well deserved.

 

[Naibel]

One of the greatest games of the 2010's, if not ever, so it's very much deserved. Better dungeons and a slightly better plot, and it would have been the perfect Zelda.

Now Nintendo, give us more info on BOTW 2, pretty please ?

 

[kraspkibble]

The best Zelda hands down.

Can't wait for the sequel.

It wasn't perfect but I was hooked for every single minute of the 70 hours I played it which is insane for a single player game. Probably the best game I've ever played if I think about it in that way.

70 hours lol? did you rush through it? my switch counter bugged out at 150 hours and i probably played another 50 hours after that. i haven't even got all the shrines/seeds, not played master mode yet, or done the trial of the sword

 

[martino]

this thing manage to keep engaged multiple hundred of hours in it and i don't really understand how or why.
my mind tells me it should not but....

 

[hariseldon]

this thing manage to keep engaged multiple hundred of hours in it and i don't really understand how or why.
my mind tells it should not but....

Nintendo is as addictive as crack.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Sometimes great success like this can harm a beloved franchise. I do worry about Zelda going forward, but l haven't really lost faith yet. It's exciting for the future, but i can't help but be a bit nervous.

From a sales perspective, I agree. The IP is never topping this result. A literal gamechanger like Ocarina of Time didn’t even get close to that, and as good as it is, BOTW benefited a lot from being a launch title.

 

[Phrixotrichus]

Well deserved, great game.

 

[CrysisFreak]

Thank god there's a Wii U version in the first place thanks to that we can play it in 4K60 thanks to the heavenly gift of CEMU.
Game's overrated though tbh.

 

[Bodomism]

Thank god there's a Wii U version in the first place thanks to that we can play it in 4K60 thanks to the heavenly gift of CEMU.
Game's overrated though tbh.

Great word of mouth without price drop indicated that the game was properly rated and a lot of people are willing to pay a full price to play the game even 3 years after the released.

If the high rated game with dirt cheap permenant price drop and was given away for free after a few months of release date to inflate the sales number for PR(TLOU, UC4, and etc) then it's certainly an overrated game.

 

[hariseldon]

Thank god there's a Wii U version in the first place thanks to that we can play it in 4K60 thanks to the heavenly gift of CEMU.
Game's overrated though tbh.

Great word of mouth without price drop indicated that the game was properly rated and a lot of people are willing to pay a full price to play the game even 3 years after the released.

If the high rated game with dirt cheap permenant price drop and was given away for free after a few months of release date to inflate the sales number for PR(TLOU, UC4, and etc) then it's certainly an overrated game.

Honestly it seems to me that CrysisFreak is just cheap, using emulation as an excuse for piracy. I've run the emulators on good hardware and honestly it's just not as good. The picture quality might be marginally better but you get so many glitches and stutters it's just not worth it, plus you lose out on the convenience of being able to play on the go or on the TV on the Switch at the drop of a hat (which beats a boiling gaming laptop). For me, the frame rate is perfectly decent and it looks lovely on my big TV, honestly 4k is horseshit at this juncture - a huge bump in required GPU spec for not much difference which will likely hobble the graphical capabilities of the next gen making the games look WORSE than the previous gen.

The other thing to consider is that we don't tend to value that which we acquire free of charge - people who pirate tend to get a game, not really try that hard if it doesn't grab them in 3 seconds and move on.