The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom launched to widespread essential acclaim, and it presently sits as one of many highest-rated video games on Metacritic. It was predictable that this may be accompanied by sturdy industrial success, however we are actually getting a fair clearer image of simply how impactful Breath of the Wild’s sequel has been.

As revealed within the newest monetary report from Nintendo, Tears of the Kingdom has already bought 18.51 million copies. Due to the excessive gross sales, the corporate has seen sturdy monetary efficiency for its first quarter.

Tears of the Kingdom drives {hardware} gross sales for Nintendo

Launched on Could 12, Nintendo claims that the most recent Zelda sport “has made a significant contribution to Q1 gross sales within the present setting.” Although lots of the gamers had been coming back from Breath of the Wild, the report notes {that a} rising proportion of consumers haven’t performed Tears of the Kingdom’s predecessor.

To place the success of Tears of the Kingdom into perspective, the report claims that “sell-through of this one title constitutes roughly half of the first-party software program bought this fiscal yr.” Additionally it is a large success when in comparison with Breath of the Wild. Launched in March 2017, it took till August 2020 to promote 20 million copies.

Nintendo’s monetary report paints an general constructive image for the corporate. Although the Swap could also be dated, it continues to herald a gentle earnings by way of {hardware} and software program gross sales. Nintendo has additionally been making the most of non-gaming media, with the corporate attributing its monetary success, partly, to “royalties and earnings from visible content material associated to The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film.”

The report provides a roadmap for the corporate going ahead. October will likely be a very busy month, with Detective Pikachu Returns releasing on October 6, and Tremendous Mario Bros. Marvel releasing on October 20. November will likely be equally packed, with WarioWare: Transfer It! hitting cabinets on November 3 adopted by Tremendous Mario RPG on November 17.