Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is now Japan’s seventh biggest game launch of all time.
According to Game Data Library – self-described as “the largest collection of Japanese games sales on the internet” – it has surpassed the launches of huge games across all platforms, including Final Fantasy 7, Pokémon Sun/Moon, and Monster Hunter: World.
Only Pokémon Scarlet/Violet – which holds the top spot – Splatoon 3, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Pokémon Black/White, Final Fantasy 8, and Dragon Quest 9 have shifted more copies in Japan at launch (thanks, mynintendonews).
The stat is unlikely to surprise many given the phenomenal reception the game has received outside of Japan, too. Within days, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom became the biggest boxed video game launch of the year so far in the UK and sold 10m copies in just three days. Nintendo has also revealed it is Europe’s fastest-selling game for Nintendo Switch.