The previous mainline Zelda entries sold 7.58, 10, and 6.79 million respectively for Skyward Sword, Twilight Princess, and Wind Waker. Breath of the Wild has s

The previous mainline Zelda entries sold 7.58, 10, and 6.79 million respectively for Skyward Sword, Twilight Princess, and Wind Waker. Breath of the Wild has sold 30.7 million total so far, Tears of the Kingdom sold 10 million in its first 3 days. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is selling crazy numbers even without the lockdown boost. Other factors make a difference but the core of what drives the sale of these two titles is that they're great games people strongly want to play.